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John Otto on horseback leading a pack mule in an undated photo from Colorado National Monument. Just beyond the antique stores and bike shops of downtown Grand Junction is a hidden, red-rock world. Towering mesas, sheer cliffs and panoramic views of the valley below are all just a few turns off Interstate 70. Colorado National Monument was founded 110 years ago, largely because of one man. To some people, he was a visionary and proud patriot. Others saw him as an oddball and hermit. Arlene Jack...

On May 22, more than 1,000 cyclists are expected to take on the hills and canyons crossed by gravel roads in the desert between Fruita and Utah, but the effort to get the new event to the starting line has had its own ups and downs. When Morgan Murri, founder of Desert Gravel, the company organizing the event, started planning his Colorado-to-Utah race, called Co2uT, the COVID-19 pandemic was still fresh. He was planning for an October 2020 date and started signing people up on June 1 of last y...

Rating: 4.98 While Coachella was canceled for the second year in a row due to the COVID-19 pandemic, you can still enjoy a trip to Palm Springs, which is about a two-hour drive from Los Angeles. Within the Colorado Desert, this colorful abode is located close to the main downtown area and is a vibrant, plant-filled oasis. Pop art and vintage books pay homage to celebrities who owned homes in Palm Springs, like Marilyn Monroe and Dean Martin.  Bright orange and teal colors cover the walls under...

Powerful storm system moves across US March 14, 2021 A storm system that unleashed violent tornadoes in Texas has moved into the western Plains and Rocky Mountain states, bringing the threat of feet of snow and blizzard conditions. — Courtesy photo HOUSTON, Texas — A storm system that unleashed violent tornadoes in Texas has moved into the western Plains and Rocky Mountain states, bringing the threat of feet of snow and blizzard conditions. Mo...

Colorado snow: Storm system is bringing snow and blizzard conditions to Denver and other cities CNN 3/15/2021 © KCNC The Rocky Mountains and western Plains were digging out after heavy snow and blizzard conditions on Monday while people in Texas cleaned up from tornado damage. More than 8 million Americans remain under winter weather alerts Monday morning, with just over 100,000 of them under blizzard warnings, according to CNN meteorologists. Colorado Gov. Jared Polis office said Sunday th...

Virtually everyday, Warren Barnes could be found in downtown Grand Junction. He enjoyed feeding the birds and as an avid reader, he always had a book in hand. Over the past two weeks his absence is being felt by those who knew him. On Saturday, Feb. 27, Barnes was murdered. When he didn’t show up for work the following Monday many of those people were concerned. It wasn’t like him to not show up for his temporary job. Monique Lanotti, owner of Monique’s Bridal in downtown Grand J...

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Prolonged winter storm to bring significant mountain snow, light-moderate snow in valleys Avalanche danger high throughout Utahs mountains KSTU and last updated 2021-02-15 09:50:50-05 The National Weather Service has issued more than a dozen advisories and warnings across Utah as another winter storm moves through the state. According to the NWS Salt Lake City office, the "prolonged" storm will bring periods of light to moderate snow to the valleys and significant accumulations of snow in the m...

The National Weather Service reports a fast-moving storm is making its way through Utah Friday and Saturday, bringing significant snowfall to higher elevations and making travel difficult along mountain roadways.

| Updated: Feb. 11, 2021, 7:46 p.m. Coal remains king in Utah’s Emery County despite bankruptcies, shrinking demand and obstacles shipping it overseas. The Bureau of Land Management quietly signed off on a plan to expand a Utah coal producer’s federal lease by 7.2 million tons, adding two or three years of additional production from Emery County’s Lila Canyon mine. But at the same time it shelved a proposal to issue a much larger lease to the mine’s operator, the reorganized Murray Ene...