Person comes forward to claim $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot in Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A person with a ticket matching all six Powerball numbers in Saturday’s $1.3 billion jackpot came forward Monday to claim the prize, Oregon officials said. The lottery ticket was...
View ArticleMaryland governor and members of Congress to meet to discuss support for...
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said Monday he plans to meet with members of Congress to discuss support for rebuilding the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge, which has blocked the main...
View ArticleA lawsuit alleging abuse at a NH youth center is going to trial. There are...
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — It started with three words: “They raped me.” David Meehan's disclosure to his wife seven years ago set into motion an unprecedented criminal investigation into New Hampshire's...
View ArticleFacing likely prison sentences, Michigan school shooter's parents seek mercy...
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — The parents of a Michigan school shooter are asking a judge to keep them out of prison as they face sentencing for their role in an attack that killed four students in 2021....
View ArticleCan't get enough of the total solar eclipse or got clouded out? Here are the...
DALLAS (AP) — Whether you saw the moon completely block the sun, were foiled by cloudy weather or weren't along the path of Monday's total solar eclipse, there are still more chances to catch a...
View ArticleUConn concludes a dominant run to its 2nd straight NCAA title, beating Zach...
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — A basketball beatdown. A coaching clinic. A double-digit domination. Take one guess who finished off a romp through college basketball again. You bet, it’s UConn — a team built...
View ArticlePeter Higgs, physicist who proposed the existence of the 'God particle,' dies...
LONDON (AP) — Nobel prize-winning physicist Peter Higgs, who proposed the existence of the so-called “God particle” that helped explain how matter formed after the Big Bang, has died at age 94, the...
View ArticleGJ hosts seasonal job fair
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — The City of Grand Junction hosted its second seasonal job fair event at the Lincoln Park Barn on Tuesday. Candidates had the have opportunity to apply, interview, and if...
View ArticleMesa County's outdoor recreation trumps all
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) —The Grand Valley Outdoor Recreation Coalition gathered feedback from 1,300 local residents who completed a survey and 64 community and business leaders who took part in...
View ArticleRTB hosts unique candidate forum for CO-3
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Local nonpartisan political group Restore the Balance hosted a candidate forum for those on the ballot for Colorado's Third Congressional District on April 2. For the...
View ArticleArizona can enforce an 1864 law criminalizing nearly all abortions, court says
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona will soon join 14 other states that have banned abortion at all stages of pregnancy after a state Supreme Court ruling Tuesday found that officials may enforce an 1864 law...
View ArticleNew York City to wind down deal with embattled medical company tasked with...
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York City will move to end its contract with a medical services company hired to house and care for a recent influx of international migrants, following scrutiny over the...
View Article6 former Mississippi law officers to be sentenced in state court for torture...
JACKSON, Miss (AP) — Six former Mississippi law enforcement officers who pleaded guilty to a long list of state and federal charges for torturing two Black men will be sentenced Wednesday in state...
View ArticleMuslims celebrate Eid al-Fitr with family reunions, new clothes, treats and...
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The Eid al-Fitr holiday marking the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan was celebrated by Muslims on Wednesday with family reunions, new clothes and sweet treats. In...
View ArticleHigher gas and rents keep US inflation elevated, likely delaying Fed rate cuts
WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumer inflation remained persistently high last month, boosted by gas, rents, auto insurance and other items, the government said Wednesday in a report that will likely give pause...
View ArticleInternet providers must now be more transparent about fees, pricing, FCC says
NEW YORK (AP) — Much like nutritional labels on food products, “broadband labels” for internet packages will soon tell you just what is going into the pricing of your service, thanks to new rules...
View ArticleCity of Fruita awards grant to Grand Valley Pets Alive
FRUITA, Colo. (KREX) — The City of Fruita has awarded a $6,000 grant to Grand Valley Pets Alive (GVPA) to help control the overpopulation of cats. The GVPA provides financial assistance for the...
View ArticleGrowing Empowerment teaches and educates communities on gardening
CARBONDALE, Colo. (KREX) — Founder of the nonprofit Growing Empowerment Kim Wille has been doing everything she can to help people with food scarcity for over a decade. Since 2013, Wille has built...
View ArticleReasonings behind the Norwood solar fight - part two
NORWOOD, Colo. (KREX) — In Western Slope Now's last report, we told you about a solar company called One Energy pushing since last May to turn a state-owned plot of land into a 640-acre solar farm…but...
View ArticleColorado skier dies attempting jump over highway
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — A man died while attempting to jump over a highway on Tuesday, according to the Grand County Sheriff's Office. Emergency responders received a 911 call at around 3 p.m....
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