Updated: 9:39 PM Friends and family are mourning the loss of an 18–year–old girl killed in a crash on I–70. 11 News has learned she was pulled over and released just minutes before the accident and troopers say she had been drinking.
Updated: 9:36 PM Grand Junction Mayor Gregg Palmer appeared on CNBC this morning in a feature section of Squawk on the Street called “Beating the Odds”. In this segment CNBC hosts interviewed the mayors of five different US cities that are doing better than most during the recession.
Updated: 9:31 PM The grand valley's golf industry says the slumping economy is taking a bite out of business but golf stores and courses are gearing up with new strategies hoping to hit a hole in one this season.
Updated: 9:28 PM Authorities were back out at a massage parlor being investigated for prostitution Monday afternoon -- this time for what appears to be a break in.
Updated: 9:21 PM Seven people, including five children, are without their home after a fire ripped through an apartment.
Posted: 8:40 AM A Ridgway man arrested last may in connection with a 2006 killing is scheduled to appear in court Monday for arraignment.
Updated: 11:17 PM According to the College Board, the average tutition for a public four year university is $6,585 -- for a private four year university, $25,143. With college prices not getting any cheaper and families tightening their budgets, school officials say the number of financial aid applications they're receiving is on the rise.
Updated: 5:40 PM In an effort to cut $600,000,000 from Colorado’s budget, Governor Ritter has announced some proposed cuts. One of those is the Senior Property Tax Homestead Exemption.
Posted: 11:06 AM Monday evening you'll have the chance to sample some of the best foods area restaurants have to offer at the Home Loan “Taste of the Grand Valley.”
Updated: 2:55 PM The Colorado State Patrol has identified the young woman killed in a crash early Sunday morning as 18 year-old Samantha Loy. CSP has not determined the exact cause of the crash but they're looking at several factors including alcohol and text messaging.
Updated: 8:57 PM Despite an economy that has left many businesses struggling and fighting to stay alive, local landscapers say their businesses are doing pretty well. As the housing market keeps families in their homes for longer and energy companies continue to drill, they're hopeful 2009 will be a good year.
Updated: 8:55 PM There was a grand ski competition at Powderhorn Resort today, dozens of skiers and boarders soared down the mountain as fast as they could, many of them with disabilities.
Updated: 8:16 PM This week, a bill that would all but ban Colorado residents from using cell phones while they're driving cleared its first major hurdle.
Updated: 8:25 PM Full strength beer; grocery stores can't sell it, liquor stores can. House Bill 1192 looks to change that. Liquor store owners want the laws to stay the same.
Updated: 8:00 PM A judge has ruled in favor of prosecutors in the preliminary hearing for a woman accused of sexually assaulting little girls.
Updated: 8:10 PM A Grand Junction man accused of raping a 13–year–old girl is headed to prison.
Updated: 8:35 PM If you want your child to go to a different school, you need to get your School of Choice applications in early. Officials say there may be less room this year.
Updated: 11:21 AM A plan to open new coal mines, near Loma was the topic of discussion in Fruita last night.
Posted: 9:52 PM A routine traffic stop leads to a short foot chase in a Grand Junction neighborhood.
Updated: 9:46 PM Every year at tax time fraudsters put new twists on old scams, but luckily these scams are easy to avoid.
Updated: 7:53 PM With American's losing their jobs and cutting their budgets one area that may be getting cut is medical expenses. This is one area you shouldn't' skimp on and there's a local clinic that can help.
Updated: 9:23 PM A sex assault suspect who tried to drive off the Colorado National Monument survived a 120–foot drop. In an exclusive story, 11 News takes you inside the rescue with his calls to 911 dispatchers.
Posted: 5:51 PM Less trash may sound like a dream for environmentalists, but the dramatic drop in garbage in the Mesa County Landfill has the full attention of the Waste Management Program.
Updated: 9:25 PM A newly released arrest affidavit is giving us more insight into how an inmate was able to escape from the Mesa County Jail back in September.
Updated: 10:34 PM Like a scene from National Geographic Kellen Keisling checks the airwaves for radio signals. "We're tracking desert bighorn sheep," says, Keisling. "It's tricky, you know it looks pretty straight forward. Looks like you can walk right in on them but they are a lot trickier than you might imagine."
