Oasis reunites for tour, ending a 15-year hiatus driven by Gallagher...
LONDON (AP) — Oasis, the Britpop band known for timeless hits like “Wonderwall” and “Don’t Look Back in Anger,” is reuniting for a tour of the British Isles next summer, ending a 15-year hiatus and,...
View ArticleNew fees for Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area proposed
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) - The Grand Junction Field Office is seeking input on proposed recreation fees for certain campsites in the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area. The Bureau of...
View ArticleA 10-month-old Palestinian baby suddenly stopped crawling. Polio had struck Gaza
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Born into the devastating Israel-Hamas war, 10-month-old Abdel-Rahman Abu El-Jedian started crawling early. Then one day, he froze — his left leg appeared to be...
View ArticleArrest made in Aug. 22 hit-and-run
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) - The person who was responsible for a hit-and-run accident involving a low-powered scooter on Thursday, Aug. 22, has been apprehended. In a Grand Junction Police...
View ArticleA hostage in Gaza is rescued by Israel after 326 days of captivity
BEERSHEBA, Israel (AP) — Qaid Farhan Alkadi was alone underground Tuesday after 326 days of captivity in Gaza when Israeli forces scouring Hamas’ vast tunnel network found and freed him. “Suddenly, I...
View Article2024 Lion of the year recognized
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — At the DoubleTree by Hilton off Horizon Drive, the Grand Junction Lions Club met Tues. recognize the 2024 Lion of The Year recipient. Shawna Grieger was this year's...
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Human services fraud case submitted to DA
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — A fraud case involving two co-defendants and over $100,000 in alleged stolen funds was submitted to the district attorney's office. Defendant Rodion Vialshin and...
View ArticleSalmon will soon swim freely in the Klamath River for first time in a century...
For the first time in more than a century, salmon will soon have free passage along the Klamath River and its tributaries — a major watershed near the California-Oregon border — as the largest dam...
View ArticleD51 approves two measures for November ballot
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — On Aug. 20, the D51 Board of Education voted unanimously to approve the language of two ballot measures for November, giving the go-ahead to be decided by Mesa County...
View ArticleGunman in Trump assassination attempt saw rally as 'target of opportunity,'...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The gunman in the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump searched online for events of both Trump and President Joe Biden, looked up information about explosives over...
View ArticleTraffic to be impacted on I-70 Business Loop as CDOT starts next phase of...
MESA COUNTY, Colo. (KREX) — The Colorado Department of Transportation, along with contractor United Companies, recently began the next step in the Interstate 70 Business Loop improvements. CDOT said...
View ArticleParalympic Games opening ceremony starts the final chapter on a long summer...
PARIS (AP) — Just weeks after hosting the Olympics, Paris inaugurated the 2024 Paralympics on Wednesday with a nearly four-hour-long opening ceremony in the heart of the city. Against the backdrop of...
View ArticleSouth Carolina prison director says electric chair, firing squad and lethal...
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's prisons director said Wednesday that state's supply of a lethal injection drug is pure, its electric chair was tested a month ago and its firing squad has the...
View ArticleUS Open: Cyberbullying remains a problem in tennis. One player called it out...
NEW YORK (AP) — Caroline Garcia, a U.S. Open semifinalist two years ago, drew attention Wednesday to the ever-present problem of cyberbullying in tennis, particularly by people who bet on matches,...
View ArticleMesa County to file lawsuit against State of Colorado
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) - On Tuesday morning, the Mesa County Board of Commissioners held a meeting about upcoming topics for discussion with the community. One of those topics is a lawsuit that...
View ArticleMontrose receives DOLA funds to help with housing
MONTROSE, Colo. (KREX) - Montrose received two affordable rental awards to help the city have more places for folks to live. Rendezvous and Sunshine Peak Apartments both received funds from the...
View ArticleCommercial truck on I70 crashes into canal near Fruita
FRUITA, Colo. (KREX) — A commercial box truck swerved off the road around 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday and crashed into a canal feeding into the Colorado River near Fruita. The driver was alone in the...
View ArticleUkraine's children should see themselves as 'generation of winners' not war...
UZHHOROD, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s first lady wants her country’s children to view themselves not as a generation enduring a grinding war but rather as “a generation of winners.” On the sidelines of a...
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Community Hospital gets prestigious national 5-star rating
MESA COUNTY, Colo. (KREX) - Community Hospital was recently awarded a rare honor that only a few health care facilities receive in the nation. Community Hospital announced Thursday it obtained a...
View ArticleTexas man is exonerated after spending nearly 34 years in prison for wrongful...
A wrongfully convicted Texas man who spent 34 years in prison for a killing in the 1980s was exonerated Thursday, saying that while he couldn't get those years back, he was happy and moving forward....
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