GJ resource center delays opening, again.
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — The December 29th opening of the unhoused Resource Center, located at 261 Ute Avenue, a project between the city of Grand Junction, Homeward Bound and United Way, along...
View ArticlePerspective: Children born poor have little margin for mistakes or bad...
ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) — Alfred King was lying in the parking lot of a small apartment building, mortally wounded when police in Alexandria, Louisiana, got to the intersection of 12th and Magnolia...
View ArticlePalestinians stream into a southern Gaza town as Israel expands its offensive...
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Tens of thousands of Palestinians streamed into an already crowded town at the southernmost end of Gaza in recent days, fleeing Israel’s bombardment of the center of the...
View ArticleRussia launches the biggest aerial barrage of the war and kills 30 civilians,...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched 122 missiles and dozens of drones against Ukrainian targets, officials said Friday, killing at least 30 civilians across the country in what an air force official...
View ArticleNew Year's Eve events in Grand Junction
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — VIDEO TO BE AIRED--New Years is right around the corner and there will be plenty to do locally to ring in 2024. You can find out more information for these events below:...
View ArticleJudge allows lawsuit that challenges Idaho's broad abortion ban to move forward
An Idaho judge on Friday denied a request by the state's top legal chief to throw out a lawsuit seeking to clarify the exemptions tucked inside the state's broad abortion ban. Instead, 4th District...
View ArticlePowerful Pacific swell brings threat of more dangerous surf to California
VENTURA, Calif. (AP) — Bulldozers built giant sand berms Friday to protect beachfront homes in one of California's coastal cities hit hard this week by extraordinary waves generated by powerful swells...
View ArticleBritish warship arrives in Guyana as tensions heat up in border dispute with...
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A British warship arrived in Guyana on Friday afternoon amid rising tensions from a border dispute between the former British colony and Venezuela. The HMS Trent's visit led...
View ArticleAir raids over eastern Syria near Iraqi border kill 6 Iran-backed militants
BAGHDAD (AP) — Three overnight airstrikes on eastern Syria near a strategic border crossing with Iraq killed six Iran-backed militants Saturday, two members of Iraqi militia groups told The Associated...
View ArticleRussia wants evidence before giving explanations about an object that entered...
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Russia will not provide any explanations about an unidentified object that briefly entered Poland’s airspace until it receives evidence that shows the object was a Russian...
View ArticleVenezuela says troops will stay deployed until British military vessel leaves...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Venezuela said Saturday it will continue to deploy nearly 6,000 troops until a British military vessel sent to neighboring Guyana leaves the waters off the coast of the two South...
View ArticleFamily of 4 found dead in apparent murder-suicide by New York police sergeant
NEW YORK (AP) — A husband and wife and their two sons, ages 10 and 12, were found dead in a suburban New York home Saturday in what authorities described as a murder-suicide by a police sergeant....
View ArticleNetanyahu says Gaza war on Hamas will go on for 'many more months,' thanks US...
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday that Israel's war on Hamas in Gaza will continue for “many more months," pushing back against persistent international...
View ArticleMexico and Venezuela restart repatriation flights amid pressure to curb...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico and Venezuela announced Saturday that they have restarted repatriation flights of Venezuelans migrants in Mexico, the latest move by countries in the region to take on a...
View ArticlePistons beat Raptors 129-127 to end NBA record-tying losing streak at 28 games
DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Pistons ended their NBA record-tying losing streak at 28 games with a 129-127 victory over the short-handed Toronto Raptors on Saturday night, as Cade Cunningham had 30...
View ArticleMaine state official who removed Trump from ballot was targeted in swatting...
A fake emergency call to police resulted in officers responding Friday night to the home of Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows just a day after she removed former President Donald Trump from the...
View ArticleLaws banning semi-automatic weapons and library censorship to take effect in...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — With the calendar-page turn to 2024 on Monday comes 320 new state laws that Illinois residents will need to navigate. Some will have a widespread effect, including a law...
View ArticleAustralians and New Zealanders preparing to be among first nations to ring in...
Australians and New Zealanders are making final preparations on New Year’s Eve to become among the first nations to ring in 2024 as ongoing wars in Ukraine and Gaza cast a pall over celebrations and...
View ArticleXi says China will ‘surely be reunified’ with self-ruled Taiwan in New Year’s...
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping said China would “surely be reunified” with Taiwan during his televised New Year’s address, renewing Beijing’s threats to take over the self-ruled island,...
View ArticleMore Rohingya refugees arrive in Indonesia despite rejection from locals
MEDAN, Indonesia (AP) — Nearly 150 Rohingya refugees, mostly hungry and weak women and children, have reached a beach in Indonesia’s North Sumatra province after weeks at sea, officials said Sunday....
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