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Skeletal Remains Found In Mesa County Belong To Man Missing For 26 Years

Police have confirmed a skeleton found in a half-buried car in Mesa County last Thursday belonged to a man who went missing 26 years ago.

2013/05/13

Mesa County Library A Place To Teach Newcomers English

Native Spanish-speaker Eusebia Garza went to the Mesa County library in 2003 knowing almost no English. When she first met her volunteer tutor through the library’s Adult Literacy Program back then, she barely knew the English alphabet.

2013/04/13

An air tanker drops slurry (credit: CBS)

Colorado Closer To Having Own Air Tanker Fleet

Colorado is a step closer to having its own fleet of air tankers. A state Senate committee approved legislation on Thursday that could dramatically change how the state fights wildfires.

2013/04/11

Gunnison sage-grouse (credit: dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov)

10 Counties Unite To Protect Gunnison Sage-Grouse

Ten Western Colorado area counties have united to maintain local control of conservation efforts of a rare bird that was classified as a species in 2000.

2013/03/30

An image of the fire caused by the explosion (credit: KREX)

3 People Injured In Grand Junction Home Explosion

Three people have been injured following the explosion of a home in Grand Junction.

2013/03/19

Wrongly Imprisoned? Colorado Mulls Compensation

Colorado is beginning work on a standard compensation package for people imprisoned for crimes they didn’t commit.

2013/03/07

Heather Jensen appears in court in Grand Junction via videocamera on Feb. 5, 2013. (credit: CBS)

Mother Accused In Death Of 2 Sons Hears Charges Against Her

A mother accused of keeping her young sons locked in a heated SUV while she had sex with a man appeared in court on Monday.

2013/02/04

A view of the Grand Valley from Colorado National Monument (credit: CBS)

Health Advisory Due To Grand Valley Smoke Levels

Mesa County health officials have issued a health advisory due to high levels of smoke in the Grand Valley.

2013/01/23

Heather Jensen (credit: Lee County Sheriff's Office, Florida)

DA Explains Why He ‘Took So Long’ In Deciding To Charge Mother

The Mesa County District Attorney said there is no evidence of premeditation in the case of a Colorado mother arrested in the accidental death of her two boys.

2013/01/17