A Grand Junction history of Christmas
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Our world is almost unrecognizable from what it looked like just a hundred years ago, but is that also true for the holidays? Has the meaning and celebration of...
View ArticleRussia targets Ukrainian energy infrastructure on Christmas Day
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched a massive missile and drone barrage targeting Ukraine's energy infrastructure on Wednesday, striking a thermal power plant and prompting Ukrainians to take shelter...
View ArticleJackpot for Mega Millions surges past $1B after no numbers match on Christmas...
Hang onto those stocking-stuffer lottery tickets. The Mega Millions jackpot has surpassed $1 billion after no ticket matched all six numbers drawn on Christmas Eve. That means the estimated jackpot...
View ArticleTaliban say Pakistani airstrikes killed 46 people in eastern Afghanistan,...
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s airstrikes on eastern Afghanistan killed 46 people, mostly women and children, a Taliban government official said Wednesday, raising fears of further straining...
View ArticleCar crashes into North Avenue Arby's
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) - A car collided into the North Avenue Arby's on Christmas Eve. WesternSlopeNow was on the crash scene and saw a green Nissan Frontier smashed into the pillars holding up...
View ArticleKing Charles III focuses Christmas message on healthcare workers in year...
LONDON (AP) — King Charles III used his annual Christmas message Wednesday to hail the selflessness of those who have cared for him and the Princess of Wales this year, after both were diagnosed with...
View ArticleChristmas community at the Resource Center
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) - It's beginning to look a lot like you guessed it … Christmas. Homewardbound, Mutual Aid, La Plaza and United Way came together Tuesday morning to celebrate the joy of...
View ArticlePalisade seeing new businesses popping up throughout town
This is the first part of a two-part series highlighting Palisade businesses. PALISADE, Colo. (KREX) - What comes to mind when talking about Palisade? Peaches? Wineries? Mount Garfield? What about...
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Cold drinks and desserts offered in Palisade
This is the second part of a two-part series highlighting Palisade businesses. PALISADE, Colo. (KREX) - One business in Palisade allows folks to sip a cold drink and watch the Colorado River flow...
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Adams County sheriff: Charges filed after baby abandoned on median on Christmas
DENVER (KDVR) — The Adams County Sheriff's Office has arrested and is pressing charges against the biological parents of a one-month-old boy who was abandoned in a road median, apparently on Christmas...
View ArticleFlooding took away the love of his life after 35 years without a day spent apart
ERWIN, Tenn. (AP) — Jerry and Sibrina Barrett never spent a day apart over 35 years. They worked long hours, never took vacations, and liked to relax with their son at home. They had no idea that a...
View ArticleAzerbaijan mourns air crash victims as some experts say Russia air defense...
Azerbaijan on Thursday observed a nationwide day of mourning for the victims of the plane crash that killed 38 people and left all 29 survivors injured as speculation mounted about a possible cause of...
View ArticleAI is a game changer for students with disabilities. Schools are still...
For Makenzie Gilkison, spelling is such a struggle that a word like rhinoceros might come out as “rineanswsaurs” or sarcastic as “srkastik.” The 14-year-old from suburban Indianapolis can sound out...
View ArticleFinland stops Russia-linked vessel over damaged undersea power cable in...
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Finnish authorities detained a ship linked to neighboring Russia as they investigate whether it damaged a Baltic Sea power cable and several data cables, police said, in the...
View ArticlePowerful thunderstorms threaten Texas and Louisiana, delaying holiday travel
DALLAS (AP) — Parts of Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas were under severe weather watches early Friday as the National Weather Service predicted a storm system in the Gulf of Mexico could bring high...
View ArticleLeaders and politicians pay homage to India’s former prime minister, Manmohan...
NEW DELHI (AP) — Authorities in India have declared a seven-day mourning period to honor Manmohan Singh, officials said Friday, as politicians and public paid tributes to the country’s former prime...
View ArticleKenya human rights groups raise concerns over abductions of government critics
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights has raised concerns over the rising number of government critics who were apparently abducted as four people were reported missing...
View ArticleGermany's president dissolves parliament, sets national election for Feb. 23
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Friday ordered parliament dissolved and set new elections for Feb. 23 in the wake of the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's...
View ArticleChinese man sentenced to death for killing 35 people after driving into a crowd
BEIJING (AP) — A court in China has sentenced a man to death for killing 35 people last month by driving into a crowd, in an attack that raised national concern about mass killings. Fan Weiqiu was...
View ArticleIsraeli troops burn northern Gaza hospital after forcibly removing staff and...
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli troops stormed one of the last hospitals operating in northern Gaza on Friday, igniting fires and forcing many staff and patients outside to strip in winter...
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