Tag: Grand Junction
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Grand Junction roundtable spotlights public access while Interior faces scrutiny over targeted land sales
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum joined Bureau of Land Management Director Steve Pearce in Grand Junction Wednesday for a roundtable focused on linking public land access to improved physical activity and public health outcomes. The officials promoted new initiatives including GetActive.gov, a website aimed at…
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Visiting Grand Junction: An often-overlooked Western Slope outdoor recreation hub
As the largest city between Salt Lake City and Denver, Grand Junction offers plenty of space to explore. The town is known for its stunning natural landscapes, agricultural abundance, growing food scene, and outdoor recreation. History: Grand Junction’s history of human civilization dates back thousands of years to when tribes including the Ute and Fremont…
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Five years from the fall of Afghanistan: A refugee’s plight
Danger was never far away. “The International Assistance Mission told us two days before the Taliban were coming to the city,” Fatima H. said. “The next day, after the Taliban took over Kabul, it was horrible just to leave the house for grocery shopping, especially the people who were working with USAID or the military.” For a…
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Person dead after taking fall at Colorado National Monument
Local news source Western Slope Now reports that a death occurred at Colorado National Monument on Sunday night involving a visitor who took a fall. The incident reportedly happened in the area of Window Rock just after 7:00 p.m., with Lower Valley Fire District reporting that their team was dispatched to a remote area of…
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Fishers can soon keep all they catch at this Colorado reservoir
Colorado Parks and Wildlife has announced that a public fish salvage is set to take place at Juniata Reservoir near Grand Junction starting on February 23 and to remain active until further notice. Upcoming plans to modernize and update the dam’s outlet structure by the City of Grand Junction will mean draining the reservoir, thus…
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Falcon wrestling puts on match to raise money for Grand Junction team after fatal bus crash
As Falcon wrestling head coach Robert Lovato rode on a bus to Grand Junction for a wrestling tournament this weekend, he reflected on his friendship with Central High School coach Clint Trujillo. “I remember when he was just a puppy,” Lovato, who has known Trujillo for about 15 years, said. “He was an assistant coach there…
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2025 bucket list for Colorado adventure: 10 things to see and do
Hopefully for you, it’s the end of an adventurous year. And hopefully, it’s the start of another. It’s about time for a 2025 bucket list. Here’s what we’ve got in mind: Delight in Rocky Mountain winter rocky mountain national park Lucas Oubre, 5, left, and Logan Oubre, 10, pull their sleds to the top of…
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CSP holding public meeting in Grand Junction on new commercial motor vehicle chain law
The Colorado State Patrol and the Colorado Department of Transportation are holding a conference in Grand Junction on Tuesday to advise commercial vehicle drivers of the new state motor vehicle chain laws that went into effect September 1, 2024. The conference will take place at the Pilot Truck Stop at 2195 Highway 6 & 50,…
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Giving thanks to Colorado’s outdoors: Enthusiasts pick favorite destinations
The mountains outside our door. A more distant basecamp for adventure. A stretch of the Colorado Trail and newly public land waiting to be explored. These were some of the responses we heard to the question we ask around this time every year: What are we most thankful for across this state’s great outdoors? It’s…
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Body parts found in Colorado freezer identified as 16-year-old girl
The remains were found in January inside a freezer of a home that had been recently sold, according to the Mesa County Sheriff’s Office