South Korea's democracy held after a 6-hour power play. What does it say for...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — In an era of rising authoritarianism, at the heels of a six-hour martial law decree that unfolded while many South Koreans slept, something noteworthy happened: Democracy...
View ArticleSyrian prime minister says government is still functioning but foreign and...
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria's prime minister said Monday that most cabinet ministers are still working from offices in Damascus after rebels entered the capital over the weekend and overthrew...
View Article'Lengthy closures' start Tuesday on Red Mountain Pass
OURAY COUNTY, Colo. (KREX) - On Tuesday, the Colorado Department of Transportation will start work on Red Mountain Pass, stopping traffic in both directions. CDOT said crews will start around 10 a.m....
View ArticleCity announces grant applications now open for nonprofits
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) - The City of Grand Junction Commission on Arts and Culture announced that its annual grant program is now open. The applicants are for nonprofits, governmental or...
View ArticleMontrose County Sheriff's Office investigating possible stolen cattle
MONTROSE COUNTY, Colo. (KREX) - The Montrose County Sheriff's Office announced Monday it is investigating possible stolen or missing cattle. MCSO said it is working with the Colorado Brand Board to...
View ArticleThe Latest: Suspect in United Healthcare CEO's killing charged with weapons,...
Police arrested a “strong person of interest” Monday in the brazen Manhattan killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO after a quick-thinking McDonald’s employee in Pennsylvania alerted authorities to a...
View ArticleMesa County awarded federal grant
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Federal grant money has been awarded to Mesa County in the amount of $196,000 as part of the U.S. Department of Transportation's Safe Streets and Roads for All grant...
View ArticleColorado's Travis Hunter named a 2024 Heisman Trophy finalist
DENVER (KDVR) -- The University of Colorado Boulder Buffaloes’ Travis Hunter is officially one of four finalists for the 2024 Heisman Trophy. The Heisman Trophy has been awarded to the most...
View ArticleTulsi Gabbard, Trump's pick for intel chief, faces questions on Capitol Hill...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump's pick for intelligence chief, Tulsi Gabbard, faced fresh scrutiny Monday on Capitol Hill about her proximity to Russian-ally Syria amid the sudden...
View ArticleNetanyahu is testifying in his corruption trial. He has been dogged by...
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the witness stand Tuesday for the first time in his long-running trial on corruption charges. But long before these accusations...
View ArticleSuspect in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO is charged with murder in New York
ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) — After UnitedHealthcare’s CEO was gunned down on a New York sidewalk, police searched for the masked gunman with dogs, drones and scuba divers. Officers used the city's muscular...
View ArticleSam's Club sandwich kit recall; potential salmonella
MESA COUNTY, Colo. (KREX) — Mesa County Public Health announced Tuesday there's been a recall of Gyro Sandwich Express Meal Kits, distributed at Sam's Club stores nationwide and potentially sold in...
View ArticleAttorney General Weiser speaks on blocked Kroger/Albertsons merger
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — "Today's ruling is a victory for consumers, workers and farmers." On Tuesday, a federal district court ruled to temporarily block the proposed merger between Kroger and...
View ArticleBruin Waste one step closer to possibly building an MRF with the City of...
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Monday marked the third and final subcommittee meeting looking into a public/private partnership to build a Materials Recovery Facility, or MRF. Three companies were...
View ArticleTimberline Bank celebrates 20 years with a ribbon cutting
MESA COUNTY, Colo. (KREX) - Happiness, joy, a day of celebration! On Monday, community members like the chamber of commerce groups from Palisade, Grand Junction, Fruita and the Western Colorado Latino...
View ArticleProposed merger of supermarket giants Kroger and Albertsons is halted by...
The proposed merger between supermarket giants Kroger and Albertsons floundered on Tuesday after judges overseeing two separate cases both halted the deal. U.S. District Court Judge Adrienne Nelson...
View ArticleAfter acquittal in subway chokehold trial, Daniel Penny says he was...
NEW YORK (AP) — After being acquitted of homicide, the military veteran who choked a volatile, mentally ill man on a New York subway told an interviewer he put himself in a “very vulnerable position”...
View ArticleBoulder PD: Fentanyl not involved in illnesses at fraternity house
DENVER (KDVR) — A continuing investigation into an incident that sent several University of Colorado Boulder students to the hospital reported "extreme alcohol consumption" and some of them using...
View ArticleCrime Stoppers looking for theft suspect
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) - Crime Stoppers of Mesa County is asking the community's help in finding an alleged theft. Around 5:45 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 7, security cameras caught the suspect...
View ArticlePublic health announces additional recall of gyro kits
MESA COUNTY, Colo. (KREX) - One day after Mesa County Public Health announced a recall of gyro kit meals, MCPH said Wednesday there is an additional recall involving the same type of food. Gyro family...
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