GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - On Jul 17, Montrose County declared a local disaster emergency. County officials have activated their emergency operations plan and center.

At first, the drive seems normal, but it doesn’t take much of snaking up Colorado Highway 347 to the Black Canyon of the ...

Montrose County commissioners on Wednesday appointed David White as the interim county manager. White, a local businessman, ...

It’s that time of year again. Cowboys and cowgirls are getting ready to ride, livestock are headed this way, bakers are prepping their best pie recipes, vendors are planning to ...

Firefighters in Colorado are planning an evacuation zone along the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park's North Rim as ...

The plane at 10:20 a.m. "failed to gain altitude and adequate speed," the Montrose County Sheriff's Office said in a July 15 news release.

The growth of one wildfire burning on Colorado’s Western Slope has slowed to a crawl, but four others continue to scorch ...

The Turner Gulch fire burning southwest of Grand Junction in Mesa County exploded late Monday night and early Tuesday, racing ...

The South Rim fire in the Black Canyon of Gunnison National Park, near Montrose, has burned more than 4,227 acres and was ...

A pilot flying his recently purchased float plane home and his airline-certified co-pilot both died last month during takeoff from the Montrose Regional Airport.

With five wildfires burning near San Miguel County, fire preparedness and mitigation is on everyone’s mind. Although reactive measures are an essential element of fire responses, long-term planning ca ...

Southwestern Colorado is currently experiencing at least five wildfires near San Miguel County, with the largest, the Deer ...