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Alleged drunken driver rams pair of Mesa County patrol cars
A 43-year-old man suspected of drunken driving was arrested Monday evening after he reportedly was found swerving down a Grand Junction road and allegedly hit two Mesa County sheriff's deputies'...

Grand Junction man wins big at “Wheel of Fortune”
For about the past three months, James Price and his wife, Esther, have been walking around with a grand secret.

“I killed my son”: Grand Junction father of 2-month-old boy tells cops
Investigators believe a baby who died in his home in late August had the breath squeezed out of him by his father, who had woken early to tend to the...

Man identified in mysterious death on Colorado Mesa University campus
The body of Michael Dufresne was found early Tuesday morning at Confluence Hall, prompting a temporary evacuation and class cancellation in the building.

No suspects sought in Colorado Mesa University fatality; significant damage to building believed to be related to death, police say
Colorado Mesa University has closed Confluence Hall this morning due to a death investigation, campus officials have confirmed.

Volunteers, BLM to remove wild horses as grazing conditions worsen
Friends of the Mustangs volunteer Beckie Diehl understands the rationale behind the Bureau of Land Management's efforts to trap and remove up to 60 of the roughly 190 animals in...

Grand Junction Regional Airport breaks ground on new $130 million runway
The Grand Junction Regional Airport officially broke ground Tuesday on a project that will bring a new $130 million runway to the facility over the next seven to 10 years.

“Fairy godmother” helps Grand Junction area teens find the perfect prom outfit
After years of helping hundreds of teenage girls find just the right thing to wear to prom, Cheryl Whitehurst has a knack for knowing when they've found "the one."

Making reading a little less “ruff”: Well-trained pooches help Colorado kids with literacy skills
It was 5 p.m. on a recent Wednesday at the Orchard Mesa library branch and Iris was lying down on the job.

20-year-old Grand Junction woman’s fatal fall investigated
While authorities have yet to release information detailing what happened, initial police scanner reports indicated a report was made that a woman had fallen roughly 75 feet.