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Documentary celebrates Colorado's wolf reintroduction
DENVER — A good film takes its audience on a journey. There should be emotion. Ups and downs. And great characters. Ryan Sedgeley, first-time film producer, thinks he has the perfect subject that will fit that bill. "It's such a huge story to tell, and I think there are...
Damage found on hospital helicopter after landing in Colorado backcountry
A Flight For Life medical helicopter was left where it landed Friday near St. Mary's Glacier after damage was found on its tail rotor. A post-landing inspection by the pilot found a bent strike tab at the end of the tail rotor blade. Strike tabs are thin pieces of metal along the framework of each main and tail rotor. They are designed to indicate slight contacts made with anything on the ground. "There was nothing unusual or problematic with the landing," said Brent Boyer, spokesman for CommonSpirit Health. "By policy, and out of an abundance of caution for the safety of our...
Denver Weather: Cooler and potentially wet with thunderstorm activity through Sunday night
Saturday had some impressively heavy rainfall on parts of the Front Range and elsewhere in Colorado. Weather5280 picked up 0.98" in 30 minutes Saturday night. There are additional storms carrying heavy rainfall expected today, plus Sunday will be a cooler day with only 70s for highs. Let's do a quick...
Local Colorado native shares historic quilt with the town of Palisade
PALISADE, Colo. (KREX) – Flora Anderson’s daughter Robin McCain states, “I think she’d be amazed if she can hear what people think about this now and just, she would be so pleased.”. In the heart of downtown Palisade, there is a piece of art displayed to...
Giants burned by one of the unluckiest outs of the season
The San Francisco Giants were on the wrong end of some bad luck Friday against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field in Denver, Colo. The Giants led 3-0 with one out in the top of the 4th inning. Brett Wisely came up to the plate with runners on first and second against Rockies starting pitcher... The post Giants burned by one of the unluckiest outs of the season appeared first on Larry Brown Sports.
MCSO recover 48 pounds of fentanyl pills following a vehicle pursuit
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) - On Friday, July 19th at approximately 6:20 a.m., a deputy with the Mesa County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) attempted a traffic stop on a vehicle traveling eastbound on I-70. When the deputy exited the patrol car at Mile Marker 23 to approach the stopped vehicle, the driver took off at a high rate of speed. The deputy attempted to pursue the vehicle continuing eastbound on I-70. Later in the chase Exit 26 was taken and both the deputy and the runaway vehicle headed westbound on I-70. Due to safety reasons, the deputy had to end the pursuit.
Grand Junction Lions Club to hold check presentation ceremony
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - The Grand Junction Lions Club will be presenting 1/3rd of their monetary pledges to community organizations this upcoming Tuesday. The 95th Annual Raffle and Carnival that occurred this past February, brought in enough funds for the Lions Club to share with the community. The Grand Junction Lions through their Community Betterment Committee were able to fund over $157,000 to 15 organizations in Mesa County just this year.
Colorado election denier asks Supreme Court to halt trial on election security breach charges
Tina Peters – the former clerk of Mesa County, Colorado, and a prominent 2020 election denier – asked the Supreme Court on Friday to halt her upcoming trial on charges stemming from her alleged involvement in a security breach at the county’s election offices in 2021.
All sides set, again, in criminal trial of former Grand Junction county clerk
Attorneys in the case of former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters on Friday hammered out final details before her criminal trial set to kick off at the end of this month, including what role billboards or the local newspaper may have in jury selection. Peters faces 10 criminal charges related...
GJ airport, other local entities have seen “minimal” impact worldwide outages
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Grand Junction Regional Airport has experienced “minimal” impact from the global outages, according to Executive Director Angela Padalecki. Worldwide, several agencies — such as banks, airports and health systems — have experienced outages affecting Microsoft projects caused by CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity company....
Gravel crushing operations to continue on the Grand Mesa
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - Gravel crushing operations will continue on the Grand Mesa. The Grand Mesa Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forest’s Grand Valley Ranger District announced that the gravel crushing operations will continue along Cottonwood Pass adjacent to the National Forest System Road #257. Gravel from the operation...
Controversial Factory To Be Built in Colorado, Adding 500 New Jobs
More jobs are coming to Colorado soon. Nearly 100,000 residents are currently looking for a job, and we know finding a job can be difficult. More jobs are coming to Colorado, but some Colorado residents may not feel entirely comfortable working for the new factory coming to Aurora. Zyn Is...
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