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• Group formed to study upgrading Colo. monument

  May 19, 2011 9:22 PM

  GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) - A community group has been formed to explore upgrading the Colorado National Monument near Grand Junction to a national park. Colorado Sen. Mark Udall and U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton said Thursday that the group is made up of 16 community leaders representing western Colorado... more »

• Colorado National Monument to reopen to motor vehicles

  January 27, 2011 7:48 AM

  GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP)-The upper section of Rim Rock Drive in the Colorado National Monument will be opened to traffic sooner than expected this winter. The road through the monument in western Colorado will open to motorized traffic Monday. Plowing is starting about a month earlier than scheduled because... more »

• Colo. National Monument unveils fossil discoveries

  October 13, 2010 10:02 AM

  The Colorado National Monument is revisiting the Jurassic Period. The monument near Grand Junction in western Colorado is unveiling the discovery of three major fossilized dinosaur footprints Wednesday. Paleontologists who've done extensive research at the site will be on hand to discuss the finds. The footprints from the... more »

• Man sentenced for dragging dog to death

  July 30, 2010 1:39 PM

  DENVER (AP) - A man who pleaded guilty to dragging a dog to death in western Colorado has been sentenced to three years in federal prison, the maximum term possible. Thirty-eight-year-old Steven Clay Romero of Grand Junction was sentenced Friday by U.S. District Judge Philip Brimmer in Denver. Romero... more »

• Woman pleads guilty in dog dragging case

  May 28, 2010 1:31 PM

  A woman accused of lying about the death of a dog that was dragged behind a pickup truck in Colorado National Monument has pleaded guilty to being an accessory after the fact. Melissa Marie Lockhart pleaded guilty Friday in U.S. District Court in Denver and was released on bond.... more »

• Colorado National Monument getting more congested

  May 24, 2010 8:28 AM

  Bicyclists are flocking to Colorado National Monument. But officials are worried that so many bikers are touring the western Colorado landmark that they're in danger. Monument officials say cyclists are up 31 percent since 2008. Car traffic is up, too. Superintendent Joan Anzelmo tells The Daily Sentinel newspaper... more »

• Man plans pleads guilty in dog dragging death

  April 30, 2010 9:02 AM

  A Grand Junction man accused of dragging a stolen dog to its death in Colorado National Monument has pleaded guilty to a federal charge of aggravated animal cruelty. Steven Romero entered the plea in U.S. District Court in Denver Thursday. He faces up to three years in prison, or... more »

• Pair indicted in Colorado dragged dog case

  January 26, 2010 3:20 PM

  A brother and a sister have been indicted on federal charges stemming from a dog that was dragged to death at Colorado National Monument. Steven Romero faces one count of aggravated animal cruelty, a felony punishable by up to three years in prison. His sister, Melissa Lockhart, faces... more »

• Dragging death prompts thousands to sign petition

  January 25, 2010 5:47 PM

  More than 100,000 people have signed an online petition calling for harsh punishment for a man accused of dragging a dog to death. Gary Sherman, the creator of a Facebook page called "Demand Justice for Buddy", says 212,000 people across the United States and 111 other countries with... more »

• 100,000 seek harsh punishment for dog death

  January 25, 2010 8:54 AM

  More than 100,000 people have signed an online petition calling for harsh punishment for a man accused of dragging a dog to death, the creator of a Facebook page called "Demand Justice for Buddy" said. Thirty-seven-year-old Steven Clay Romero, faces a federal animal cruelty charge after Buddy, a German shepherd... more »

• Chimney Rock on track to becoming monument

  January 17, 2010 9:34 AM

  The Chimney Rock Archaeological Area may soon become a national monument. Congressman John Salazar's office says he's working on crafting a bill. President Harry Truman in 1949 signed legislation protecting the archaeological rich area, which contains ruins thought to be the northernmost settlements of the Chacoans, a Native American tribe... more »

• Second arrest made in dog dragging death

  January 5, 2010 3:42 PM

  A second arrest has been made in the case of a Blue Heeler/German Shepherd mix dragged to his death last week in Colorado National Monument near Grand Junction. 32-year old Melissa Lockhart of Fruita is accused of stealing the dog, named "Buddy", and another dog from a pickup truck... more »

• Man arrested for Colorado dog dragging death

  December 31, 2009 4:07 PM

  A man has been arrested for allegedly dragging a dog to its death in Colorado National Monument. The Park Service says rangers arrested 37-year-old Steven Clay Romero of Grand Junction on Thursday at the Mesa County courthouse. An adult male German Shepherd-Blue Heeler mix was found early Wednesday morning with... more »

• Hunt continues for suspects in Colorado dragged dog death

  December 31, 2009 8:19 AM

  Staffers at the Colorado National Monument say they're making progress finding whoever was responsible for dragging a dog to its death. An adult male German Shepherd-Blue Heeler mix was found at about 4:30 a.m. Wednesday with a rope around its neck along Rim Rock Drive, the main road through the... more »

• Colorado dog dragged to death by car

  December 30, 2009 9:36 AM

  Staffers at the Colorado National Monument say they're making progress finding whoever was responsible for dragging a dog to its death. An adult male German Shepherd-Blue Heeler mix was found at about 4:30 a.m. Wednesday with a rope around its neck along Rim Rock Drive, the main road through... more »