Updated: 8:16 PM Bar owners from across the western slope opposed to the statewide smoking ban gather in Grand Junction to talk about their plans to file suit.
Bar owners from Grand Junction, Clifton, Parachute, Cedaredge and Palisade say their "mom and pop" operations will be ruined if the ban goes into effect.
Updated: 8:18 PM Grand Junction's St. Mary's Hospital hosts a luncheon for many of the 400 Professional and Volunteer EMS personnel who serve Western Colorado and Eastern Utah in appreciation of the services they provide.
Updated: 10:40 PM In an effort to promote traffic safety, the Grand Junction Police Department recently started a special unit to focus on speed limit enforcement and awareness.
Updated: 8:17 AM The Grand Junction Fire Department will soon be responsible for all area ambulance service and is looking towards a federal grant for financial assistance.
Updated: 8:50 AM A Clifton man accused of stabbing his wife to death makes his second court appearance. Cristobol Felix–Vega faces several charges the most serious being first-degree murder.
Posted: 4:15 PM A man found guilty of first-degree murder is sentenced today at the Mesa County Justice Center. A Mesa County District Judge sentences Hector Zambrano to life in prison without parole for murdering his wife Patricia Reyes in April of 2004.
Updated: 10:46 PM A committee of faculty at the University of Colorado has found that Ward Churchill was guilty of repeated and deliberate research misconduct. Representative Josh Penry has asked for CU to terminate the professor because of it.
Updated: 9:11 PM Due to jury tainting, Kyle Bang, who is charged with over fifty different charges including vehicle theft, robbery, criminal tresspass and reckless endangerment, will be back in court with a new jury in August.
Updated: 8:44 AM A small grass fire in Grand Junction Monday evening spreads quickly causing $8,000 worth of damage to the contents of a nearby warehouse.
Updated: 8:25 AM Jury selection gets underway today in the case of a man suspected in a crime spree in Grand Junction which includes stealing more than 10 cars .
Updated: 9:36 PM The tourism season is underway, and thousands will be coming to the Grand Valley for the annual Junior College World Series. So far this year, tourism numbers are up in Grand Junction.
Updated: 8:01 PM Some Grand Valley tavern owners and other businesses affected by the state smoking ban signed by the governor in March may be joining a campaign to challenge the law in court.
Updated: 10:55 PM Tragedy struck on Sunday as Mesa County Sheriff's investigators are called to the scene of what appeared to be an accidental death of an infant on Orchard Mesa.
Updated: 8:03 PM Mother's Day is of course a holiday where mother's yearn to be with their children and there was one Grand Valley mother who was truly rejoicing on Sunday.
Updated: 8:04 PM The first ever, company owned Starbucks opened in Grand Junction this past Friday. For many people, it's a very welcome corporation- but for others.. they prefer to buy their cup of java from the local coffee houses instead.
