Tag: Grand Junction
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Ex-caretaker pleads guilty of neglect in death of Grand Junction nursing home resident
A former caretaker at a Grand Junction assisted-living facility has pleaded guilty to neglect in the 2021 death of an 86-year-old resident, according to a Friday news release from the Colorado Attorney General’s Office. Letticia Martinez, 28, was sentenced to 30 days in jail, 100 hours of community service, and three years probation for her…
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Officer-involved shooting in Grand Junction injures 1
Grand Junction Police officers shot a domestic violence suspect Tuesday, but declined to provide any more information about the shooting victim or potential charges the man faces or his condition. The Mesa County Sheriff’s Office sent out a news release early Wednesday saying the Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) has been activated and the officers are…
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Colorado approves $6.8 million in incentives for five companies
An electronic materials and process solutions company is on track to receive $3.8 million in incentives to commit to a site in Colorado Springs, the largest amount awarded by the Colorado Economic Development Commission to five companies Thursday. In all, the commission approved approximately $6.8 million in economic incentives. Project Garnet, a company that produces materials…
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Proposed Utah railroad causes consternation in Colorado
Five environmental groups and a Colorado county joined forces to stop the construction of a new rail line in northeastern Utah and oppose federal approval of the line. A lawsuit filed against the federal government seeks to halt the project, claiming the Uinta Basin Railroad will bring potential hazards through Colorado. Eagle County – plus…
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Son of U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack appointed as BLM Colorado State Director
Doug Vilsack, son of U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, was appointed as the new Colorado State Director of the Bureau of Land Management Wednesday. Vilsack, the current assistant director for Colorado parks, wildlife and lands with the Colorado Department of Natural Resources, will begin work Aug. 14 at the state BLM offices in Lakewood.…
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Interstate routes make Colorado a ‘fatal funnel’ for narcotics smuggling
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Interstate 70 is a major drug trafficking pipeline for mules on a tear across the state aiming to unload narcotics originating from Mexico and California. Some officials believe that Mesa County, a direct stop on I-70, is a target for fentanyl trafficking which has exploded…
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Happy Trails: In western Colorado, marvelous tour through 50 million years of geology
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Monument Canyon Trail By the lack of people we saw at last visit to Colorado National Monument, we developed a theory. We got to thinking people from the Front Range driving west all too often…
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Waking dream: One-of-a-kind Colorado water park surprises on Western Slope
FRUITA • Another day at the lake finds Victor and Kodi Imondi dreaming again. Husband and wife are thinking about adding a new activity to the aquatic business that surprises here on Colorado’s far west desert: scuba diving. They’re thinking about some kind of scavenger hunt, things to find 20-plus feet underwater. Perhaps an old…
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LIST: 10 museums that unearth Colorado’s wild history
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s rough and rowdy days can be hard to recall in the mountain towns where they unraveled. Many of these places have opted for the glitz and glamour of resorts. But all around are bases where that history is preserved. Here’s a list of museums…
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Wild and Free: Where to see wild horses in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As a child in upstate New York in the 1950s, Marty Felix relished Sunday drives through the country with her dad. “Take us by some horses,” went her request. “I was a horse-loving girl,” she says. And so she remained, all the way through college…