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Coal train derails

No one hurt in accident

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Union Pacific Railroad crews clean up a derailment of a 101 car coal train just west of Seventh Street this morning. The train tipped three cars full of coal shortly after 3 a.m. No one was hurt. >Full story

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Man, 29, suspected in assault, kidnapping of his ex-girlfriend
Grand Junction police are looking for a man suspected of assaulting his ex-girlfriend and dragging her with his car as she tried to escape.

Ex-meth addict supports Rowland campaign
Mesa County Commissioner Janet Rowland’s commitment to combating the scourge of methamphetamine has attracted the support of at least one former drug user: Charles Pruitt.

Sen. Penry, Rep. King plan bills for wildfires
Grand Junction’s two Republican state lawmakers said Tuesday they plan to introduce bills during the 2009 legislative session to help Colorado’s communities in fire-prone areas better prepare for wildfire.

Asbestos cleanup cost doubles at site of old steam plant in Grand Junction
Opportunity shifted to annoyance nearly 20 years ago when a Mesa County decision scuttled Grand Junction’s plans for a one-acre site it had purchased in south downtown.

De Beque continues to fight county over annexations
A week after the De Beque Town Board of Trustees refused to reconsider several annexations at the request of Mesa County, town leaders are fuming about a letter that appeared on the Sunday editorial page of The Daily Sentinel.

Silt resident fears EnCana well leaking again
GLENWOOD SPRINGS — A state regulator took issue Monday with a Garfield County resident’s contention that natural gas from a well is again leaking to the surface at West Divide Creek south of Silt, and that the state is failing to adequately look into it.

Glenwood group tries to build another bit of trail
GLENWOOD SPRINGS — A Garfield County group is planning to take another baby step in building a paved trail west of Glenwood Springs, with an eye toward possibly taking more of a leap in a few years.

Baby girl found dead in tent at campsite
A 2-month-old baby girl, Brooklin Ray Estep, of Nucla, was found dead in a campground Sunday morning, according to Dr. Thomas Canfield, Montrose County coroner.

Panel OKs closure of Cameo power plant
The Colorado Public Utilities Commission tentatively agreed to Xcel Energy’s plans to close the Cameo power plant, but encouraged the company to also find a creative use for the site.

Senate candidate Schaffer opens campaign picnic to all Thursday
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Bob Schaffer will host a free picnic from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Hawthorne Park, his campaign office announced this week.



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