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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 Junction, knew something was wrong. “I got a call from the temporary place that he worked,”...

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'Prolonged' winter storm to bring significant mountain snow, light-moderate snow in valleys Avalanche danger high throughout Utah's 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 mountains. A winter weather advisory is in effect through 5 p.m. in the northern Wasatch Front an...

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 Energy Corp., which recently emerged from bankruptcy with a new name and corporate structure. Even as m...