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Observers see OPEC 'panicking' as COP28 climate talks focus on possible...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Veteran negotiators at the United Nations climate talks Saturday said that the push to wean the world from dirty fossil fuels had gained so much momentum that they...

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Shohei Ohtani agrees to record $700 million, 10-year contract with Dodgers

NEW YORK (AP) — Shohei Ohtani has set a financial record to go along with his singular on-field performance, getting a record $700 million to make a 30-mile move up Interstate 5 to the Los Angeles...

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Liz Magill, U. Penn's president, and board chair resign as antisemitism...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The University of Pennsylvania’s president has resigned amid pressure from donors and criticism over testimony at a congressional hearing where she was unable to say under...

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Protests at UN climate talks, from cease-fire calls to detainees, see...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Activists designated Saturday a day of protest at the COP28 summit in Dubai. But the rules of the game in the tightly controlled United Arab Emirates at the site...

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Israel presses on with its Gaza offensive after US veto derails Security...

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel's military pushed ahead with its punishing air and ground offensive in Gaza on Saturday, bolstered by a U.S. veto derailing U.N. Security Council efforts to end...

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LSU QB Jayden Daniels overcomes being out of playoff hunt to win Heisman...

NEW YORK (AP) — LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels overcame being outside the playoff race with a prolific season that Heisman Trophy voters could not ignore. Daniels won the Heisman Trophy on Saturday...

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Military-themed brewery wants to open in a big Navy town. An ex-SEAL is...

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A former U.S. Navy SEAL who says he shot Osama bin Laden is at the center of a much different fight in Virginia, where plans for a military-themed brewery are drawing opposition...

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Death of last surviving Alaskan taken by Japan during WWII rekindles memories...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Gregory Golodoff spent most of his years on a quiet Alaska island, living an ordinary life, managing a co-op store, fishing for crab and serving as the village council...

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China is hardening against dissent, rights groups say as they mark...

LONDON (AP) — When her husband fled China in 2019 to escape a police crackdown on dissidents, Lu Lina thought she and their young son could soon join him in safety abroad. She did not know that she...

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Trump says he won't testify again at his New York fraud trial. He says he has...

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump said Sunday he has decided against testifying for a second time at his New York civil fraud trial, posting on social media a day before his scheduled appearance that he...

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Battles rage across Gaza as Israel indicates it's willing to fight for months...

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Battles raged across Gaza on Sunday as Israel indicated it was prepared to fight for months or longer to defeat the territory's Hamas rulers, and a key mediator said...

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Smugglers are bringing migrants to a remote Arizona border crossing,...

LUKEVILLE, Ariz. (AP) — Gerston Miranda and his wife were among thousands of migrants recently arriving at this remote area on Arizona's southern border with Mexico, squeezing into the United States...

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Over 300 Rohingya Muslims fleeing Myanmar arrive in Indonesia's Aceh region...

ACEH BESAR, Indonesia (AP) — Two boats carrying more than 300 Rohingya Muslims, including emaciated women and children, arrived at Indonesia’s northernmost province of Aceh on Sunday morning after...

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Fruita feeder schools restructure

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — After District 51 announced Friday that they may close Fruita 8/9 at the end of the school year, superintendent Brian Hill clarified the situation with WesternSlopeNow.

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GJPD, GJFD seeking public help in Grand Junction structure fire

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Local officials are looking for help from the community to solve a structure fire that happened in Grand Junction over the weekend. At around 9:50 p.m. last Friday,...

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Clifton selecting new fire chief

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — The Clifton Fire Protection Department is in the process of selecting a new fire chief. The decision to hire a fire chief came after the board elected not to join the...

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Colorado Parks and Wildlife spots rare 1 in 100,000 piebald cow elk

DENVER (KDVR) -- Colorado Parks and Wildlife spotted a rare kind of elk during a big game classification flight this week. CPW is conducting classification flights now through February across the...

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Governor wants New Mexico legislators to debate new approach to regulating...

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico could become an early political testing ground for a proposal to make assault-style weapons less deadly. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Monday said she'll encourage...

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Israeli defense chief resists pressure to halt Gaza offensive, says campaign...

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s defense minister on Monday pushed back against international calls to wrap up the country’s military offensive in the Gaza Strip, saying the current phase of the...

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City of GJ, HomewardBound, United Way cut ribbon on unhoused resource center

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — As colder weather approaches, Grand Junction's unhoused community will need extra staying warm. City officials hope their brand new unhoused resource center will provide...

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