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Colorado luthier makes instruments beautiful for eyes, ears
Beau Hannam looks at a piece of wood and hears music.

Colorado man sues parents claiming their theft cost him his house, health insurance
Adam Adams is suing his parents for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from his oil field business.

Colorado officials won’t release data on removing predators from Roan Plateau
Colorado Parks and Wildlife is refusing to disclose the results of a first year of work removing bears and lions from part of the Roan Plateau for a study on...

Mesa County to Donald Trump’s BLM: Get rid of Obama’s fracking regulations
The Mesa County Commission on Monday urged the Bureau of Land Management to drop its Obama-era rule regulating hydraulic fracturing on federal lands.

JeffCo judge rules out alternate suspect request by man suspected in wife’s death
A Jefferson County District Court judge Thursday turned down a request from Michael Blagg to allow a theory of an alternate suspect to be presented in his upcoming murder retrial,...

Garfield County eyes study to pinpoint improvement in air quality
Garfield County plans to launch a study to determine what portions of its air pollutants are attributable to oil and gas development, traffic and other sources.

Feds approve expansion of West Elk Mine in western Colorado against environmental group objections
The proposed expansion of the West Elk Mine near Somerset won approval from the U.S. Forest Service on Thursday, giving Delta County officials cause to celebrate and sparking environmental organizations...

Old paint gets new life at innovative Mesa County landfill that uses it to cover trash
A problem that started with dirt and was solved with paint has earned the landfill an award for innovation, and Mesa County has the first waste-management team in Colorado to...

Grand Junction man falls off paddleboard, drowns in Eggleston Lake
Delta County Sheriff Fred McKee says the lake is still extremely cold, but that he doesn't know if temperature was a factor in Smith's death.

Downtown Grand Junction loses some of its shine
This chair held Sammy Hudson’s customers. Anyone who needed a little sprucing up and an expertap touch, and maybe a sympathetic ear, some lighthearted conversation and a laugh or wise...