Israel says it likely killed an American activist by mistake. The US condemns...
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Israeli military said Tuesday an American activist killed in the West Bank last week was likely shot “indirectly and unintentionally” by its soldiers, drawing a strong...
View ArticleFifth Street construction is underway
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) - On Monday morning, construction for phase two began. The City of Grand Junction's pilot project of Fourth and Fifth streets is nearly more than halfway done. But this...
View ArticleInvestigation underway for Palisade High shooting threat
PALISADE, Colo. (KREX) - Authorities are investigating an alleged threat against Palisade High School. According to officials, a student threatened to bring a gun to school on Tuesday, but other...
View ArticleFrancine becomes a hurricane as Louisiana residents brace for expected...
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Francine became a hurricane Tuesday evening as it barreled toward south Louisiana, strengthening over extremely warm Gulf waters as those in possible harm's way rushed to...
View ArticleTrump repeats false claims over 2020 election loss, deflects responsibility...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump persisted Tuesday in saying during a nationally televised presidential debate that he had won the 2020 election and continued to take no responsibility...
View ArticleDebate reaction from CMU students
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Students gathered in room 138 of Houston Hall on the Colorado Mesa University (CMU) campus to watch the second presidential debate between Former President Donald Trump...
View ArticleA day to remember, 23 years later
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Grand Junction Police Cp. Nick Genova has been a cop for over 30 years. His uncle worked in the South Tower, but luckily was across the street when the plane crashed. He...
View ArticleCDOT and state patrol holds procession for Trent Umberger
PALISADE, Colo. (KREX) - As dark clouds roam above the sky, they rumble with thunder as tears fall from the sky. Wednesday was a day of mourning, filled with emotion all around. A gathering for one...
View ArticleMontrose County Master Plan to be "guiding document" for the future
MONTROSE, Colo. (KREX) — Montrose County is nearing the final approval for its Master Plan which is designed to help grow and develop the area. The Montrose County Planning Commission is considering...
View ArticleA Soyuz craft with 2 Russians and 1 American docks at the International Space...
MOSCOW (AP) — A Soyuz spacecraft carrying two Russians and an American docked at the International Space Station on Wednesday, a little more than three hours after its launch. The capsule atop a...
View Article9/11 anniversary brings Biden, Harris and Trump together at ground zero
NEW YORK (AP) — With presidential candidates looking on, some 9/11 victims’ relatives appealed to them Wednesday for accountability as the U.S. marked an anniversary laced with election-season...
View ArticleThousands in the dark as Hurricane Francine strikes Louisiana, raising flood...
MORGAN CITY, La. (AP) — Hurricane Francine slammed into the Louisiana coast Wednesday evening as a dangerous Category 2 storm that knocked out electricity to more than a quarter-million customers and...
View ArticleAlberto Fujimori, a former president of Peru who was convicted for human...
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Alberto Fujimori, whose decade-long presidency began with triumphs righting Peru’s economy and defeating a brutal insurgency only to end in a disgrace of autocratic excess that later...
View ArticleWildfires in Southern California torch dozens of homes and force thousands to...
WRIGHTWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Three major wildfires in Southern California's mountains east of Los Angeles torched dozens of homes and forced thousands of people to evacuate, officials said Wednesday. At...
View ArticleCeremony to remember lost CDOT workers held at Palisade High School
PALISADE, Colo. (KREX) — A ceremony to remember the lives of Trenton Umberger and Nathan Jones was held at Palisade High School at 7 p.m. on Wednesday. Slow Down Move Over Colorado hosted the Light Up...
View ArticleVietnam death toll climbs to 197 as typhoon's aftermath brings flash floods...
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Nearly 200 people have died in Vietnam in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi and more than 125 are missing as flash floods and landslides take their toll, state media reported...
View ArticleHundreds gather on a Seattle beach to remember an American activist killed by...
SEATTLE (AP) — For her 26th birthday in July, human rights activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi gathered friends for a bonfire at one of her favorite places, a sandy beach in Seattle where green-and-white...
View ArticleMoney rolls in on US election bets after judge clears the way
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — People began betting Thursday on which political party would win control of Congress in the November elections after a judge's ruling allowing the wagers — the only ones to...
View ArticleNew York City police commissioner resigns after his phone was seized in...
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Police Commissioner Edward Caban resigned Thursday, one week after it emerged that his phone was seized as part of a federal investigation that touched several members of...
View ArticleXcel Energy warning of possible power outages
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Expected severe weather in Western Colorado led Xcel Energy to issue a press release to warn residents of Mesa and Garfield Counties of the possibilities of power...
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