Sex eligibility rules for female athletes are complex and legally difficult....
PARIS (AP) — Women’s boxing at the Paris Olympics has highlighted the complexity of drafting and enforcing sex eligibility rules for women's sports and how athletes like Imane Khelif of Algeria and...
View ArticleTropical Storm Debby churns up the East Coast, and affects weather as far...
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Tropical Storm Debby pushed bad weather up the East Coast on Wednesday, colliding with other systems and bringing no respite to residents as far away as the Great Lakes and New...
View ArticleLow cost spay and neuter clinic
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — A low cost spay and neuter clinic will be held at the Mesa County Fairgrounds Thursday through Sunday. The clinic, hosted by Bergen Spay and Neuter Alliance, is its...
View ArticleCrime Stoppers, police looking for credit card thefts
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) - Law enforcement is seeking a pair of suspects who stole credit cards and used them at City Market and other local businesses. According to Crime Stoppers of Mesa County,...
View ArticleBuckling up can save you and your child's life
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) - Are your children buckling up before the car is moving? The Colorado State Patrol released a statement recently that many children are not buckling up before the vehicle...
View ArticleDay 6 of Tina Peters trial: Former elections manager testifies
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — The former elections manager for Mesa County told jurors Wednesday about Tina Peters' possible malfeasances after the 2020 election. Sandra Brown said she was suspicious...
View ArticleGreat Outdoors Colorado is working to save the state's native bumblebee
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) - Our native insect, the Colorado bumblebee, is on a major decline. There is an effort to save this particular species and bees in general. The Great Outdoors Colorado is...
View ArticleFor Haiti, the Paris Olympics is about more than just winning gold
PARIS (AP) — As he coasted along Paris’ Seine River during the Olympic opening ceremony, one word came to Haitian swimmer Alexandre Grand’Pierre’s mind. “Iconic.” For the seven athletes competing for...
View ArticleBreanna Stewart, other moms on US women's basketball team enjoy rare moments...
Breanna Stewart and the other moms on the US women’s basketball team are enjoying some special moments while chasing Olympic history. In addition to trying to become the first Olympic team — male or...
View ArticleIsrael-Hamas war latest: The Israeli military orders another mass evacuation...
The Israeli military has ordered another mass evacuation in large areas around Khan Younis in southern Gaza, saying its forces will soon operate there in response to Palestinian rocket fire. Gaza’s...
View ArticleLightning causes wildfires on Bookcliffs
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) -- On Wednesday, the Grand Junction Interagency Dispatch Center learned of lightning-caused wildfires on the Bookcliffs. The Bureau of Land Management reported the most...
View ArticleTimeline of events in Ferguson, Missouri, after a police officer fatally shot...
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — On Aug. 9, 2014, Michael Brown and a friend were walking in the middle of Canfield Drive, a two-lane street in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, Missouri, when a police officer...
View ArticleHearing in Karen Read case expected to focus on jury deliberations
DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — Defense attorneys for Karen Read are expected to argue Friday that two charges in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend be dismissed, focusing on the jury deliberations...
View ArticleDaniel Wiffen's most excellent Olympic adventure ends with a two-hour dip in...
PARIS (AP) — For Daniel Wiffen, it was the beginning of his open water career. And, in all likelihood, the ending. The star of Olympic swimming for Ireland after winning a gold medal in the 800-meter...
View ArticleAFW Owner Jake Jabs talks Palisade Peaches!
PALISADE, Colo. (KREX) — On Thursday, Dixie Burmeister and the owner of American Furniture Warehouse, Jake Jabs, joined WesternSlopeNow to talk about the upcoming Palisade Peach Festival. Jabs and...
View ArticleThe threat Israel didn't foresee: Hezbollah's growing drone power
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group launched one of its deepest strikes into Israel in mid-May, using an explosive drone that scored a direct hit on one of Israel’s most significant air...
View ArticleThe Arc of Colorado meets at workforce center
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — The Arc of Colorado, a 15-chapter state-wide organization dedicated to helping Coloradan families and those with intellectual and developmental disabilities, held a...
View ArticleMeet the press? Hold that thought. The candidate sit-down interview ain't...
During Kamala Harris' thrill ride that has upended the 2024 presidential campaign, journalists for the most part have been on the outside looking in. The vice president hasn't given an interview and...
View ArticleCouncil seeking proposals for Opioid Crisis Recovery Fund grant
MESA COUNTY, Colo. (KREX) -- A local group believes a new grant can help tackle the ever-growing opioid crisis. The Mesa County Regional Opioid Governance Council is currently seeking proposals for...
View ArticleFor freed Russian opposition activist Ilya Yashin, resuming work against...
BERLIN (AP) — All Russian opposition politician Ilya Yashin had with him when he was released from his penal colony in a swap was his toothbrush, a tube of toothpaste, his expired passport and the...
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