How Ferguson elevated the profile of the Justice Department's civil rights...
WASHINGTON (AP) — As the first images out of Ferguson, Missouri surfaced 10 years ago — the bloodied body of a man left for hours in the street beneath white sheets, protesters smashing car windows...
View ArticleDeputies arrest May assault suspect
CLIFTON, Colo. (KREX) — Mesa County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested a man who they believe is the perpetrator of a May 13 assault. MCSO said in a press release deputies located and arrested...
View ArticleA gunshot, a murdered rival and a kidnapped drug lord: Mexico's ruling party...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — It was strange and surprising when Mexico’s most-wanted drug lord landed at an airfield near El Paso, Texas in July, but the story of how he got there is now growing into a scandal...
View ArticleCOVID-19 is on the upswing in the US
COVID-19 hasn’t gone away, and data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests it’s on the upswing around the country. “We’ve seen these summer increases every summer that COVID-19...
View ArticleUkrainian forces left a path of destruction on their march to the Russian...
SUDZHA, Russia (AP) — A trail of destruction lies in the path that Ukrainian forces carved on their risky incursion into Russia, blasting through the border and eventually into the town of Sudzha,...
View ArticleHurricane Ernesto barrels toward Bermuda as wealthy British territory preps...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Ernesto charged toward Bermuda on Friday as officials in the tiny British territory in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean opened shelters and closed government...
View ArticleVA hosting upcoming Creative Arts Festival
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) – An event centering on the veteran community's creative talents will soon occur in the Grand Valley. VA Western Colorado is hosting the Creative Arts Festival from 8 a.m....
View ArticleNew judge appointed to 21st Judicial District Court
MESA COUNTY, Colo. (KREX) - A new face will join the 21st Judicial District Court in Mesa County. On Friday, Gov. Jared Polis appointed JenniLynn Lawrence to the 21st Judicial District Court. She...
View ArticleParanormal Cirque 2 now in Grand Junction
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — On Tuesday evening, preparations for Paranormal Cirque 2 began with the construction of the circus tent in the Mesa Mall parking lot. The intimate and air-conditioned...
View ArticleCaleb Williams runs for TD, leads 2 scoring drives as Bears beat Bengals 27-3
CHICAGO (AP) — Caleb Williams looked downfield and saw nobody open. He spun and hit Rome Odunze deep on the run, one prized rookie connecting with another on a 45-yard pass. It was just the sort of...
View ArticleVenezuelans in Caracas and across the world demonstrate to defend...
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelans across the world — some with flags and other patriotic paraphernalia — responded to a call from their country’s political opposition Saturday and took to the...
View ArticleSafe2Tell reports are at record high
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Safe2Tell was created as a reporting tool for school-related harm, such as planned attacks, drug dealing, cyberbullying, self-harm or suicide. Colorado Attorney General...
View ArticleBlack men emerge as key constituency in 2024 race, bringing dynamic views to...
ATLANTA (AP) — Every Monday evening, the Andrew and Walter Young Family YMCA basement becomes a sanctuary for men who, local leaders say, have too often been denied one. The Black Man Lab, which for...
View ArticleCan AI truly replicate the screams of a man on fire? Video game performers...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — For hours, motion capture sensors tacked onto Noshir Dalal’s body tracked his movements as he unleashed aerial strikes, overhead blows and single-handed attacks that would later...
View Article50 years on, Harlem Week shows how a New York City neighborhood went from...
NEW YORK (AP) — In 1974, Harlem’s deserted streets and tumbledown tenements told the story of a neighborhood left behind. Decades of disinvestment had culminated in a mass exodus known as urban flight...
View ArticleLeaders of China and Vietnam pledge to strengthen political and economic ties
BEIJING (AP) — The leaders of China and Vietnam pledged to further their economic ties and gave a nod to their shared communist ideology during the first visit by Vietnam’s new president to Beijing on...
View ArticleUS settles with billionaire Carl Icahn for using company to secure personal...
Billionaire Carl Icahn and his company were charged by U.S. regulators with failing to disclose personal loans worth billions of dollars that were secured using securities of Icahn Enterprises as...
View ArticleMontrose Monday!
MONTROSE, Colo. (KREX) — Recurring guest, Tonya Maddox, tells WesternSlopeNow about upcoming events in Montrose. On Thursday is Chamber Business After Hours. This time, Flower Motor Company is the...
View ArticleHeavy rains hit Pakistan's south as this monsoon's death toll rises to 209
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Flash floods triggered by monsoon rains swept through streets in southern Pakistan and blocked a key highway in the north, officials said Monday, as the death toll from rain-related...
View ArticleCommunity Hospital introduces da Vinci 5 surgical system
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) - Community Hospital recently announced a new surgical system to help with minimally invasive care. The Intuitive da Vinci surgical system is an advanced technology which...
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