Natasha Lynn
Reporter/Multimedia Journalist
Grand Junction, CO.
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Natasha was born and raised in California, where she first began her journalism career helping launch and co-host her high school's morning show.
During her time in college, Natasha reported for the school's student-run television station, CBTV, covering sports. She then went on to work in film in Los Angeles, ultimately joining the screen actors union SAG-AFTRA.
During the pandemic, Natasha re-discovered her passion for journalism and love for the state of Colorado. She is so excited to be a part of the KKCO News team!
When not reporting, you can find Natasha attached at the hip to her husky, Rori.
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Some parents feel the district needs to take disciplinary action and remove the teacher until the investigation is complete. Some parents tell me they have pulled their kids out of those classes until the teacher is removed.
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This week Congresswoman Boebert updated a campaign finance report detailing the payments to the federal election committee that she filed earlier saying she accidentally misused campaign funds to pay rent and utilities.
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The couple completed the 490 mile trail solely on foot in 18 days.
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The conference brings together fire officials from all over the state to learn and strategize during Colorado’s volatile wildfire season.
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The hot topic today was the concern regarding the budget coming up and the City's funding for a position on sustainability.
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The Office of Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser has filed charges against three caregivers at the Cappella Assisted Living and Memory Care facility in Grand Junction.
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They will primarily be used for symptomatic students who come to the school health office. As well as staff & faculty who are showing symptoms.
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The much anticipated tribute to aviation signature 2-day event featured a static display of various military aircraft.
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This is the 30th anniversary of the festival being in the Grand Valley.
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The event was put on by Mesa County Libraries and held at the Grand Junction Convention Center.
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The event was about how the expanded CTC benefits families seeking child care and the need to extend the expanded tax credit for years to come.
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Thursday night a rally was held for the return of Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Tina Peters.
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Tuesday, the Gunnison Watershed School District announced a mask mandate when indoors for all students and staff in the district effective immediately.
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Both healthcare organizations are leading nonprofits coming together to build a comprehensive regional healthcare system to better serve patients, caregivers, and the community.
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The project is going to be a 40 unit apartment complex to house the more vulnerable population of people on the street.
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This year marks Central High School’s 75th anniversary, and to commemorate that, they held one of their largest Homecoming Parades of all time Wednesday evening.
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All canine entry fee proceeds went towards the Roice-Hurst Humane Society.
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They held a parade Sunday to kick off the last day of the festival.
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A representative from the BLM addressed the conference saying the agency is reviewing the move from DC to Grand Junction and working to ensure the BLM can fulfill its responsibilities as best as possible.
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Proceeds benefit the VA Recreational Therapy Program which relies solely on donations.
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At the ceremony, the newest Grand Junction Fire Academy Recruits unveiled a new memorial art piece honoring the 343 fallen firefighters who lost their lives 20 years ago today.
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One Grand Junction woman, who was based out of Denver at the time, volunteered to help and deployed twice to New York City following the attacks.
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According to Express employment, a staffing company located in Grand Junction & Montrose, they have not seen an increase in job seekers.
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September is Grand Valley Bike Month when Mesa County encourages residents to bike for fun, fitness, transportation, and to help the environment.
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One Grand Junction woman was inside one of the twin towers during the attack. But thanks to luck, instinct, and help from a canine hero, managed to survive.
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A sophomore, political science major at CMU, originally from Kabul, recently started her fall semester of classes. But is very worried about what’s going on in her home country of Afghanistan.
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Today, September 6th, was the last day both the Lincoln Park-Moyer pool and the outdoor pool at the Fruita Community Center were open before closing for the season.
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Flyball is a competitive canine relay race where two 4-dog teams race against each other in parallel lanes.
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The goal is to open the first week of October and the new management plans to keep the ice rink open year round.
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It’s part of the MultiGP’s 12 Elevated Races for the 2021 season which are the qualifiers to advance to nationals.
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The festival had a wide variety of cars on display, vendors, music, food, and kids entertainment.
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With Labor Day signifying the last weekend of summer, CDOT is reminding drivers to anticipate additional traffic in many areas of the state due to the numerous events and activities taking place over Labor Day weekend.
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September is Suicide Prevention Month, when health organizations such as Mind Springs Health works to bring awareness to help people suffering get help.
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September is Hunger Action month and Food Bank of the Rockies Western Slope is holding a family friendly event to help do their part.
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Fruita has been dealing with flooding concerns in various neighborhoods after heavy rainfall. However, one local woman says this has been going on in her subdivision for the past 5 years and something needs to be done.
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The Colorado National Monument has had a busy summer, in both their campground & day use hiking areas. But it’s not just this summer that has seen a huge uptick.
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The crosswalks on 12th Street across from CMU have become a big safety issue over the last couple weeks as they get a lot of pedestrian use. The crosswalks have highly visible yellow flashing lights when activated by a pedestrian, but that doesn’t make them perfectly safe.
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With no word yet on the anti-mandate petition and no change in mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policies, healthcare workers in Mesa County held another protest today.
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This is their first annual golf tournament fundraiser.
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Martial Arts Research Systems of Colorado, or MARS for short, held a back to school bash event today for kids to come celebrate being back to school as well as some normalcy.
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The Wheel’s West Car Club put on their first annual car show today for day two of the Mike the Headless Chicken Festival in Fruita.
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They determined it occurred between the hours of 1-5am last Thursday August 19th. It was also determined there was a total loss of almost $10,000 worth of stolen hay and damage from the vandalism of the irrigation piping.
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The Grand Junction location of the new Dick’s sporting goods store is at the Mesa Mall.
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The Mesa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating two thefts at separate construction sites this past Sunday. The Sheriff’s office says construction theft is quite common for material that is not locked up.
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Colorado native Heidi Ganahl started a podcast called Heidi’s Colorful Colorado with a goal of bringing people together and celebrating the amazing state we call home.
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Today was the grand opening of a new chiropractic office in Grand Junction called Empowered Chiropractic, complete with a ribbon cutting ceremony and a meet and greet with the doctors.
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A new family owned business in Grand Junction is getting ready to open it’s doors July 7.
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Mesa County has been honored with a FEMA National Flood Insurance Program Award due to the community’s preventative actions to protect citizens from flooding and because the County has exceeded the NFIP participation & management requirements to reduce flood risks in flood hazard areas.
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This morning the FDA announced it granted full approval for the use of the Pfizer Covid-19 Vaccine in individuals 16 years and older.