The Western Slope Native American Resource Center and Colorado Mesa...
The Western Slope Native American Resource Center and Colorado Mesa University Native American Student Associaiton are hosting the 1st Annual Grand Mesa Pow-wow April 5 through the 7 on the Colorado...
View ArticleGina Flores trial continues
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Gina Flores appeared for day 5 of her trial involving the shooting of Monique Maldonado. Flores appeared calm in the courtroom as witnesses who lived near or interacted...
View ArticleFamine is said to be 'imminent' in northern Gaza as Israel raids the main...
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Famine is "imminent” in northern Gaza, where 70% of people are experiencing catastrophic hunger, according to a report Monday that warned escalation of the war could push half...
View ArticleThe spring equinox is here. What does that mean?
Spring is almost here — officially, at least. The vernal equinox arrives on Tuesday, marking the start of the spring season for the Northern Hemisphere. But what does that actually mean? Here's what...
View ArticleLocal officials against proposed HHS nursing home rule
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — On March 12, Mesa County Commissioners vocally opposed a proposed federal rule introducing a new staffing requirement for nursing homes. As a part of the meeting, county...
View ArticleMCSO hiring four deputies
MONTROSE, Colo. (KREX) — The Montrose County Sheriff's Office is looking for good people to turn into good cops. They will be hiring four new deputies, two detention deputies and two patrol deputies....
View ArticleTop former US generals say failures of Biden administration in planning drove...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The top two U.S. generals who oversaw the evacuation of Afghanistan as it fell to the Taliban in August 2021 blamed the Biden administration for the chaotic departure, telling...
View ArticleTrump asks Supreme Court to dismiss case charging him with plotting to...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for Donald Trump urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to dismiss an indictment charging the former president with conspiring to overturn the results of the 2020 election,...
View ArticleRidgway reservoir set to get 30,000 baby Walleye fish
RIDGWAY, Colo. (KREX) — Colorado is known for its abundance of lakes - people from all over the world come to our backyard to swim, boat…and fish. Park Manager John Freeborn tells Western Slope Now as...
View ArticleNorth Korea claims progress in development of hypersonic missile designed to...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea successfully tested a solid-fuel engine for its new-type intermediate-range hypersonic missile, state media reported Wednesday, claiming a progress in efforts to...
View ArticleDay six of Gina Flores trial
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Gina Flores appeared for day six of her trial involving the shooting of Monique Maldonado. Flores appeared calm in the courtroom as the jury heard closing arguments from...
View ArticlePolygamous sect member pleads guilty in scheme to orchestrate sexual acts...
PHOENIX (AP) — A businessman pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiring with the leader of an offshoot polygamous sect near the Arizona-Utah border to transport underage girls across state lines, making him...
View ArticleBiden tells Latino voters they’re the reason he defeated Trump in 2020 and...
PHOENIX (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday personally appealed to Latino voters, saying they're the reason he defeated Donald Trump in 2020 and urging them to help him do it again in November. “I...
View ArticleThe Latest | Airstrike in the West Bank kills at least 3 Palestinian...
An Israeli airstrike has killed at least three Palestinian militants traveling in a car in the northern West Bank near the town of Jenin, according to Israeli and Palestinian officials. The Islamic...
View ArticleFederal Reserve still foresees 3 interest rate cuts this year despite bump in...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials signaled Wednesday that they still expect to cut their key interest rate three times in 2024, fueling a rally on Wall Street, despite signs that inflation...
View ArticleUS inflation up again in February in latest sign that price pressures remain...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumer prices in the United States picked up last month, a sign that inflation remains a persistent challenge for the Federal Reserve and for President Joe Biden’s re-election...
View ArticleMississippi ex-deputy gets 40-year sentence as judge decries brutal attack on...
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Two former Mississippi deputies wept in court Wednesday as a federal judge sentenced them to years in prison and condemned their cruelty for breaking into a home with four other...
View ArticleFBI: 'Little rascals' trio, ages 11, 12 and 16, arrested for robbing a...
HOUSTON (AP) — Three boys, ages 11, 12 and 16, and dubbed the “Little Rascals," have been arrested for robbing a bank in Houston, authorities confirmed Wednesday. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez...
View ArticleRemarkable Women: Denise Rodriguez
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Denise Rodriguez works as an advocate for Freedom Institute. Freedom Institute helps reintegrate people who have been incarcerated back into society. However, that is...
View ArticleTrue Grit Cafe - John Wayne's old stomping grounds
RIDGWAY, Colo. (KREX) — The True Grit Cafe, built in 1985, has always been a tribute to John Wayne and his movie "True Grit," filmed in Ouray, Ridgway, and Telluride. While they get ready to change...
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