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Updated: 4 hours ago
|By Calvin Corey
A herd of horses are eight miles from the Pine Gulch Fire.
Updated: 5 hours ago
|By Yzabelah Roberts
The family’s grateful for the firefighting team’s efforts in keeping their homes safe, "very heartwarming to see when they came through here, but they—they managed to clear and incredible amount of growth around those structures in a very short time."
Updated: 9 hours ago
|By Calvin Corey
Crews were able to knock down the fire and limit its spread to just the truck. No injuries were reported, and the cause of the fire is unknown at this time.
Updated: 9 hours ago
|By Calvin Corey, Yzabelah Roberts and Paulina Aguilar
Friday marks one week since the Pine Gulch Fire sparked. It is now burning 13,074 acres and is 0% contained.
Updated: 13 hours ago
|By Associated Press
The rapper’s paperwork to make ballots has been aided by Republicans in Colorado, Wisconsin, Ohio, Arkansas and Vermont.
Updated: Aug. 6, 2020 at 8:13 PM MDT
|By Paulina Aguilar
RMAC decided to postpone fall sports to the spring
Updated: Aug. 6, 2020 at 6:41 PM MDT
|By Yzabelah Roberts
Montrose County sees an increase in covid-19 cases forcing adjustments to their variance.
Updated: Aug. 6, 2020 at 6:34 PM MDT
|By Yzabelah Roberts
The families hope to use the bench as a place to grieve, especially for those who don't know the whereabouts of their loved ones bodies.
Updated: Aug. 6, 2020 at 2:53 PM MDT
|By Paulina Aguilar
52 year old, Larry Vangelder, passed away while hiking on Thursday
Updated: Aug. 6, 2020 at 10:20 AM MDT
|By Goldene Brown
Crime Stoppers of Mesa County is asking for the public’s help to identify the person(s) who broke into an Arrowhead Interagency Hotshot Dodge Ram 5500 Truck, stealing government radios, tools, backpacks, gas cans and torch canisters.
Grand Junction 7-Day Forecast
Updated: Aug. 6, 2020 at 9:37 AM MDT
|By Goldene Brown
Rio Grande Avenue in Montrose will be closed from Aug. 10 to Aug. 11, as crews begin work on the Montrose Recreation District. All traffic at Riverbottom Drive will be closed and a detour will be in place around the area. Apollo Road will remain open.
Updated: Aug. 6, 2020 at 9:33 AM MDT
|By Calvin Corey
Both lanes on I-70 were closed on Wednesday afternoon after a wildfire started in West Glenwood Springs.
Updated: Aug. 5, 2020 at 11:29 PM MDT
|By (Jason Burger)
Supporters of local organization “RAW” (Right and Wrong) spoke to Grand Junction City Council members after they marched from Lincoln Park. This was called the “Oppressed People’s March,” where members of RAW, the LGBTQ community, Hispanic people, and any other groups could come together.
Updated: Aug. 5, 2020 at 11:16 PM MDT
|By (Jason Burger)
District 51 athletics staff are faced with lots of new logistics after CHSAA announced some Fall sports seasons will now be played in the Spring.
Updated: Aug. 5, 2020 at 6:37 PM MDT
|By Yzabelah Roberts
Covid-19 isn't the only thing health experts are concerned about as fall approaches-- they're also cautioning people about the flu.
Updated: Aug. 5, 2020 at 5:26 PM MDT
|By Calvin Corey
A daily updated article of COVID-19 statistics from the surrounding counties.
Updated: Aug. 5, 2020 at 5:24 PM MDT
|By Calvin Corey
This article is intended to give a breakdown of the virus throughout the state of Colorado.
Updated: Aug. 5, 2020 at 1:52 PM MDT
|By (Jason Burger)
Smoke from the Pine Gulch Fire blocked the sunlight northwest of De Beque Tuesday. The latest report says the fire is over 9,200 acres, and a new firefighting team has been called in to help.
Updated: Aug. 5, 2020 at 10:45 AM MDT
|By Associated Press
Firefighters in Denver say five people have been found dead in a house fire that authorities suspect was intentionally set.
Updated: Aug. 5, 2020 at 8:55 AM MDT
|By Yzabelah Roberts
The Tina Peters Recall Committee will disband after they failed to gain enough signatures to recall the Mesa County Clerk and Recorder.
Updated: Aug. 4, 2020 at 9:24 PM MDT
|By (Jason Burger)
We're told the enrollment for online classes has jumped to more than 1,600 Kindergarten through 12th grade students. On Tuesday it was about 1,100.
Updated: Aug. 4, 2020 at 7:03 PM MDT
|By Yzabelah Roberts
The Veterans Charity Ride road from Moab, Utah and stopped in Fruita on their way to South Dakota for the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.
Updated: Aug. 4, 2020 at 3:57 PM MDT
|By Goldene Brown
Teacher with D51 returned to the classroom, and this year with a lot more changes this previous years. Teachers wore masks as they set up their classrooms, and desks had to be placed six feet apart to align with social distancing guidelines.
