Grand Junction to start Spring Cleanup
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Starting April 1st, the City of Grand Junction will start their annual Spring Cleanup. The program lasts two weeks long, with residents north of North Avenue having...
View ArticleFoster's donate children's book to D51 schools
MESA COUNTY, Colo. (KREX) — The Foster's, who wrote the newly published children's book, 'Jett Goes to Work with Dad' will be donating two copies of their book to every D51 elementary school in the...
View ArticleGirl, 8, only survivor of bus crash that kills 45 Easter pilgrims on South...
MMAMATLAKALA, South Africa (AP) — An 8-year-old girl was the lone survivor after a bus full of pilgrims making their way to a popular Easter festival in rural South Africa slammed into a bridge on a...
View ArticleIsrael's high court says the government must stop funding seminaries. Could...
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's Supreme Court ruling curtailing subsidies for ultra-Orthodox men has rattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's governing coalition and raised questions about its viability...
View ArticleKey takeaways about the condition of US bridges and their role in the economy
The rapid collapse of a Baltimore bridge that was struck by large cargo ship highlighted the importance that bridges play in the daily lives of many Americans. Six construction workers who were on the...
View ArticlePope presides over Easter Vigil, delivers 10-minute homily after skipping...
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis presided over the Vatican's somber Easter Vigil service on Saturday night, delivering a 10-minute homily and baptizing eight people, a day after suddenly skipping the Good...
View ArticleCrews carefully start removing first piece of twisted steel from collapsed...
BALTIMORE (AP) — Teams of engineers worked Saturday on the intricate process of cutting and lifting the first section of twisted steel from the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge, which crumpled into...
View ArticleNumbers have been drawn for an estimated $935 million Powerball jackpot
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The numbers were drawn Saturday night for an estimated $935 million Powerball jackpot that has been growing since the last winner nearly three months ago. The numbers drawn...
View ArticleIn Key Bridge collapse, Baltimore lost a piece of its cultural identity
BALTIMORE (AP) — Generations of Maryland workers — longshoremen, seafarers, steelworkers and crabbers whose livelihoods depend on Baltimore’s port — watched in disbelief this week as an iconic symbol...
View ArticleKing Charles shakes hands, chats with crowd at most significant public outing...
LONDON (AP) — King Charles III shook hands and chatted with onlookers after attending an Easter service at Windsor Castle on Sunday in his most significant public outing since being diagnosed with...
View ArticleGunmen in Ecuador kill 9, injure 10 others in attack in coastal city of...
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Armed gunmen attacked a group of people in Ecuador ’s coastal city of Guayaquil killing nine and injuring 10 others, police said Sunday, the latest in a string of violent...
View ArticleCrews at Baltimore bridge collapse continue meticulous work of removing...
BALTIMORE (AP) — As divers assisted crews with the complicated and meticulous operation of removing the steel and concrete from the fallen Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, some near the site...
View ArticleRomania and Bulgaria partially join Europe’s Schengen travel zone, but checks...
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Romania and Bulgaria partially joined Europe’s ID-check-free travel zone on Sunday, marking a new step in the two countries’ integration with the European Union. After years of...
View ArticleAmericans star on an Iraqi basketball team. Its owners include forces that...
BAGHDAD (AP) — A pro basketball team in Iraq is owned by a paramilitary group, and some of its forces recently attacked U.S. troops. But this hostility toward Uncle Sam has its limits: The team is...
View ArticleMesa County Sheriff's investigating shooting incident
CLIFTON, Colo. (KREX) — The Mesa County Sheriff's Office responded to a shooting incident in Clifton Sunday afternoon. Deputies were dispatched to the Clifton Maverick on 3249 F Road around 4:40 p.m....
View ArticleThe Women that shaped the Grand Junction Police Department
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — March is National Womens History Month, and Western Slope Now looked into the women who opened doors and changed the norm for law enforcement in Grand Junction. These...
View ArticleGrand Junction's crime report for 2023
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — According to Grand Junction's Police Department, their new report shows most crime in Mesa County fell in 2022 compared to 2023. Crimes like car break-ins are down 2.7%...
View ArticleFlorida voters will decide whether to protect abortion rights and legalize...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Supreme Court issued rulings Monday allowing the state's voters to decide whether to protect abortion rights and legalize recreational use of marijuana, rejecting...
View ArticleGunbattle between Haitian police and gangs paralyzes area near National Palace
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Heavy gunfire erupted Monday in the downtown area of Haiti’s capital as police battled gang members near the National Palace for several hours. Local media reported that...
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Shed fire on Frontage Road
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — A man was burning weeds on Monday when he got carried away and burnt down his shed, according to the Lower Valley Fire District. Firefighters responded to the fire at...
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