Orchard Mesa News

Asher Hansow, 7, of Grand Junction pushes a small American flag into the ground after straightening it as he places flags in the center circle of the Veterans Memorial Cemetery of Western Colorado on Friday in honor of Memorial Day.

Survivors include three sisters, Verline Alexander of Grand Junction, Alva Patterson of Grants, N.M., and Sylva Rees of Grand Junction.

A man allegedly used a cordless power drill to mimic a handgun, stuffed inside his pants, while robbing an Orchard Mesa discount store on Sunday, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.

ORCHARD MESA, Colo.- A Family Dollar employee was fired Thursday and is speaking out.

ORCHARD MESA, Colo.- According to Grand Junction Fire Officials, crews responded to a house fire at 183 1/2 Glory View Drive just after 7 a.m. Wednesday.

Law enforcement confirms to KJCT News 8 that a house is on fire in the one hundred block of Glory View Drive in the area of Orchard Mesa.

Power has been restored to approximately 8,000 Grand Valley Power customers experienced an electricity outage this morning, according to GVP spokesman Bill Byers.

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.- The Family Dollar store in Orchard Mesa was robbed Sunday afternoon.

Authorities are searching for a man who stole an undisclosed amount of money today from an Orchard Mesa store after telling an employee he was armed.

A man at Eagle Rim Park in had to be rescued by emergency workers early this morning.

It's a debate that everyone seems to have an opinion on. Are Pit Bulls dangerous dogs or are they just scapegoats to a much larger problem? In the wake of several recent attacks in Colorado, many people on the Western Slope are speaking out on the matter.