Mesa County Sheriff's Office still searching for missing endangered senior
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — The Mesa County Sheriff's Office is still searching for a missing and endangered senior who walked out of his home last Thursday afternoon. Law enforcement conducted...
View ArticleCDLE launches new teacher externship program
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) announced the launch of a new Externship Program focused on Science, Technology, Engineering and Math-focused...
View ArticleWhy AP called Iowa for Trump: Race call explained
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump scored the first victory of the 2024 presidential primary season Monday with a sweeping and broad-based win in the Iowa Republican caucuses. The...
View ArticleDangerously cold temps continue to blast much of the US, keeping schools...
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Dangerously cold wind chills continued to affect much of the Rockies, Great Plains and Midwest on Tuesday, with wind chills below minus 30 degrees (minus 34.4 C) in many parts of...
View ArticleEmmy Moments: 'Succession' succeeds, 'The Bear' eats it up, and a show wraps...
So it be, so it is, as Cousin Greg would say: "Succession” had a fittingly successful sendoff at the Emmys, the addictive saga of the roiling Roy family dynasty winning best drama for a third time and...
View ArticleIraq recalls ambassador, summons Iran’s chargé d’affaires over strikes in Irbil
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Iraq recalled its ambassador from Tehran for consultations and summoned Iran’s chargé d’affaires in Baghdad on Tuesday in protest over Iranian strikes on northern Iraq that killed...
View ArticleLive updates | Qatari premier warns of massive destruction, says 'Gaza is not...
Qatar’s prime minister warned on Tuesday of the massive destruction inflicted by Israel’s offensive on Gaza and criticized the Israeli defense minister’s rejection of a cease-fire in the battered...
View ArticleGJPD searching for missing person
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — The Grand Junction Police Department is currently asking for help locating a person who went missing Jan. 9. 23-year-old James Moen, known to some as Jem or Tristin...
View ArticleIran attacks alleged militant bases in Pakistan; Islamabad says 'unprovoked'...
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Iran launched attacks Tuesday in Pakistan targeting what it described as bases for the militant group Jaish al-Adl, potentially further raising tensions in a Middle East already...
View ArticleHuman head found in deep freezer in Grand Junction front lawn
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Authorities are investigating a possible homicide after a human head was found in a deep freezer in a front yard on Pinyon Avenue. Mesa County Sheriff's Office Deputies...
View ArticleCAIC reports over 200 avalanches over MLK Jr. weekend
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — The Colorado Avalanche Information Center reported over 200 avalanches over the long Martin Luther King Jr. weekend and avalanche danger remains high. Weathercaster...
View ArticleUkraine needs money from the US and Europe to keep its economy running. Will...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's hard-won economic stability is under threat again as the government faces a large budget hole and its two biggest allies and sponsors — the United States and the...
View ArticleHow watermelon imagery, a symbol of solidarity with Palestinians, spread...
Over the past three months, on banners and T-shirts and balloons and social media posts, one piece of imagery has emerged around the world in protests against the Israel-Hamas war: the watermelon. The...
View ArticleFireworks factory explodes in central Thailand causing multiple reported deaths
BANGKOK (AP) — An explosion at a fireworks factory in central Thailand killed at least 15 people on Wednesday, a rescue worker said. The exact death toll was not immediately clear, but Kritsada...
View ArticlePakistan recalls ambassador to Iran over air strike that killed 2 people
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan recalled its ambassador to Tehran on Wednesday, a day after Iran launched airstrikes on Pakistan that it claimed targeted bases for a militant Sunni separatist group....
View ArticleUnion members meet with Frisch about USPS
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — The United States Postal Service has started a $40 billion evaluation program to improve services around the country. Hear from American Postal Workers Union members and...
View ArticleA cholera outbreak in Zambia has caused more than 400 deaths and infected 10,000
LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Zambia is reeling from a major cholera outbreak that has killed more than 400 people and infected more than 10,000, leading authorities to order schools across the country to...
View ArticleMesa County holds public meeting on Ordinance 16
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Mesa County held a public meeting Tuesday regarding Ordinance 16. According to the county, this ordinance aims to create a restriction on the travel of trucks and...
View ArticleWill wolves work in CO? Rangeland scientist weighs in
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Western Slope Now sat down with Matt Barnes a conservation scientist based in Colorado to learn more about the impacts of wolf reintroduction on the grey wolf species,...
View ArticleHawaii lawmakers open new legislative session with eyes on wildfire...
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii lawmakers on Wednesday opened a new session of the state Legislature vowing to address glaring problems laid bare by the deadly wildfire that destroyed the historic town of...
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