Georgia officials agree to spend $100 million on Hurricane Helene aid for...
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's state government is diverting $100 million to spend on loans to farmers and cleanup after Hurricane Helene. The Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission voted...
View ArticleMesa County clerk and recorder on Griswold password leak
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Passwords used to change the settings on voting machines around the state were leaked on a public website by the Colorado Secretary of State's office. After the leak,...
View ArticleTop House Republicans seeking documents regarding Biden's 'garbage' comment
WASHINGTON (AP) — Top House Republicans called on the White House to produce all documents and internal communications regarding President Joe Biden's statement earlier this week in which he appeared...
View ArticleSouth Carolina executes Richard Moore despite broadly supported plea to cut...
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina put Richard Moore to death by lethal injection Friday for the 1999 fatal shooting of a convenience store clerk, despite a broad appeal for mercy by parties that...
View ArticleVigil set for Grizzly No. 399, the beloved Grand Teton bear who was killed by...
During her nearly three decades roaming the snowy wilderness of the Teton Range, Grizzly No. 399 became a beloved mama bear with millions of parkgoers following her yearly adventures and her...
View ArticleAs Mexicans celebrate Day of the Dead, they grapple with what it means to...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — It’s midnight on the fringes of Mexico City, and the San Gregorio Pantheon is not just alive, it’s booming. The roar of mariachis echoes over families adorning the graves of lost...
View ArticleLocal sheriff asks FBI to investigate death of Black man found hanging in...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The FBI is investigating the death of a Black man in Alabama, who was found hanging in an abandoned house, following a request from a local sheriff amid fears among community...
View ArticleThe man who took in orphaned Peanut the squirrel says it’s ‘surreal’...
NEW YORK (AP) — A man who took in an orphaned squirrel and made it a social media star vowed Saturday that New York state's decision to seize and euthanize the animal “won't go unheard.” “We will make...
View ArticleIsraeli forces capture senior Hezbollah operative in north Lebanon, Israeli...
BATROUN, Lebanon (AP) — Israeli naval forces captured a senior Hezbollah operative in north Lebanon, an Israeli military official said Saturday, as the conflict between the Iran-backed group and...
View ArticleMpox cases in Congo may be stabilizing. Experts say more vaccines are needed...
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Some health officials say mpox cases in Congo appear to be “stabilizing” — a possible sign that the main epidemic for which the World Health Organization made a global emergency...
View ArticleNorth Carolina sees turnout record with more than 4.2M ballots cast at early...
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina had already surpassed its early-voting record set in 2020, but the State Board of Elections announced Sunday that more than 4.2 million voters cast ballots at early...
View ArticleTakeaways from AP's report on three hospitals in northern Gaza raided by...
JERUSALEM (AP) — One of the most startling aspects of Israel’s campaign against Hamas in Gaza has been the destruction wreaked on the territory’s health sector. Over the past 13 months, the Israeli...
View ArticleOklahoma storms injure at least 11 and leave thousands without power
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Severe storms and tornadoes battered Oklahoma early Sunday, tossing cars and ripping roofs off buildings in the middle of the night and leaving tens of thousands of homes and...
View ArticlePakistan shuts primary schools for a week in Lahore due to dangerous air quality
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Dangerously poor air quality on Monday forced Pakistani authorities in the cultural capital of Lahore to close primary schools for a week, government officials said, after the...
View ArticleEx-officer found guilty in the 2020 shooting death of Andre Hill
A former police officer was convicted of murder Monday in the shooting of Andre Hill, a Black man who was holding a cellphone and keys when he was killed. Officer Adam Coy, who served nearly 20 years...
View ArticleATV accident leaves 2 injured
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) - A desert gathering ended in an ATV accident injuring two people over the weekend. The Mesa County Sheriff's Office responded to the accident around 9:30 near 29 Road....
View ArticleBelarus' authoritarian ruler will face only token challengers in presidential...
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarus' election commission on Monday allowed seven politicians loyal to President Alexander Lukashenko to start collecting signatures to run against him in January's...
View ArticlePolice: DUI suspected in North Ave, 12th St crash
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) - A car was t-boned at the intersection of 12th Street and North Avenue around midnight Saturday, according to law enforcement. One person was taken to the hospital for...
View ArticleJury sees video of subway chokehold that led to Marine veteran's manslaughter...
NEW YORK (AP) — As he lay on a subway floor with a stranger's arm around his neck, Jordan Neely reached and tapped a bystander on the leg, video showed Monday at the manslaughter trial surrounding...
View Article2 Coloradoans charged with destroying historic site at Canyonlands
MOAB, Utah, (KREX) - Two Durango residents are accused of trespassing, disrupting and stealing from a Canyonlands National Park historic site. According to the U.S. Justice Department, Roxanne...
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