Fruita News

MESA COUNTY, Colo.- One man is dead and another is critically injured after an accident near Fruita Saturday morning.

An early morning accident in Fruita causes a car to start on fire; killing one male and leaving another seriously injured.

The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel reports Mesa County District Judge Richard Gurley set Billy Delacey's trial date during a bond hearing Friday.

One man is dead and another is in critical condition after a one-car accident in Mesa County on Saturday morning.

Recently the Mesa Land Trust has surpassed 64,000 acres of land they've acquired to conserve permanently for agriculture.

Museum of Western Colorado/Special to the Sentinel Just the head of a Deinosuchus was 6 feet long.

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.- The City of Grand Junction will continue to be the only entity in the state of Colorado to exclude sales tax from the Tax Payer's Bill of Rights.

Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Monday at Callahan-Edfast Mortuary. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St.

On May 19, Fruita Police officers investigated a report of felony menacing in the 500 block of Hazel Circle around 7:45 p.m. According to the Fruita Police Department arrest affidavit, 18-year-old Logan Davis told officers that he was asleep in his bedroom when his mother woke him up and said, "Let's go." The two drove to a friend's house, but no ... (more)

Over 200 Grand Valley Power customers will be affected by a planned power outage.

FRUITA, Colo. This weekend the 15th annual Mike the Headless Chicken Festival took place in Fruita.

Survivors include her husband, Donald V.; two sons, David of State College, Pa., and Jonathan of Grand Junction; two daughters, Deborah Eng of Atlanta and Jennifer Eng of Minneapolis; one sister, Joan Josephson of Tucson, Ariz.; and six grandchildren.

FRUITA, Colo.- Downtown Fruita is being transformed into a beach for their annual Mike the Headless Chicken Festival.

The Grand Junction Sentinel's Charles Ashby deserves credit for correcting one of his local lawmakers who claimed a bill mandating a higher renewable energy standard would devastate his constituents when, in fact, it wouldn't affect them at all.

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. -- The nation gathers to remember our fallen officers this week, and the Grand Junction Police Department invites the public to join local law enforcement in honoring them.

FRUITA, Colo. A local program received a generous grant, which will give disabled veterans the opportunity to hit the trails.

The life of a police officer is rarely an easy one, and the sacrifices made and dangers faced by those in the line of duty are not always appreciated.

Fruita Middle School took part in National Teacher Appreciation week in a very unique way.

27, 1924, to Henry and Mary Retherford in Stillwater, Okla. He went to be with the love of his life on April 22, 2013.

Survivors include her husband, Lester; one son, Ed Taylor of New Hampshire; two daughters, Linda Timmer of Craig and Sue Duffy of Lovelock, Nev.; two sisters, Faye Ferguson of Vermont and Joanne Trevenen of Fruita; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Survivors include her husband, Edmond; one daughter, Renee Bidstrup of Los Angeles; ... (more)