Updated: Aug. 4, 2020 at 3:44 PM MDT
|By Erin Crooks
Meet our pet of the week, Gryffin!
Updated: Aug. 4, 2020 at 3:43 PM MDT
|By Calvin Corey
The Colorado High School Activities Association released the fall 2020-21 athletics and activities schedules on Tuesday.
Updated: Aug. 4, 2020 at 11:54 AM MDT
Ute Water has partnered with Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Vega State Park, and the Bureau of Reclamation in the fight against invasive mussels.
Updated: Aug. 3, 2020 at 10:57 PM MDT
|By (Jason Burger)
With more than 280 total positive cases to date and younger demographics leading the case column, a question is circulating on social media: Could Mesa County lose its variance from state orders? Currently, under Phase 2 of the county’s reopening plan, it’s a long shot.
Updated: Aug. 3, 2020 at 10:35 PM MDT
|By (Jason Burger)
Officials with the City of Grand Junction say they talked about ways to bring in more revenue at a workshop Monday night.
Updated: Aug. 3, 2020 at 7:06 PM MDT
|By Yzabelah Roberts
One local non-profit says the Pine Gulch Fire isn’t just affecting those battling it, but it’s also impacting the quality of air in the valley.
Updated: Aug. 3, 2020 at 3:50 PM MDT
|By Goldene Brown
Montrose County School District has released its “return to learn” plan for the upcoming school year. Parents and staff have until Wednesday, Aug. 5, to choose from remote learning, or in-person learning.
Updated: Aug. 3, 2020 at 1:47 PM MDT
|By Calvin Corey
Three Western Slopes residents have been sentenced for poaching two trophy bull elk last fall according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
Updated: Aug. 2, 2020 at 3:29 PM MDT
|By Paulina Aguilar
Church donates backpacks they collected to The Center who helps kids in tough situations
Updated: Aug. 1, 2020 at 2:25 PM MDT
|By Paulina Aguilar
CMU holds 2020 graduation ceremony
Updated: Aug. 1, 2020 at 2:17 PM MDT
|By Paulina Aguilar
Volunteers gather from Palisade to Fruita to help clean trash from the Colorado River
Updated: Aug. 1, 2020 at 11:29 AM MDT
Foreign entities are also aggressively spreading disinformation intended to sow voter confusion heading into the fall.
Updated: Jul. 31, 2020 at 9:26 PM MDT
|By Paulina Aguilar
District 51 implement plans to clean and keeps students safe
Updated: Jul. 31, 2020 at 9:15 PM MDT
|By Paulina Aguilar
Brown Cycles will hold a fundraiser for homeless teens
Updated: Jul. 31, 2020 at 7:06 PM MDT
|By Yzabelah Roberts
Western Colorado Contractors Association held a golf fundraiser for Mesa County Search and Rescue and they raised over $1,000 for the team of volunteers.
Updated: Jul. 31, 2020 at 4:56 PM MDT
|By Matt Vanderveer
A brush fire near MM 44 at base of Rapid Creek Rd in Palisade has forced evacuations.
Updated: Jul. 31, 2020 at 3:33 PM MDT
|By Goldene Brown
Three high school sports are getting the go-head to get back to practice CHSSA announced that boys golf can start practice on Aug. 3, and boys tennis and softball can start practice Aug.10.
Updated: Jul. 31, 2020 at 2:31 PM MDT
|By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and MATTHEW PERRONE
Dr. Anthony Fauci is returning to Capitol Hill on Friday.
Updated: Jul. 31, 2020 at 2:27 PM MDT
Colorado will join other state and local governments in declaring racism a public health crisis.
Updated: Jul. 31, 2020 at 10:16 AM MDT
|By Yzabelah Roberts
Each school is hiring a new health assistant who will be responsible for dealing with specific covid-19 related duties...
Updated: Jul. 31, 2020 at 9:46 AM MDT
|By Yzabelah Roberts
While doing data entry for a voter, the election worker discovered a man named Larry Talbert was trying to change their information to someone who had been dead since 1982… and been marked as an active voter again.
Updated: Jul. 31, 2020 at 9:39 AM MDT
|By Paulina Aguilar
Sidewalks are being fixed to make sure students can walk and bike to school safely
Updated: Jul. 31, 2020 at 9:27 AM MDT
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis says he thinks it’s “reasonably safe” to open schools this fall
Updated: Jul. 30, 2020 at 6:54 PM MDT
|By Calvin Corey and Paulina Aguilar
St. Mary’s has confirmed that multiple staff members have tested positive for COVID-19.
Updated: Jul. 30, 2020 at 3:42 PM MDT
|By Goldene Brown
City officials say they’ve seen an uptick in vandalism at local parks. The latest hit, offensive graffiti at the Eagle Rim Skate Park.
Updated: Jul. 30, 2020 at 2:56 PM MDT
Grand Junction Firefighters came to the rescue of an adult male who got stuck on his roof on Thursday afternoon.
Updated: Jul. 30, 2020 at 2:36 PM MDT
|By Calvin Corey
A taxi that caught on fire on Thursday morning briefly shut down the westbound lane on I-70B near 29 Road.