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Canyon View Park Playground to get 400,000 dollar upgrade

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Updated: 8:58 PM - A local man inspired a national foundation to give the playground at Canyon View Park an upgrade.

Grand Junction Ranked Seventh Best Colorado City for Families

Five rotary clubs in the Grand Valley are donating money

Rules and regulations of marijuana in the workplace

Parents are anxious to see new the District 51 calendar

Second graders write thank you letters to local law enforcement

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22 felony sex assault charges land Grand Junction man in jail

Updated: 4:43 PM - 53-year-old Larry Dean Church faces 24 total charges after eight victims - ranging in age from 6-years-old to 21-years-old - allege he sexually assaulted them.

Main Denver airport bans sale of marijuana-themed souvenirs

Posted: 11:44 AM - Tourists who fly to Colorado to try legal pot can forget about buying souvenir boxer shorts, socks or sandals with a marijuana leaf on them at the Denver airport.

Colorado lawmakers want mandatory fines for animal fighting

Posted: 11:43 AM - Fines for people convicted of animal fighting in Colorado would be mandatory under a bill advancing in the state Legislature.

Alleged armed robber arrested in Clifton

Posted: 10:09 AM - 32-year-old Joshua Giron was arrested in Clifton and charged with aggravated robbery, crimes against an at-risk adult, theft, and possession of a weapon by a previous offender.

Colorado mulls background checks for youth sports leagues

Posted: 8:18 AM - Colorado is considering becoming the first state to require background checks for people who work for youth sports organizations.

Helicopter company IDs instructor, student killed in crash

Posted: 8:16 AM - Two people who were killed in a helicopter crash near the Erie airport in northern Colorado have been identified as an instructor and a student pilot.

Girl Scout earns Colorado's highest award

Posted: 7:51 AM - One of the Grand Valley's very own Girl Scouts received the highest award possible in Colorado.

Yoga regulations could make business tougher for some studios

Updated: 7:51 AM - The booming yoga business is calling into question who should be responsible for regulating those that train yoga instructors in the industry.

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Man convicted of sexually assaulting child moves into Grand Junction

Updated: 10:27 AM - 63-year-old Jose Elizario Gallegos is classified as a sexually violent predator by the state of Colorado, and he's now moving into a community corrections facility in Grand Junction.