5 Colorado National Monument trails to hike this fall
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) - Just because it's almost the holidays does not mean residents and visitors can't enjoy the fresh air. With so many places, it may be hard to choose which one to hike on...
View ArticleCPW picks Garfield County as location for gray wolf release
GARFIELD COUNTY, Colo. (KREX) - Colorado Parks and Wildlife updated its list of potential counties to release gray wolves - and Garfield County was named as one such location. CPW said in a press...
View ArticleGJ man sentenced in fentanyl overdose death of minor
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) - A Grand Junction man was sentenced to federal prison in connection to the fentanyl overdose death of a minor. Nathanial Matheny, 23, was recently sentenced to 71 months...
View ArticleIsraeli strikes kill at least 12 Lebanese rescuers and 15 people in Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — An Israeli airstrike killed at least 12 Lebanese rescue workers on Thursday inside a civil defense center in the eastern city of Baalbek, according to health and rescue officials, hours...
View ArticleBreaking: Protests held at Scenic Elementary as school could possibly close
MESA COUNTY, Colo. (KREX) - Protests were underway at Scenic Elementary on Thursday night as families were upset about District 51's recommendation to possibly close the school. It is one of three...
View ArticleCPW holds meeting as next round of wolf reintroduction nears
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Proposition 114 showed up on the ballot four years ago in 2020. It called to bring gray wolves back into Colorado. It passed by less than 1%, and in late 2023, the...
View ArticleClean energy could create millions of tons of waste in India. Some are...
KENCHANAHALLI, India (AP) — On the edges of a dense forest in southern India, six women in a small garage are busy stitching cloth bags, pants, hospital gowns and office uniforms with automated sewing...
View ArticleThe world's most polluting cities are revealed at COP29 as frustration grows...
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Cities in Asia and the United States emit the most heat-trapping gas that feeds climate change, with Shanghai the most polluting, according to new data that combines...
View ArticleGermany's Scholz discusses Ukraine with Russia's Putin in first such call in...
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke Friday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin leader’s first publicly announced conversation with the sitting head of a major Western...
View ArticleGJFD responds to early morning fire at apartment complex
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) - At 3:39 a.m. Friday, the Grand Junction Fire Department responded to reports of smoke coming from the basement of a multi-unit apartment building. When arriving at the...
View ArticleMCSO looking for escapee
MESA COUNTY, Colo. (KREX) - The Mesa County Sheriff's Office is asking for help in tracking down a convicted man who recently escaped Community Corrections. Andrew Franssen, 33, was serving a sentence...
View ArticleThe daughters of Malcolm X sue the CIA, FBI and NYPD over the civil rights...
NEW YORK (AP) — Three daughters of Malcolm X have accused the CIA, FBI, the New York Police Department and others in a $100 million lawsuit Friday of playing roles in the 1965 assassination of the...
View ArticleHazmat crash closes road, causes evacuation near Marble
GUNNISON COUNTY, Colo. (KREX) - A propane tank truck rollover resulted in a temporary road closure and evacuation near Marble. Around 11:15 a.m., Friday, the Colorado State Patrol responded to the...
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Multiple cars broken into at Liberty Cap Trailhead
MESA COUNTY, Colo. (KREX) - Early Friday afternoon, several cars were broken into at the Liberty Cap Trailhead on the Colorado National Monument. Mesa County Sheriff's Office is investigating the...
View ArticleHead-on collision happens at busy intersection
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) - A head-on collision affected traffic Friday night at North Avenue and 12th Street. Around 5:30 p.m., one car was heading east while the other was heading west when they...
View ArticleClifton Elementary is third, final school recommended to close
MESA COUNTY, Colo. (KREX) - Clifton Elementary is the third and final school recommended for closure, staff and families learned Friday afternoon. WesternSlopeNow was told District 51 Superintendent...
View ArticleIn the polar bear capital of the world, a community lives with the predator...
CHURCHILL, Manitoba (AP) — Sgt. Ian Van Nest rolls slowly through the streets of Churchill, his truck outfitted with a rifle and a barred back seat to hold anyone he has to arrest. His eyes dart back...
View ArticleProtesters' biggest day expected at UN climate talks, where progress is slow
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — The United Nations climate talks neared the end of their first week on Saturday with negotiators still at work on how much wealthier nations will pay for developing countries...
View ArticleStrike by workers at a casino near the Las Vegas Strip enters 2nd day
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A walkout by hundreds of hospitality workers at a casino near the Las Vegas Strip entered its second day with union members willing to undergo the financial hardships of being out of...
View ArticleIsraeli troops reach deepest point in Lebanon since Oct. 1 invasion, Lebanese...
BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli ground forces reached their deepest point in Lebanon since they invaded six weeks ago before pulling back Saturday after battles with Hezbollah militants, Lebanese state media...
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