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Florida Supreme Court upholds state’s 15-week abortion ban, but voters will...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for the state to ban abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they are pregnant, while also giving...

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USPS to potentially make changes

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is exploring options that would involve picking up outgoing mail from rural post offices once in the morning rather than twice a day. They...

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Trump to go after Biden on the border and crime when he visits battleground...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Donald Trump is expected on Tuesday to attack President Joe Biden over his handling of the U.S.-Mexico border when he visits Wisconsin and Michigan, both critical battleground...

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Catholic Outreach building complex for unhoused

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Catholic Outreach workers are busy building and apartment complex that will soon be known as Mother Theresa Place. The new complex going up on the 300 block of Ute...

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Grand Valley Job Fair preview

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — The Mesa County Workforce Center in partnership with Colorado Mesa University (CMU) will be hosting a job fair at Lincoln Park Wednesday, April 3. Attendees will be able...

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State-wide E-bike tax credit now in effect

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — The nation's first state-wide electric bike credit is now available to e-bike buyers with the hope of reducing traffic and reducing pollution. Governor Polis and the...

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The largest fresh egg producer in the US has found bird flu in chickens at a...

The largest producer of fresh eggs in the U.S. said Tuesday it had temporarily halted production at a Texas plant after bird flu was found in chickens, and officials said the virus had also been...

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Bill introduced to give workers more training opportunities

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Senators John Hickenlooper (D), Gary Peters (D) and Ted Budd have introduced a bipartisan bill designed to provide states and Local Workforce Development Boards (LWDBs)....

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Local teen organizes Easter event for the community

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo (KREX) — A little wind and rain weren't enough to dampen the Easter spirits at Canyon View Park on Sunday. Karoline Valdez, 17, organized the Easter for the Community event. "I...

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Prosecutors widen illicit enrichment probe against Peru's president to...

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru's top prosecutor told a committee of lawmakers Tuesday that the scope of an investigation into President Dina Boluarte' s ownership of three luxury watches has broaden to...

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Grant awarded to control Fruita cat overpopulation

FRUITA, Colo. (KREX) — The City of Fruita for the third year in a row awarded Grand Valley Pets Alive a grant to control the cat overpopulation in the 81521 zip code. The 2024 grant was worth $6,000...

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I-70 repairs in Glenwood Canyon

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Construction crews will close parts of Eastbound I-70 for guardrail replacement and repairs in Glenwood Canyon this April. The Colorado Department of Transportation is...

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ATM burglary in Cedaredge

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Cedaredge police found an ATM lying on the highway Wednesday morning after an attempted burglary. At around 4:55 a.m. Wednesday morning, The Cederage Police Department...

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Fruita elects new mayor

FRUTIA, Colo. (KREX) — Fruita released the unofficial results of their April 2 election. Fruita's new mayor is Matthew Breman. Their three new city council members are Richard Parrish, Aaron Hancey,...

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Grand Valley career fair

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Grand Valley hosted a career fair at Lincon Park on April 2. With the beautiful weather on their side, people looking for jobs gathered to meet face-to-face with...

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New trail construction at 18 Road

FRUITA, Colo. (KREX) — Using grant money from Colorado Parks and Wildlife, the City of Fruita has been constructing trails and updating the 18 Road trailhead. Trails coordinator with Mesa County...

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End-of-life Doulas

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Doulas can benefit all walks of life. The group of local end-of-life Doulas walks WesternSlopeNow through why they chose to help guide people through a very confusing...

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Why is Taiwan so exposed to earthquakes and so well prepared to withstand them?

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan was struck Wednesday by its most powerful earthquake in a quarter of a century. At least nine people were killed and hundreds injured, buildings and highways damaged and...

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Glenn Bott defied all odds after being inches away from death - now, he's...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — It's easy to take life for granted when you forget you are not guaranteed another decade, year, month, or even day. Glenn Bott knows this all too well… Glenn got off...

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Palestinians want April vote on UN membership despite US saying peace with...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Palestinians want the Security Council to vote later this month on their revived request for full membership in the United Nations, despite the United States reiterating...

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