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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO/KJCT) -- The Colorado Senate pushed the controversial 'red flag' bill through by one vote Thursday afternoon. This was the last big hurdle for the bill as it marches towards the governor's desk. The bill has garnered statewide attention because of how widely contested it has been, especially among county sheriffs, many of them angry enough to declare their counties second amendment sanctuary counties. Others go so far as to say they won't enforce the law should it pass. While Mesa County Sheriff, Matt Lewis, is against the bill, Mesa County won't join those ranks. "We are...

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has verbally resigned to Chief of Staff John Kelly in anticipation of being fired by President Trump, according to a source with direct knowledge. Per a second source with direct knowledge: “He’s expecting to be fired,” so he plans to step down.

The United States Geological Survey is reporting a magnitude 4.3 earthquake occurred approximately 30 miles northwest of Parachute shortly after 4 a.m. Friday morning. The USGS is reporting the depth of the quake was about 3 miles. At this point, there are no reports of damage or injuries.

FULL TITLE: Sam Adams Founder Chugs Beer, Tells Trump What ‘Pissed’ Him Off — Room Roars With Laughter “When I started Sam Adams, American beer was a joke, and it pissed me off. And now, American brewers make the best beer in the world. And the tax reform was a very big deal for all of us, because 85 percent of the beer made in the United States is owned by foreign companies.” Koch then complimented Trump’s tax cuts for making American brewing competitive again, “I’m the largest American-owned brewery at 2-percent market share. We were paying 38-percent taxes and...

PALISADE, Colo. - A new study shows that if you have a marijuana shop down the street from your home, it may actually be boosting your houses resale value. When it comes to marijuana, many say it's a topic of discussion nationwide. However, it also hits close to home. The town of Palisade opened its first recreational marijuana shop back in September of 2017. Those in favor say having these shops in our area may have its perks.

Colo.- - With opioid overdoses at an all time high nationwide, some Colorado patients have turned to another form of relief. Marc Hood, of Paonia, said he began taking opiates back in 2003 after he was involved in a backhoe accident that left him practically crippled. "It’s the only way I’d be able to walk, to control the pain enough to be able to walk, to have any type of life with my kids.” Hood said in order to manage the lasting pain from his injury, he constantly needed to take a number of different pain killers. At one time...

On the 1300th block of Winters Avenue at CAPCO, Inc. Federal Agents are executing a court ordered search warrant as part of an ongoing investigation. We'll keep you posted as more details become available.

Carbondale, CO - A Western Colorado mother has entered a church in Carbondale, seeking asylum to avoid being deported and separated from her three children. She becomes the fifth undocumented person in Colorado seeking asylum. Carbondale is home to a little more than 67-hundred people, but it's one person in particular living here who has become the talk of the town. Sandra Lopez got a call from her lawyer and found out she was going to be deported, after she was arrested, and even though the charges against her were dropped.

In case you were wondering how long it would take before you'd start seeing results of Amazon's recently approved acquisition of Whole Foods, the answer is "like, right now." In addition the uniquely meaty merger of visual branding seen above—a photo caught at an LA-area Whole Foods location by USA Today's Los Angeles bureau chief Chris Woodyard—prices are already starting to drop on many of Whole Foods' most popular items.

Listening to the police scanner here in Grand Junction. Police are evacuating Central High School at this time. Apparent bomb threat, and has been mention of kid with gun. No word on active shooter at this time.

A ghost pepper's heat is described in terms normally reserved for carpet bombings. Its heat is measured at 1 million units on the Scoville scale, a per-mass measure of capsaicin - the chemical compound that imbues peppers with heat - that until recently was a world record. Peppers that pass the 1 million mark are called superhot; as a rule they are reddish and puckered, as though one of Satan's internal organs had prolapsed. To daredevil eaters of a certain stripe, the superhot peppers exist only to challenge. When consumed, ghost peppers and other superhots provoke extreme reactions. "Your body...

