Grand Junction Colorado

Man Free From Prison After 16 Years For A Crime He Didn't Commit

AP | Posted 05.01.2012

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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. -- Robert Dewey was 33 when he went to prison for the 1994 rape and murder of a Colorado woman. The 51-year-old walked away free...

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New DNA Evidence Clears Man Of 1994 Rape And Murder

Posted 04.30.2012

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A man who was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole nearly 16 years ago may walk free Monday after being exonerated by a new a...

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Paige Birgfeld Case: Dad Thinks 'Escort' Is Polite For 'Prostitution'

AP | By DAN ELLIOTT | Posted 05.08.2012

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DENVER -- Investigators said the attractive single mom who vanished from western Colorado 4 1/2 years ago was running an escort service, but her fathe...

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HS Student Quits Choir In Protest Over Islamic Song

Posted 02.15.2012

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When a Grand Junction High School men's choir made plans to sing an Islamic song called "Zikr," an upbeat rhythmic song that is not intended for a wor...

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Grand Junction Teen Will Be Prosecuted As Adult For Dog Mutilation

Posted 01.25.2012

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Joseph Nelson, Grand Junction teen that is accused of brutally mutilating his mother's dog and hanging the body from a bridge over the Colorado River,...

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'Dog' Omits Dispute With Colo. Sheriff In Latest Episode

AP | Posted 01.12.2012

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By Associated Press GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. -- Duane "Dog" Chapman may get the last word in a spat with a Colorado sheriff over an arrest involving p...

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Fake Tutor Arrested For Allegedly Sexually Assaulting Child

Posted 11.19.2011

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Adam Clayton Ross, a 27-year-old Grand Junction, Colo. man, was arrested Thursday for allegedly posing as a school tutor and then sexually assaulting ...

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Man Wears Nothing But Socks To Allegedly Rob Liquor Store

Posted 01.10.2012

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Leslie Lind, a 32-year-old Grand Junction man, was wearing nothing but his white socks when he was arrested under suspicion that he robbed a liquor st...

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Toddler Overdoses On Dad's Oxycodone

Posted 01.10.2012

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Manuel Rivera, a 31-year-old Clifton, Colo. father pleaded guilty to the Oxycodone overdose death of his 17-month-old toddler daughter, the Grand Junc...

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Yet Another Reason Not To Do Meth (Warning: Graphic)

Posted 01.25.2012

Read More: Dog Hanged, Video, Dog Torturer, Joseph Nelson, Grand Junction News, Grand Junction Colorado, Denver News

In a particularly gruesome story, Joseph Nelson, an 18-year-old Grand Junction, Colo. resident, has been accused of mutilating his mother's dog and ha...

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Mom Allegedly Let 9-Year-Old Drive Car

AP | Posted 12.12.2011

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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. -- A Grand Junction woman was cited after witnesses reported seeing her 9-year-old daughter driving her across town at least twi...

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North Dakota Town Bans Colo. Company's 'Man Camp'

AP | By JAMES MacPHERSON | Posted 12.11.2011

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BISMARCK, N.D. -- Concerned that a Colorado company appeared to be turning an old school building in the tiny town of Almont into dormitory-style hous...

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Breastfeeding Mom Asked To Leave Pool, Nurse In Bathroom

Posted 11.01.2011

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Jessica Coleman, a Grand Junction mother, was asked to stop breastfeeding her 13-month-old son at the Orchard Mesa Community Center Pool and nurse the...

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Dog The Bounty Hunter In Trouble With Sheriff?

AP/Huffington Post | AP | Posted 09.27.2011

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GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado (AP) -- Surveillance videos in the Grand Junction, Colorado, lobby of the sheriff's department show people having coughing fi...

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Obama Billboard Taken Down In Grand Junction

Grand Junction Daily Sentinel | Posted 05.25.2011

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The owner of a Grand Junction company located beneath a controversial billboard of President Barack Obama is glad the sign is now gone. Doris Downe...

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Hard-rocking Christian band Superchick headlines Avalon Oct. 5

Grand Junction Free Press | GJ Free Press | Posted 05.25.2011

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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. - Christian music chart-toppers - Superchick - are back to rock Grand Junction Oct. 5, bringing their positive message...

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Take a self-guided solar tour Saturday

Grand Junction Free Press | GJ Free Press | Posted 05.25.2011

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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. - Syndicated Solar is putting on a Solar Tour 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 2. Pick up self-guided tour maps at Syn...

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Feel the beat on Main Street Saturday

Grand Junction Free Press | GJ Free Press | Posted 05.25.2011

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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. - Get ready for some heart-pounding, toe-tapping rhythms. The Colorado West Marching Invitational is set for Saturday, ...

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Local elementary school earns big honor from Sec. of Education

Grand Junction Free Press | GJ Free Press | Posted 05.25.2011

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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. - Orchard Avenue Elementary School in Grand Junction has been named a 2010 Blue Ribbon School by U.S. Secretary of Edu...

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Grand Junction Ambulance Joy Ride Ends In Arrest

Grand Junction Sentinel | Emily Anderson | Posted 05.25.2011

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An ambulance ride to St. Mary's Hospital was delayed 30 to 40 minutes for one patient Thursday night as Grand Junction police searched for the keys to...

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Grand Junction Obama Billboard Depicts Obama As A Muslim, A Gangster, And A Gay Man

Posted 05.25.2011

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An anti-Obama billboard in Grand Junction is raising eyebrows and grabbing attention around the country this week. The 20 x 10 billboard off of I-7...

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Death under 5th St. bridge ruled homicide

Grand Junction Free Press | GJ Free Press | Posted 05.25.2011

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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. - The Grand Junction Police Department is asking for the public's help in gathering information about a homicide under...

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Solar-Coal Hybrid Project Being Tested In Colorado

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — What if a coal-fired power plant could use energy from the sun to reduce how much coal it needs to generate electricity?...

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Grand Junction Petitions On Teaching Of Global Warming Dismissed By Local Board Of Education

Grand Junction Daily Sentinel | Emily Anderson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Global Warming, Public Schools, School District 51 Board of Education, Grand Junction-Colorado, Global Climate Change, Public Education, Rose Pugliese, Denver News

School District 51 Board of Education members adopted a resolution Tuesday night dismissing two petitions given to the board at a May 25 meeting. T...

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Grand Junction Police Under Investigation for Misusing Pepper Spray

The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel | Paul Shockley | Posted 05.25.2011

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Grand Junction Police Chief John Camper on Wednesday said two officers received reprimands following an internal investigation focusing on misuse of p...

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