Agriculture Accidents
The national safety council lists agriculture as 2008's most dangerous industry, with more than 700 deaths and 120,000 disabling injuries a year.
The national safety council lists agriculture as 2008's most dangerous industry, with more than 700 deaths and 120,000 disabling injuries a year.
On October 4, 2007 Sergeant Jason Lhotka of the Mesa County Sheriff's Office tragically died while climbing Mount Kilimanjaro with his mother. Saturday, exactly one year later, his fellow depuites and family members gathered to celebrate his life and to make sure he will always be remembered.
A fundraiser for the Gateway–Unaweep Volunteer Fire Department has an addictive and exciting twist to the same old target practice: dynamite.
Over the past year, oil and gas waste water pits have been at the center of a firestorm here in Western Colorado. But now one engineering firm says new water technology could eliminate the need for the pits all together, and even have us drinking the water from them.
Science is fun. Science that can save your life is even better and for first responders from several local agencies today was a training day to remember.
The deadline to register to vote is fast approaching and with almost one month until election day, people at the Mesa County Clerk and Recorder's Office are working overtime to get everything ready.
Grand Junction Police officers and Division of Youth Corrections officials spent nearly an hour looking for an escaped 15 year old male on Thursday afternoon.
Many Mesa County republicans are ecstatic thanks to Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's Vice Presidential debate performance.
The record sized state ballot just got a little smaller.
With the new Bailout Plan easily passed in the Senate, the House gears up for an early vote Friday. But many are concerned the new plan is too similar to the one rejected by the house just two days earlier.
John McCain, who says he took the financial crisis so seriously that he suspended many campaign activities last week, stayed quiet in the senate when it came time to vote on a rescue plan.
Only on 11 News.. A former law enforcement officer and substitute teacher has pleaded guilty to charges related to welfare fraud.
Salmonella scares, tainted baby formula, the FDA says now it's more important then ever to know where your food comes from and thanks to a new federal regulation food manufactures and grocery stores will be required to put country of origin labels on some food products.
With all of the economic uncertainty facing the country, some are wondering if we are heading towards a depression. 11 News spoke with three survivors of the Great Depression who say that might not be too far off the mark.
The debate for new Mesa County Commissioners took a turn for the worst, when one of the candidates storm off the stage in protest.
As Grand Junction continues to struggle with a doctor shortage one new practice hopes to fill that need with a west meets east philosophy.
It's a scenario Grand Junction firefighters hope they never come across but one they say they are ready for. A school bus involved in an accident with children trapped inside.
We're now getting a better look at the serial burglar wanted in seven smash and grab burglaries at Grand Junction convenience stores. Investigators released a piece of surveillance video on Tuesday.
Thanks to a generous $1,000 donation from Target to Hilltop's Latimer House, they can continue to provide a safe environment for those trying to get away from domestic violence and sexual assailants.
A Fruita teen is behind bars, accused of stabbing another teen in the face with a metal pole during a party in the desert last week.
Here in the Grand Valley, residents say news of the failed bailout plan and stock market plunge has left them on edge. But just what do they both mean for Western Colorado?
The economy continues to dwindle, causing more folks to require help from charities, and less folks able to donate.
A Grand Junction man died over the weekend in a trucking accident just five miles north of Parachute.
The Montrose Police Department has ruled the fire at the Montrose Athletic Club an arson.
Police have looked at surveillance video and have a description of who they say may be responsible for seven smash and grab burglaries.