Trump came to Grand Junction today. He gave a rousing campaign speech to several thousand Grand Junction citizens gathered at the West Star aviation hangar at Grand Junction regional airport. We showed up at about 1pm. The lines meandered around several blocks. According to organizers, there were 7000 registered for the event. Eventually, they had to shut the gates and turned several hundred away. Out on the tarmac, we watched up close as Trump Force One landed, and our next President emerged. Inside the hangar, Trump reaffirmed his commitment to building a wall, bringing jobs back, and halting immigration from...

The New York attorney general has served the Trump Foundation with a cease and desist order that requires it to stop fundraising in New York, alleging it is not properly registered in the state. 'The failure immediately to discontinue solicitation and to file information and reports ... with the Charities Bureau shall be deemed to be a continuing fraud upon the people of the state of New York,' according to a letter dated September 30 that the attorney general's office posted online.

Full headline: 'Justice!' 9/11 families WILL be able to sue Saudi Arabia for billions after Senate and House override Obama's veto on victims' bill Victims of 9/11 and their families were dramatically given the go-ahead to sue Saudi Arabia on Wednesday as Congress over-rode President Obama's veto on a bill allowing the lawsuits. In a dramatic day, the Senate voted first to overturn President Barack Obama's veto of the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act. It voted 97 to one against the veto - a situation called 'embarrassing' by the White House, which is furious at the legislation.

He brought Benghazi hero Mark "Oz" Geist with him: Trump Jr spoke to a good crowd of local supporters. He was sure to remind us WE'RE GONNA TURN COLORADO SOLID RED this year! A genuine speech that came from the heart, not from notes or teleprompters. The crowd was great. Even Trump Jr can pack a house far better than Hitlery. This deplorable had a blast, and can't wait to help deliver Colorado to our next President! Apologies for the fuzziness of the pics. Dang phone ain't so smart after all.

Authorities have arrested 14 Chinese nationals in connection with an alleged illegal pot grow involving more than 3,000 plants east of Rifle (Colorado). Authorities are investigating whether human trafficking using forced labor was involved in the operation off Mile Pond Road, north of the Colorado River. The local multijurisdictional Two Rivers Drug Enforcement Team, or TRIDENT, and the federal Drug Enforcement Administration have been heading up the investigation. The arrests were made Monday. Garfield County Sheriff Lou Vallario said the grow was occurring on a couple acres of a roughly 35- or 40-acre property. The property owner hasn’t been arrested...

Yolanda Flores took her son for a physical at the Mesa County Health Department on Monday, to prepare for his high school football season. She ended up using her cellphone to record a verbal assault in the parking lot, laced with racial slurs and threats, because she wanted to document what was happening in case she was physically harmed. In the video, which has gone viral on social media, her assailants accuse her of being a “wetback,” berate her for not speaking English, and accuse her of getting free services and giving Mexicans a bad reputation.

GARFIELD COUNTY, Colo. (KJCT)-- Garfield County Sheriff’s Office investigators determined a man who claimed to have been shot on July 16 while helping another stranded driver on Highway 13 actually shot himself. According to the sheriff’s deputies, the man said he was shot around 12:30 a.m. after stopping to help a car that was pulled over with its hazard lights on. He said he was able to return to his car and drive about four miles to the Rifle Fireside Bowling Alley. From there, he was taken by ambulance to the Grand River Medical Center and airlifted to St. Mary’s...

The ex-wife of a man who died while searching for a cache of gold and jewels says she believe he lost his life chasing a hoax. Linda Bilyeu told The Albuquerque Journal she's disappointed that Randy Bilyeu, the father of her two daughters, died while searching for treasure Santa Fe author Forrest Fenn says he's hidden in the Rocky Mountain region. Although 54-year-old Bilyeu was reported missing in January, his remains weren't found until July. Bilyeu was visiting Santa Fe from Broomfield, Colorado, to search for Fenn's antique treasure chest. It's said to contain more than $1 million worth of...

Rep. Alan Grayson’s ex-wife has accused him of physically abusing her over a two-decade period, Politico reported Tuesday. From 1994 to 2014, the Florida Democrat’s then-wife, Lolita Grayson, went to police at least four times with accusations of domestic abuse, according to documents she provided to Politico.