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Coalition works to neuter and release cats in Mesa County

GRAND JUNCTION (AP) – Lisa Warburton realized she was outnumbered. The cat population in her neighborhood had skyrocketed. There were so many kitties coming and going behind her h...

DATE: Jan 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Program helping Colorado teens coming out of foster system

GRAND JUNCTION (AP) – Like most teenagers, Holli Gutierrez craved independence and freedom. But it wasn’t the type of unfettered existence her peers wanted, not exactly. Not the l...

DATE: Sep 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Western Colorado telescope joins Air Force network

GRAND JUNCTION (AP) – If a satellite, an asteroid or an old, dead rocket hurtles toward Earth, a telescope installed on Purdy Mesa is ready to help detect it and alert officials from around ...

DATE: Sep 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Fungus killing peach trees, causing millions in losses in Western Colorado

GRAND JUNCTION (AP) – A silent killer steadily encroaching on the most beloved of Western Slope fruit has moved into the crosshairs of peach growers and researchers. It’s a fungus...

DATE: Jul 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Baby boom: 16 babies born to Grand Junction firefighters

GRAND JUNCTION (AP) – You might ask if it’s something in the water. Or, rather, something in the fire business. But the recent baby boom at the Grand Junction Fire Depa...

DATE: Jun 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Western Colorado pair helps deceased WWII veteran get the honor he deserved

GRAND JUNCTION (AP) – Mike Shults never knew Howard Knowles. But his passion for helping a fellow veteran 23 years after Knowles’ death has led to the war hero finally getting the...

DATE: Apr 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

‘Fairy godmother’ helps dress Grand Junction area teens for prom

GRAND JUNCTION (AP) – After years of helping hundreds of teenage girls find just the right thing to wear to prom, Cheryl Whitehurst has a knack for knowing when they’ve found “the one.” ...

DATE: Apr 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

‘Fairy godmother’ helps dress Grand Junction area teens

GRAND JUNCTION (AP) — After years of helping hundreds of teenage girls find just the right thing to wear to prom, Cheryl Whitehurst has a knack for knowing when they’ve found “the one.” ...

DATE: Mar 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Western Colorado program connects senior pets with senior citizens

CRAWFORD (AP) – Bette Cyr reached a point in her life when she realized she knew more people who had died than were still living on this Earth. Loneliness set in, and she found he...

DATE: Jan 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Mesa County landfill wins award for painting over trash daily

GRAND JUNCTION (AP) – A problem that started with dirt and was solved with paint has earned a landfill an award for innovation, and Mesa County has the first waste-management team in Colorad...

DATE: Oct 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Users offer high praise for music studio at Mesa County library

GRAND JUNCTION (AP) – Donny Morales didn’t consider himself a regular library user. He hadn’t checked out a book in three years, and only dropped in to use the Internet when there...

DATE: Mar 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Corralling children’s grief

Equine therapy near Grand Junction helps kids heal

DATE: Nov 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Regional News