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• Wal-Mart's Pay Structure

  Staff Writer | August 09, 2006 11:06 PM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO

  Wal-Mart, the largest private employer, publicly announced that it is raising wages at approximately 1300 U.S. stores and introducing wage caps at all stores to try to remain competitive with other retailers and meet a need for workers and managers. Wal-Mart has, in the past, been named as a defendant in lawsuits seeking to change its pay structure.

• Defibrillator Manufacturer Warned by the FDA

  Staff Writer | August 09, 2006 10:19 PM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO

  Medical device manufacturer Cardiac Science Corp. received a formal warning from the FDA demanding that they correct safety procedures used to manufacture defibrillators. The automated external defibrillators (AEDs) are used in public locations such as government offices, sports stadiums, shopping centers and schools. They are designed to treat heart attacks by restoring healthy heart rhythms....

• Adelphia and Motorola Part of SEC Investigation

  Staff Writer | August 07, 2006 2:08 PM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO

  An August 5, 2006, AP story out of Washington points to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investment fraud investigation of Motorola Inc., the world's second-largest cell phone maker, and Adelphia Communications Corp., a Colorado-based company that was the fifth largest cable maker in the nation at one time. Adelphia founder John Rigas and his son Timothy faced a 2004 conviction of...

• Group Seeks to Protect Wild Buckwheat

  Staff Writer | July 30, 2006 9:31 PM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO

  According to the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, environmental groups including the Uncompahgre Valley Association are requesting the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service make increasing efforts to protect the Clay Loving Wild Buckwheat, an endangered plant that grows only in Delta and Montrose Counties. The groups ask that the protected areas for this plant increase to include all of the Gunnison...

• Warning to Medicare Recipients

  Staff Writer | July 19, 2006 6:26 PM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO

  According to 9 News, the Colorado Division of Insurance is warning of a national telephone scam. According to authorities, some Medicare recipients receive calls from people claiming to be representatives of Medicare and requesting their personal bank account information. The caller tells the Medicaid beneficiary they need a new Medicaid card and will be charged a one-time-fee of $239 to $369....

• Van Hits Toddler While Backing Up

  Staff Writer | July 19, 2006 5:20 PM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO

  According to the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, a van hit a young boy as it backed out of the driveway on Monday, July 17. The child was initially knocked unconscious, but regained consciousness when he arrived at the hospital. The extent of his injury is still unknown. Police have indicated they may file charges against the driver, contingent upon a full investigation.

• Motorcycle Collides with Truck

  Staff Writer | July 18, 2006 5:21 PM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO

  The Daily Sentinel reported that a man from Grand Junction received serious injuries when his motorcycle collided with a truck on July 17. As the motorcyclist, Daniel Emert, drove down South Avenue, a truck making a left from Fourth Street onto South Avenue crashed into his vehicle. Unfortunately, Emert was not wearing his helmet, and while he seriously injured, his current condition is unknown....

• Council Approves Higher Ambulance Fees

  Staff Writer | July 17, 2006 8:59 AM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO

  The Daily Sentinel reported that the Grand Junction City Council will increase charges to patients for ambulance service from $582 to $781 depending upon the degree of care required. This is an increase of approximately $250. According to officials, the fee increase is necessary in order to avoid substantially increasing the cities cost for ambulance service.

• Alcohol May be Factor in Crash

  Staff Writer | July 16, 2006 8:58 AM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO

  According to the Grand Junction Sentinel, a driver who crashed his SUV into a duplex may have been intoxicated. Early Wednesday morning, Kevin Pickering driving 60 mph crashed into the duplex, knocking the frame from the foundation. None of the people in the home reported any injuries.

• New County Judge Sworn In

  Staff Writer | July 07, 2006 9:37 AM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO

  Gretchen Larson, a senior trail deputy district attorney with the Mesa County District Attorney's Office, is Mesa County's newest county court judge. Mesa County population is approximately 120,000 with people spread across 15 different cities including Grand Junction, Fruita and Palisade. Due to a 350% increase in the number of cases filed in Mesa County since 1972, legislators approved the...