The Grand Junction law firm Rider & Quesenberry was appointed receiver of Valley Investments by a state judge in Denver and tomorrow is the first creditors meeting under a bankruptcy trustee.  According to the Daily Sentinel, investors and other creditors have at least $30 million dollars in claims. Valley Investments owner Philip Rand Lochmiller and [...]

Fire officials have taken advantage of the cooler, wetter weather to begin to make progress on a 3,200-acre fire near Norwood today. With the smoke cleared and the winds lessened, firefighters have begun to construct a line around the Beaver Fire to the north and east of Highway 145 near Norwood. The fire has so [...]

A public memorial is planned Tuesday for a 12-year-old girl whose decomposed body was recovered last week, seven weeks after she was reported missing. The Greeley Tribune says Kayleah Wilson’s memorial will be at 2 o’clock at the Clarion Hotel and Conference Center in Greeley. No arrests have been made in direct relation with this [...]

Fire officials say downed powerlines near Highway 145 and Goodenough Road are the cause of a 3,000-acre fire burning near Norwood today. Fire activity intensified this afternoon as wind gusts picked up. The most intense activity has been to the north and east in MacKenzie Canyon. Additional resources have been sent to provide structure protection [...]

There’s a large fire reported in Beaver Canyon just east of Norwood. The fire has jumped Highway 145 and as a result the highway has been shut down. (Posted 4:21p) Firefighters with Montrose Interagency Fire Management Unit (MIFMU) are fighting a 200-acre fire near Norwood this evening. The Beaver Fire started in San Miguel Canyon [...]