Local tax filing assistance starts in February
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — On Tuesday, Gladys Kelher from the AARP Foundation TaxAide Program spoke with WesternSlopeNow about tax filing assistance services in Grand Junction. The program will...
View ArticleA possible TikTok ban is just days away. A list of other apps available
With a possible TikTok ban just days away, many U.S. users are looking for alternative social media platforms to help them keep up with pop culture or provide the type of entertaining videos that...
View ArticleGJPD asking for info on hit-and-run suspect
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) - The Grand Junction Police Department is asking for the community's help in locating a suspect involved in a hit-and-run. Around 7:45 a.m., Monday, GJPD responded to a...
View ArticleMan arrested after allegedly assaulting ski instructor
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. (KREX) - A Steamboat Springs man was arrested Monday for his alleged involvement in an assault earlier this month at the Steamboat Springs Ski Resort. Kaiden Bogda, 21, was...
View ArticleParents of Boulder man who lost home in Marshall Fire lose home to LA wildfires
BOULDER, Colo. (KDVR) — A Boulder man is stunned to be living through two of the same tragedies twice: His parents lost their home to wildfires in Los Angeles not long after the third anniversary of...
View ArticleCody Davis and JJ Fletcher sworn in as Mesa County commissioners
MESA COUNTY, Colo. (KREX) - Mesa County Commissioner Bobbie Daniel states, “It's just been an honor to serve in this capacity, and we're really excited to have commissioner JJ Fletcher serve with us...
View ArticleObesity won't be solely defined by BMI under new plan for diagnosis by global...
A group of global experts is proposing a new way to define and diagnose obesity, reducing the emphasis on the controversial body mass index and hoping to better identify people who need treatment for...
View ArticleGJPD makes arrest in felony menacing incident
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — The Grand Junction Police Department made an arrest Wednesday morning following a felony menacing incident from the night before. On Tuesday at about 11:50 p.m., GJPD...
View Article19-year-old arrested in Monday's hit-and-run
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) - A 19-year-old woman was arrested Wednesday in connection to a hit-and-run crash from two days before. Hannah Pyle, 19, was issued a summons and charged with hit-and-run,...
View ArticleCurecanti National Recreational Area has new hours of operation
GUNNISON, Colo. (KREX) — The Elk Creek Visitor Center at Curecanti National Recreational Area has changed its hours of operation. The center will be open five days per week, Monday through Friday...
View ArticleConnect for Health Colorado announces new COO
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Connect for Health Colorado, the state's official health insurance marketplace, has announced Brian Lidiak as its new chief operating officer. Lidiak goes into the...
View ArticleCity crews working on water main break
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) - The City of Grand Junction crews are currently responding to a water main break that occurred Wednesday morning on Pitkin Avenue and 12th Street. According to the city,...
View ArticleNew recreations fees for Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area
DELTA, Colo. (KREX) — The Bureau of Land Management will apply new recreation fees in the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area. The new fees are set to take effect July 14. Fees include $20...
View ArticleBroken gas line partially closes 29 Road
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) - Around 11:03 a.m., Wednesday, the Grand Junction Fire Department responded to a broken gas line on the 500 block of 29 Road near North Avenue. GJFD helped secure the...
View ArticleHow to prepare in case a wildfire starts in the Grand Valley
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) - Andy Martsolf, emergency services director with the Mesa County Sheriff's Office, states, “It's important that residents are aware of all of the possible evacuation...
View ArticleGJFD extinguishes residential fire
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) - The Grand Junction Fire Department is reminding the community about the importance of closing doors to limit oxygen flow during a house fire after a recent incident....
View ArticleTrumps tasks congressman with writing executive order he could issue to halt...
President-elect Donald Trump tasked a New Jersey congressman and vocal critic of offshore wind with writing an executive order he could issue to halt wind energy projects. Offshore wind is a major...
View ArticleMany colleges are settling antisemitism cases. Some Republicans blast...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Many colleges accused of tolerating antisemitism on their campuses have been settling with federal civil rights investigators in the weeks before the inauguration of President-elect...
View ArticleFlorida Attorney General Ashley Moody will fill Marco Rubio's Senate seat
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody will take Marco Rubio ’s seat in the U.S. Senate, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday, making Moody only the second woman to represent...
View ArticleCommunity members support attacked reporter at hearing
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Patrick Egan, the man accused of strangling a KKCO reporter in a bias-motivated attack, appeared in court Thursday morning for a review hearing. Before the hearing,...
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