GJ ranks fifth in worst drivers in Colorado
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) - Grand Junction finished in the top five on a list it probably didn't want to land on. A recent Consumer Affairs report ranked Junction as having the fifth-worst drivers...
View ArticleSouth Carolina sets date for first execution in more than 13 years
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina has set a Sept. 20 date to put inmate Freddie Eugene Owens to death in what would be the state's first execution in more than 13 years. South Carolina was once one...
View ArticleIsraeli evacuation orders cram Palestinians into shrinking 'humanitarian...
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Young girls screamed and elbowed each other in a crush of bodies in southern Gaza, trying desperately to reach the front of the food line. Men doled out rice and...
View ArticleNikki Haley in Taiwan says an isolationist policy is not healthy while...
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said on a visit to Taiwan Saturday that an isolationist policy isn't “healthy” and called on the Republican Party to...
View ArticleUnder sea and over land, the Paris Paralympics flame is lit before beginning...
Two weeks after French star swimmer Léon Marchand extinguished the Olympic flame to close the Paris Olympics, the spotlight is now on its Paralympic counterpart. British Paralympians Helene Raynsford...
View Article2 separate bus crashes in Pakistan leave at least 36 people dead, officials say
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Two separate bus crashes hours apart in Pakistan on Sunday left at least 36 people dead and dozens more injured, officials said. The first happened when a bus carrying Shiite Muslim...
View ArticleThe suspect in the Germany attack was motivated by Islamic State group...
SOLINGEN, Germany (AP) — A Syrian man on Sunday was ordered held on suspicion of murder and membership in a terrorist organization in connection with the Solingen knife attack that left three dead and...
View ArticleProtesters against judiciary overhaul plan urge Mexican president to 'respect...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Protestors took to the streets across Mexico on Sunday in the latest opposition to President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's proposed judicial overhaul and other moves by the...
View ArticleAuthorities arrest ex-sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot a Black airman at his...
A former Florida sheriff’s deputy charged with killing a Black U.S. Air Force senior airman who answered his apartment door while holding a gun pointed toward the ground was arrested Monday, officials...
View ArticleCity hosting housing strategy update
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) - The City of Grand Junction is looking for residents to provide feedback on its housing strategy update. The public engagement meeting will be online and start at 5:30...
View ArticleU.S. Latinas contributed $1.3 trillion to the GDP, about as much as Florida's...
Latinas contributed $1.3 trillion to the U.S. gross domestic product in 2021, up from $661 billion in 2010 and at a growth rate nearly triple that of non-Latinos during the same time period, according...
View ArticleWestern Slope therapy clinic wins grant
OLATHE, Colo. (KREX) — Dream Catcher Therapy Center in Olathe recently won a $300,000 grant from Colorado Trust to help expand access to therapy care on the Western Slope. The funds will be...
View Article3 injured, no fatalities in Sunday night's rollover on Rim Rock Drive
FRUITA, Colo. (KREX) - Three individuals were transferred to the hospital Sunday night after a rollover happened on Rim Rock Drive on the Colorado National Monument. There were four individuals in the...
View ArticleFinalists chosen for city manager
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Two finalists have been chosen to become the next city manager. They are Mike Bennett, who served as city manager for Fruita since 2014 and Scott Trainor who has been...
View ArticleTrump rebukes Harris and Biden on anniversary of Afghanistan bombing that...
DETROIT (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Monday tied Vice President Kamala Harris to the chaotic Afghanistan War withdrawal on the third anniversary of the suicide bombing that killed 13 U.S....
View ArticleFair-goers scorched by heartland heat wave take refuge under misters as some...
FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. (AP) — Visitors to the Minnesota State Fair sought relief from soaring temperatures under misters Monday while some Midwestern schools dismissed classes early or called off...
View ArticleApparent cyberattack leaves Seattle airport facing major internet outages
SEATTLE (AP) — An apparent cyberattack disrupted internet, phones, email and other systems at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport for a third day on Monday as Port of Seattle officials worked to...
View ArticleUkraine counts on new long-range weapon to bypass Western restrictions and...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine says it has a new long-range weapon to strike deep into Russia without asking permission from allies — a homegrown combination of missile and drone that the defense...
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Driver goes off Highway 145, reported to have non-life-threatening injuries
SAN MIGUEL COUNTY, Colo. (KREX) - A driver is believed to have serious, but non-life-threatening injuries after going off a small cliff Monday night on Highway 145. Courtesy Photo/San Miguel County...
View ArticleBiden adviser meets with Qatari leaders to discuss Israel-Hamas negotiations
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s top Middle East adviser on Tuesday held talks in Doha with senior Qatari leaders on the efforts to complete a cease-fire and hostage deal between Israel and...
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