Fruita News

Amy Agapito negotiates the Palisade Rim Trail above Palisade, one of several new mountain bike trails in the Grand Valley that come with stunning scenery.

Art Edwards holds a photo of the "Groadys," which is what he and his U.S. Navy buddies called themselves.

Winds blowing debris knocked down power lines and left nearly 200 people in the dark for almost three hours Saturday night.

Fruita, CO Lower Valley Fire Department officials say ominous weather and high winds knocked down power lines in the Fruita area, leaving nearly 200 people without power.

Whether you spent the day outdoors, or just a few minutes, it was hard to ignore the ferocious gusts of wind.

People stop in his shop on their way to Moab or Fruita, Colo., and ask if there is anywhere to ride in this energy-industry town.

You're in the car, on one of those summer road trips. Initially it's pretty fun, but after a while, the miles drag by.

Grand Junction Lions Club President Jeff Baker and Jamie Hamilton, tournament chairman of the Junior College World Series, stood on the fourth floor of the Lincoln Park Tower and gazed down on the new sign marking the "Lions Den" dugout.

Fruita, CO Downtown Fruita was filled with backyard games, an old car show, and a 5-K run Saturday.

A year and a half ago, Melanie Stout was on the verge of flunking out of Fruita Monument High School.

The Pleistocene epoch, which dates from 2 million to 12,000 years ago, was marked by waves of glaciation across the globe and the emergence of humans.

SIT LONG, TALK MUCH, LAUGH OFTEN, reads the small rectangular sign in the area above the back booths in one of the best restaurants you will find anywhere, "Camilla's Kafe". It is downtown on Aspen Ave.

You're driving east, through the Colorado Rocky Mountains, near Grand Junction. You're on Interstate 70.

City Councilman Joel Kincaid was sworn into office Tuesday, April 17 during the regularly scheduled Fruita City council meeting.

Theft was reported in the 1100 block of 18 Road. A cell phone valued at $200 was stolen from a juvenile's belongings while he was at a park.

Darin Binion participates in the 18 Hours of Fruita on May 5. Binion, the two-time reigning winner, completed a three-peat by riding for 28 laps and 194 miles.

PALISADE, Colo.- High water, resulting from the 2011 spring runoff, caused severe erosion along many bank locations in the Grand Valley.

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. - All week, the Grand Valley has been celebrating National Police Week along with the rest of the country.

Clutching her diploma in one hand, Melanie Stout reaches out to hug school board member Jeff Leany as she crosses the stage during Fruita Monument High School's graduation Tuesday at Stocker Stadium.

FRUITA, Colo.- The city of Fruita welcomes in a new city council member Tuesday night.