This year's Blue Light Festival begins Friday!
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — On Tuesday, Barbara Traylor Smith joined WesternSlopeNow to preview this year's Blue Light Festival at the Western Colorado Botanical Gardens. Smith discusses Grand...
View ArticleLittle Mavericks Learning Center facing abuse claims for second time this year
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) - For the second time this year, a staff member was recently terminated at Little Mavericks Learning Center after an alleged child abuse incident. In a letter addressed to...
View ArticleMan arrested for Tuesday morning assault
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) - An 18-year-old man was arrested Tuesday afternoon in connection to an assault that occurred that morning. Around 9:15 a.m., the Grand Junction Police Department...
View ArticleGarfield County to host wolf reintroduction public meeting
GARFIELD COUNTY, Colo. (KREX) - With the possibility of wolves being reintroduced into the area, Garfield County is hosting an upcoming meeting to discuss the topic. The county and Colorado Parks and...
View ArticlePress conference held on CMV chain law
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Being the largest metropolitan area between Denver and Salt Lake City, Grand Junction serves as a stop for truckers who travel throughout Western Colorado's highway...
View ArticleDistrict 51 awards three schools for ranked as a Performance School
MESA COUNTY, Colo (KREX) - Tuesday was a special day for three schools in Mesa County Orchard Mesa Middle School, R-5 High School and Orchard Avenue Elementary were recognized for their academic...
View ArticleSouth Korea’s opposition parties submit a motion to impeach President Yoon...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s opposition parties Wednesday submitted a motion to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over the shocking and short-lived martial law that drew heavily armed troops...
View ArticleMiddle East latest: Jewish settlers attack Palestinian towns and clash with...
Jewish settlers mounted a string of attacks on Palestinian towns in the occupied West Bank overnight, burning homes and clashing with Israeli troops. There were no immediate reports of any Palestinian...
View ArticlePolice looking for hit and run suspect
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) - The Grand Junction Police Department asks the community for help identifying a hit-and-run suspect. Around 2 p.m., Monday, Nov. 25, the suspect - a man driving a...
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'My room is on fire': 8-year-old boy, sister rescued from burning home by...
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (KDVR) — Dramatic video footage released by the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office Monday shows deputies rescuing two children after they were trapped in a backyard near their burning...
View ArticleHilltop Community Resources renovating Main Street building
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — With their 75th anniversary fast approaching, Hilltop Community Resources will begin remodeling the Main Street building they acquired in October. The 52,000 square-foot...
View ArticlePhones, car seats and eggs - new Colorado laws
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Gov. Jared Polis approved Senate Bill 24-065 June 5. Colorado State Patrol Trooper Sherri Mendez tells WesternSlopeNow on Jan. 1, this new law will crack down on...
View ArticleMontrose Police Department welcomes 5 new officers
MONTROSE, Colo. (KREX) — The Montrose Police Department officially sworn in five new officers during a city council meeting on Tuesday. Officers Christian Cardena, Ryan Hess, Scott Joy, Clint Swope...
View ArticleTips to keep your house safe from fires during the holidays
MESA COUNTY, Colo. (KREX) - Fires can happen anywhere and anytime but mostly unexpected. Josh Egbert, communications manager for the American Red Cross, states, “We all love to decorate for the...
View ArticleHawaiian crow that went extinct in the wild decades ago released on Maui
MAKAWAO, Hawaii. (AP) — Five Hawaiian crows on Wednesday were released on Maui for the first time as part of an ongoing effort to return the species to its home, conservationists said. The Hawaiian...
View ArticleJustice Department and the city of Memphis to address results of scathing...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The fatal beating of Tyre Nichols by officers after he ran away from a traffic stop in January 2023 exposed serious problems in the Memphis Police Department, from the use of...
View ArticleAmnesty International says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. Israel...
CAIRO (AP) — Amnesty International accused Israel of committing genocide in the Gaza Strip during its war with Hamas, saying it has sought to deliberately destroy Palestinians by mounting deadly...
View ArticleWhy Trump and the Federal Reserve could clash in the coming years
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump campaigned on the promise that his policies would reduce high borrowing costs and lighten the financial burden on American households. But what if, as...
View ArticleMontrose Economic Outlook Conference fills almost every seat
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Nearly every seat was filled at 11 a.m., Wednesday at the Montrose Pavillion Event Center. Business owners, entrepreneurs, citizens and government officials came...
View ArticleConsumer Reports survey finds electric vehicle reliability improving but...
DETROIT (AP) — The reliability of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids has dramatically improved, narrowing a wide gap with gas-powered automobiles, according to the latest survey by Consumer...
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