Vatican says Pope Francis is 'improving slightly' as cardinals acknowledge...
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis’ overall clinical condition is “improving slightly” and his heart is working well as he battles pneumonia, the Vatican said Thursday, as some of his cardinals cheered him on...
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GJ Rotary Club's Snowball Sweepstakes just two weeks away
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — On Thursday, Wayne Sallade from the Rotary Club of Grand Junction joined WesternSlopeNow to share the details of the upcoming Snowball Sweepstakes! The Snowball...
View ArticlePet Rescue Crew: meet Rosalina!
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Happy National Love Your Pet Day! Meet Rosalina! This 5-year-old corgi/bull terrier mix is available for adoption right now at Roice-Hurst Humane Society. If you'd like...
View ArticleA deeper look into Sean Pond, the new Montrose commissioner
MONTROSE, Colo. (KREX) — Rick Dunlap, a former Sheriff and Vietnam veteran, was sworn in as a Montrose County commissioner just last month, but his unexpected passing on Feb. 8 left Montrose County...
View ArticleNo injuries from Israeli bus explosions in suspected militant attack, police say
BAT YAM, Israel (AP) — A series of explosions Thursday on three parked buses has rattled central Israel in what authorities suspected was a militant attack. No injuries were reported. The explosions...
View ArticleWhen the pope is sick, Italians always gossip about who comes next — even...
ROME (AP) — The pope looms so large in everyday Italian life that there are lots of expressions that make light of even a dark event like his death. “A pope dies, they make another,” goes one,...
View ArticleGJFD adds new fire truck to fleet
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — In front of Station 6, the Grand Junction Fire Department unveiled its new tower truck, Tower 6, to onlookers. The 100-foot mid-mount platform truck was welcomed into...
View ArticleCrested Butte woman dies in avalanche
SILVERTON, Colo. (KREX) - A 41-year-old Crested Butte woman was killed in an avalanche in southwestern Colorado Thursday. The Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) said a skier and snowboarder...
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Parker the Snow Dog, Georgetown's honorary mayor, dies in crash
DENVER (KDVR) — Parker the Snow Dog, the beloved honorary mayor of Georgetown, died in a car crash, according to his owner. Parker's owner, Dustin Schaefer, confirmed to FOX31 that the Bernese...
View ArticlePolice arrest a suspect in a stabbing at Berlin's Holocaust Memorial that...
BERLIN (AP) — Police arrested a man suspected in a stabbing attack Friday at Berlin’s Holocaust Memorial that left a Spanish tourist seriously injured, police said. There was no immediate indication...
View ArticleNetanyahu decries release of wrong body as a ceasefire violation. Hamas...
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed revenge Friday for what he described as a “cruel and malicious violation” of the ceasefire agreement after authorities determined that...
View ArticleColorado man convicted of abusing boys at Haitian orphanage
DENVER (KDVR) — A Colorado man was convicted of sexually abusing boys at an orphanage he founded in Haiti. The U.S. Department of Justice said a federal jury in Miami convicted 73-year-old Michael...
View ArticleFebruary 21, 2025 Week in Review
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Chad Roderick provides a review of the highlights in local news this past week. This week features local accident and crime news, SpaceX withdrawing their application...
View ArticleUS envoy praises Zelenskyy after Trump's censure of the Ukrainian leader
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Donald Trump’s envoy to Ukraine and Russia said on Friday that he had held “extensive and positive discussions” with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy about the...
View ArticleAfter 30 years in prison for murder, new DNA evidence frees Hawaii man who...
HONOLULU (AP) — A Hawaii man who spent 30 years in prison for a murder he long denied committing declared the day “Freedom Friday” and said he was eager to visit his mother after a judge ordered him...
View ArticleAfter years of firm support, 10 days upended the US approach to Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — As Ukraine approached the three-year mark of Russia’s full-scale invasion, the country’s hoped-for path to a favorable and lasting peace was upended in a matter of days by the...
View ArticleOfficer killed after a gunman took hostages at a Pennsylvania hospital
YORK, Pa. (AP) — A man armed with a pistol and carrying zip ties entered a Pennsylvania hospital's intensive care unit Saturday and took staff members hostage before he was killed by police in a...
View ArticleShooting after pursuit at Air Force Base in New Mexico kills an airman and...
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A shooting at a U.S. Air Force base in New Mexico early Saturday left one airman dead and another wounded, military officials said, adding that it was not an act of terrorism...
View ArticleThe leaders of France and Britain head to Washington to urge Trump not to...
LONDON (AP) — The leaders of France and Britain are making tag-team visits to Washington this week as Europe attempts to persuade President Donald Trump not to abandon Ukraine in pursuit of a peace...
View ArticleThe Latest: Polls open in Germany in crucial general election
German voters are heading to the polls Sunday for a national election. The race pits the incumbent chancellor against the opposition leader, the vice chancellor and — for the first time — a leader of...
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