Montrose police, Crime Stoppers seeking info on shooting near Uncompahgre River
MONTROSE, Colo. (KREX) - The Montrose Police Department is asking the community to assist with any information about a shooting around noon on Monday near Uncompahgre River. The incident occurred just...
View ArticleBrazil will restrict entry of some foreign nationals, aiming to curb...
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil will begin imposing restrictions on the entry of some foreign citizens from Asia who are seeking refuge in the South American nation as a means to migrate to the United States...
View ArticleIsrael-Hamas war latest: Israeli tank and drone strikes kill at least 17 in Gaza
Israeli tank and drone strikes in Gaza on Wednesday killed at least 17 people, according to hospital staff and Associated Press journalists who counted the bodies. The strikes happened in Deir...
View ArticleSchool choice and a history of segregation collide as one Florida county...
MADISON, Fla. (AP) — Tens of thousands of students have left Florida’s public schools in recent years amid an explosive expansion in school choice. Now, districts large and small are grappling with...
View ArticleGrand Junction community members speak out about 4th and 5th Street plan
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) - Anger, frustration and a room full of concern for the future. Residents around Grand Junction spoke to the city council about the changes made to Fourth and Fifth street...
View ArticleBaby among at least 10 people drown after migrant boat overturns on...
BRATUNAC, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — A baby was among at least 10 people who drowned after a boat carrying migrants overturned while crossing the Drina river from Serbia to Bosnia, officials in the two...
View ArticleThe biggest diamond in over a century is found in Botswana -- a whopping...
GABORONE, Botswana (AP) — The largest diamond found in more than a century has been unearthed at a mine in Botswana, and the country's president showed off the fist-sized stone to the world at a...
View ArticleUS government indicts Guatemalan suspect on smuggling charges over deaths of...
A suspect arrested in Guatemala has been charged with helping coordinate the 2022 smuggling attempt that ended in the deaths of 53 migrants in Texas, the Justice Department announced Thursday, marking...
View ArticleMesa County's fire restrictions to end Friday
MESA COUNTY, Colo. (KREX) - The Mesa County Sheriff's Office, the Bureau of Land Management and local fire chiefs announced fire restrictions will be lifted Friday after they were put in effect about...
View ArticleVenezuela’s Supreme Court certifies Maduro’s claims that he won presidential...
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s Supreme Court has backed President Nicolas Maduro’s claims that he won last month’s presidential election and said voting tallies published online showing he lost...
View ArticleOlathe nonprofit receives $300K grant
OLATHE, Colo. (KREX) - An Olathe nonprofit that offers a less-common form of therapy recently received a grant to help people on the Western Slope. Dream Catcher Therapy Center announced Thursday that...
View ArticleFemale delegates at the DNC are wearing white to honor women's suffrage on...
CHICAGO (AP) — If you think you're seeing a lot of women wearing white during the final night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, you don't need to adjust your television set. There...
View ArticleIsrael-Hamas war latest: Israeli strikes kill at least 16 in Gaza,...
Palestinian health officials say Israeli strikes have killed at least 16 people in the Gaza Strip. The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital received the bodies, including the remains of a woman and three...
View ArticleWhitman Park will reopen with modifications in the future
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) - For months, the historic Whitman Park in Grand Junction has been closed to the public. But there are now plans to reopen it with some modifications. Officials say there...
View ArticleWest Nile detected in Battlement Mesa
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — West Nile Virus is commonly spread through the bite of an infected mosquito. Environmental Health Manager for Garfield County Public Health Jannette Whitcomb tells...
View ArticlePowell at Jackson Hole: 'The time has come' for the Fed to soon begin...
JACKSON, Wyoming (AP) — With inflation nearly defeated and the job market cooling, the Federal Reserve is prepared to start cutting its key interest rate from its current 23-year high, Chair Jerome...
View ArticleUnited Way of Mesa County hosting upcoming Unity in Community Festival
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) - United Way of Mesa County is hosting an upcoming festival filled with various family activities. The event is also a location to learn how several nonprofits are...
View ArticleTrump-backed Alaska Republican withdraws from US House race after third-place...
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom, a Republican backed by former President Donald Trump, withdrew from the race for Alaska’s lone seat in the U.S. House on Friday after finishing...
View ArticlePolis, OEDIT announce grants to support job creation in Western Colorado towns
MONTROSE COUNTY, Colo. (KREX) - The Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) and Gov. Jared Polis announced Wednesday two grants that will fund projects in Western Colorado and...
View ArticleBlack Canyon Regional AstroFest starts early September
MONTROSE, Colo. (KREX) - Residents will have a chance to learn more about the stars above us in a series of events by the National Park Service. Black Canyon Regional AstroFest will be Sept. 5-7. The...
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