First few months of Grand Junction’s unhoused resource center spark early optimism
The facility that opened as an alternative to large gatherings in city parks has exceeded expectations in the first quarter.
By Tom Hesse
Engineers prepping options for Blue Mesa Bridge repair
The repairs could take weeks or months, pending further inspection.
By Tom Hesse
Preventing I-70 closures is top goal of commercial vehicle safety bill approved by state legislature
SB-100 increases tire chain requirements and institutes left lane restrictions in certain areas.
By Tom Hesse
Factions form around Dolores National Monument idea
The conservation proposal has led to rough rhetoric, passionate town halls and dueling t-shirt slogans.
Amid a housing shortage, a proposed measure would give millions in tax incentives to turn empty office spaces into homes
This would hopefully help jumpstart projects that convert commercial space to residential, a process developers say is plagued with high costs and delays.
Hospitals and sage grouse all coping with detours from Blue Mesa Reservoir bridge closure
Declaration paves way for agency coordination, federal assistance requests.
By Tom Hesse
Colorado lawmakers pass bill allowing for regalia of cultural and religious significance at graduation
The bill headed to the governor’s desk will ensure Colorado students have the right to wear objects of “cultural or religious significance” during graduation.
CDOT advances bridge repair strategy as local detour opens for critical traffic around Blue Mesa
Travel is opening up on a dirt county road that goes around the damaged U.S.
By Tom Hesse
Is it time to ban trailer trucks during ski traffic rush hours on I-70?
Commercial vehicles on Interstate 70 are drawing the focus of lawmakers and frustrated drivers.
By Tom Hesse
CDOT: No timetable for U.S. 50 bridge repair between Montrose and Gunnison, current detour options could take hours
Four Gunnison students and a bus driver had to take a boat home Thursday after a crack was found in the bridge spanning the Blue Mesa Reservoir, prompting a safety closure and shutting down U.S.
By Tom Hesse
Cracks in bridge over Blue Mesa force safety closure, cuts of U.S. 50 between Montrose and Gunnison
There is no timeline for the bridge to reopen.
By Tom Hesse
Did Colorado’s shortest 14er survive a major change in how we measure elevation?
The fate of Sunshine Peak in the San Juan Range was in the hands of a new gravity-based system.
By Tom Hesse
Postal Service to press forward on plans to overhaul Grand Junction mail
The plans include sending local Grand Junction mail to Denver for processing.
By Tom Hesse
Fort Lewis football player among Osage dancers at Academy Awards
Joseph Goodfox Jr., a sophomore long snapper for the Fort Lewis Skyhawks football team, was among the Osage performers at March’s Academy Awards ceremony.
By Tom Hesse
Interview: Colorado’s Veterans Affairs Board has its first Tribal member. Here’s what he’s hoping to accomplish
Howard Richards Sr. has served in the U.S. Army and as the chairman of the Southern Ute Tribe.
Steamboat voters reject plan to annex land for affordable housing
The Brown Ranch annexation vote was a pivotal step in whether or not the workforce housing project would move forward.
By Tom Hesse