Whitewater News

There is a good bit of NIMBYism in all of us - the desire not to have anything dangerous or dirty built in our backyards.

It's easy to get lost in the views driving on Reeder Mesa Road - do so at your own peril.

LISA FAIRBANKS of Liliputian Winery pours a sample of her 2008 Chardonnay, one of two types of wine she bottled this year.

Mesa County is looking to close several offices around the Grand Valley and consolidate services into one location.

There is no truth to the perception that below-freezing temperatures this spring wiped out Mesa County's entire fruit harvest, said two local fruit growers.

It's not officially summer in Colorado's Vail Valley until the weekend Farmer's Markets get going.

Mr. W.C. Meserve, a Whitewater businessman who was in real estate, loans, investments and insurance, as well as being the justice of the peace, included the following on the back of his 1903 stationery: "Whitewater occupies the one generous opening in the rock-rimmed canyon of the Gunnison River between Grand Junction and Delta has 4,000 acres of ...

A judge has ruled there is enough evidence to move forward with all fourteen charges against a Whitewater woman accused of murdering her husband.

The only children of Brooke and Chris Fortenberry are almost two years apart - 1 year, 11 months and two weeks to be exact - but they graduate together today from Fruita Monument High School.

Millions of dollars will go to projects in Mesa and Garfield counties as part of the latest round of state energy-impact grants.

The Meth Task Force is seeking mentors for people in recovery from substance abuse to support them in maintaining a drug-free lifestyle.

Police said they found a drunken kidnapper when they responded to reports Tuesday morning about an angry driver who was chasing women for miles on the road and yelling at them.

Three stretches of the Colorado River are among 20 river and stream segments in the Grand Junction area the Bureau of Land Management has determined are eligible for the federal Wild and Scenic River designation.

First-time homebuyer seminar The First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit provides up to $8,000 to qualified buyers who buy homes within a certain time period.

Nobody would want to see anyone lose their home in a brush fire. But, the question in my mind from the coverage is whether the same effort would have been made if they weren't upscale homes.

Betty Louise Buford , 78, Grand Junction, died March 26, 2009, at St. Mary's Hospital.

Plans for a pipe intended to carry wastewater across the Colorado River from Whitewater to Clifton Sanitation's new wastewater treatment plant at 32 and D roads may have hit a snag.

The $787 billion economic stimulus package on its way to President Barack Obama's desk may bring up to $48.4 million to rebuild roads and bridges in western Colorado.

Colorado winemakers say mild weather during late summer led to slow ripening of wine grapes for a good vintage year and record harvest.

Negotiations over the proposed economic stimulus bill have hijacked most congressional activity this week, and may delay action in the House on the Omnibus Public Lands Management Act, which had been expected ...