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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — The Colorado State Patrol is reminding motorcyclists of the difference between lane filtering and lane splitting. Colorado’s lane filtering law went into effect in August 2024, and Colorado State Patrol Trooper Sherri Mendez says despite the controversy, it’s still legal. “The law is the law. Motorcyclists are allowed to lane filter,” says Mendez. What isn’t legal is lane splitting, and Mendez says there’s a big difference.

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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — The HomewardBound resource center on Ute Avenue is closed as of Monday, and those in charge are working to make sure those who used the center can still access resources. HomewardBound Chief Operating Officer Chris Masters says the navigation center, which opened Monday, will be home to some of the services previously offered at the resource center.

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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — A revision to President Trump’s budget reconciliation bill, also called the Big Beautiful Bill, could impact Coloradans’ ability to access public lands. The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources released a new revision to Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill mandating the sale of between 2 and 3 million acres of public land.

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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — On Monday, Intermountain Health St. Mary’s donated 90 lifejackets to the Save-A-Life-Jacket program — 30 children’s size, 30 youth size and 30 adult size. Victoria Grasmick, community health program manager for Intermountain Health, says they made the donation because it’s important that members of the community have what they need to keep themselves safe. “We want people to have fun on the river. We want them to be safe.

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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — No Kings Day protests were held across the United States on Saturday, and Grand Junction was no exception. Thousands of Mesa County residents gathered at Canyon View Park on Saturday morning to protest what national organizers call authoritarianism in the White House. “If he decides he’s going to ignore everything that we stand for, then we lose our democracy,” said Dylan Cox, a Grand Junction resident and military veteran in attendance at the protest.