Fruita News

Donation drives this year are taking huge hits because of the economy. But that doesn't mean these drives will just go away.

Once a year, different religious groups put aside their differences for a service of thanksgiving.

Just outside De Beque sits a pile of tires 15,000 to 30,000 strong, according to Mesa County officials.

A proliferation of medical marijuana dispensaries in Grand Junction resulted in the City Council imposing a 12-month moratorium on the licensing of the businesses.

Last Wednesday afternoon, a group of officials gathered to break ground off 15 Road near the Colorado River.

A dented patrol car was on display at a news conference at the Colorado State Patrol training academy on Tuesday DENVER POST Kieran Nicholson OLDEN - Drivers in Colorado need to pay greater attention, slow down, and drive with caution - lives are at stake.

Medical marijuana dispensaries are allowed in Fruita but only in designated areas and under limited conditions, according to a majority vote by City Council members Tuesday night.

Public meeting on medical marijuana Citizen input requested at Fruita City Council Meeting, Tue., Nov.

Crime victims and interested citizens can receive information about offenders serving time in jail or at prisons throughout the state through the telephone or online tool called VINE, Victim Information and Notification Everyday.

Runners from across the country have been training for months to conquer one of the newest and most challenging marathons taking place right in our backyard.

Support the following local arts and crafts businesses at Lincoln Park Barn Saturday, Nov.

There are over 1500 kids in mesa county that go hungry over the weekend because their only meals come at school.

Jenette Stanley, a local Grand Junction woman, was tired of missing the birthdays and anniversaries of her friends and loved ones so she created a solution - Snail Mail Greetings, a Web-based greeting card service that will send the cards for you.

In Utah, there is so much awesome mountain biking that it's hard to justify traveling to a different state to ride.

Police say a man robbed a Fruita bank and told those who didn't comply, he would remotely detonate a bomb outside.

The people who saw the 23-year-old landscape worker after a freak accident Oct. 21 thought he was a goner, from the neighbors who raced across the street and used a chain saw to remove a tree branch from his neck and helped him breathe, to the paramedics who raced him to the hospital, to doctors who placed Gill in an experimental treatment.

If you havena t turned in your ballot yet therea s still time, but youa ll have to drop it off in person.

De Beque Fire Chief Nick Marx was standing in line recently at the Mesa County Health Department to get vaccinated against the H1N1 virus when he received a page.

Open house on roads CDOT, Mesa County, the City of Fruita, and the City of GJ are inviting the public to the final open houses regarding the US 6 West/SH 139 Access Plan currently being developed.

A road rage case against a former Fruita Police officer and Mesa County Sheriff's Deputy has been dropped.