Netanyahu says a cease-fire deal would only delay 'somewhat' an Israeli...
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — An Israeli military offensive in Gaza's southernmost city of Rafah could be “delayed somewhat” if a deal is reached for a weekslong cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, Prime...
View ArticleWhat killed Flaco the owl? New York zoologists testing for toxins, disease as...
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s celebrity owl Flaco died from a traumatic impact, zoologists confirmed a day after he reportedly flew into a building, with further testing planned to determine if the...
View ArticleWhat would happen without a Leap Day? More than you might think
NEW YORK (AP) — Leap year. It's a delight for the calendar and math nerds among us. So how did it all begin and why? Have a look at some of the numbers, history and lore behind the (not quite) every...
View ArticleLive updates | Israeli military presents a plan for a Rafah offensive to the...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said that the army had presented to the War Cabinet its operational plan for a ground offensive into Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost town along the border...
View ArticleSurvivors and families of 94 migrants who died in a shipwreck off Italy call...
CROTONE, Italy (AP) — Survivors and family members of victims of a tragic shipwreck a year ago that killed 94 migrants, including 35 minors, just a few meters off Italy’s southern coast, returned for...
View ArticleTemperatures are close to breaking records today before dropping off tomorrow...
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Snow and shower potential is in the forecast for the state of Colorado with those showers kicking off this afternoon. Temperatures are above average today but are...
View ArticleMontrose Monday!
MONTROSE, Colo. (KREX) — Tonya Maddox, Founder and CEO of Our Town Matters, tells WesternSlopeNow about the first Friday art walk on March 1, Montrose's year-round farmers market on March 2 and Night...
View ArticleUte Avenue overnight closures
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — The City of Grand Junction announced Ute Avenue will be closed overnight Monday and Tuesday for water pipe replacement to prepare for CDOT's upcoming road construction....
View ArticleIsrael's air force strikes deep inside Lebanon, killing 2 people, after...
BEIRUT (AP) — The Israeli military said its air force on Monday struck targets of the militant Hezbollah group “deep inside Lebanon,” as Lebanese officials said targets were hit near the northeastern...
View ArticleDeceased body found in Horizon Drive hotel
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Officers with the Grand Junction Police Department responded to reports of a deceased male at a hotel in the 700 block of Horizon Drive on Saturday. Officers were on...
View ArticleLearn how GJFD uses COSWAP funds to fight wildfires
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Governor Jared Polis and Colorado Department of Natural Resources Executive Director Dan Gibbs announced an additional investment of $6.5 million in grants from COSWAP...
View ArticleMoscow ally Serbia cracks down on anti-war Russians living in the Balkan country
ROGACA, Serbia (AP) — When Elena Koposova signed an open letter against Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, she didn’t expect a backlash in her newly adopted home state of Serbia. After all,...
View ArticleCanyonlands National Park - a hidden treasure
MOAB, Utah (KREX) — People travel from every corner of the globe to Moab, Utah just to see the fiery red rocks and spectacular abundance of arches. Most people, however, forget just a 50-minute drive...
View ArticleTemperatures are dropping below average this afternoon
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — A windy day is expected along the western slope with showers expected until noon. Temperatures are cooling off from this morning into the afternoon.
View ArticleToppled moon lander sends back more images, with only hours left until it dies
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A moon lander that ended up on its side managed to beam back more pictures, with only hours remaining before it dies. Intuitive Machines posted new photos of the moon’s...
View ArticleGermany and Poland say they're not sending troops to Ukraine as the Kremlin...
BRUSSELS (AP) — European military heavyweights Germany and Poland affirmed Tuesday that they would not be sending troops to Ukraine, after reports that some Western countries may be considering doing...
View ArticleHow to make a Banff award-winning film
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) —The Banff Film Festival recently stopped in Grand Junction and Delta earlier this February. WesternSlopeNow told you about Oliver Sutro's film 'School of Fish' which...
View ArticleIsrael and Hamas indicate no deal is imminent after Biden signals Gaza...
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel and Hamas on Tuesday played down chances of an imminent breakthrough in talks for a cease-fire in Gaza, after U.S. President Joe Biden said Israel has agreed to pause its...
View ArticleGJ Taxpayer Assistance Center reopens
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced the Grand Junction Taxpayer Assistance Center (TAC) is now open — again. Additional funding from the Inflation Reduction Act...
View ArticleRotary Club of Grand Junction hosting Snowball Sweepstakes Saturday
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — The Rotary Club of Grand Junction hosts their sixth annual Snowball Sweepstakes at Powderhorn Mountain Resort this weekend. Today, Kim Alexander and Steve Schultz told...
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