Salman Rushdie's 'Knife' is unflinching about his brutal stabbing and uncanny...
NEW YORK (AP) — In Salman Rushdie's first book since the 2022 stabbing that hospitalized him and left him blind in one eye, the author wastes no time reliving the day he thought might be his last. “At...
View ArticleTorch and sandals: What to know about the flame-lighting ceremony in Greece...
ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (AP) — A priestess prays to a dead sun god in front of a fallen Greek temple. If the sky is clear, a flame spurts that will burn in Paris throughout the world’s top sporting...
View ArticleSalvage crews race against the clock to remove massive chunks of fallen...
SPARROWS POINT, Md. (AP) — Nearly three weeks since Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed under the impact of a wayward cargo ship, crews are using the largest crane on the Eastern Seaboard...
View ArticleWhitey Herzog, Hall of Fame manager who led St. Louis Cardinals to 3...
NEW YORK (AP) — Whitey Herzog, the gruff and ingenious Hall of Fame manager who guided the St. Louis Cardinals to three pennants and a World Series title in the 1980s and perfected an intricate,...
View ArticleBlack immigrant rally in NYC raises awareness about racial, religious and...
NEW YORK (AP) — Black immigrants turned out in the hundreds on Tuesday across from New York City Hall during a hearing about racial inequities in the city's shelter and immigrant support systems. Over...
View ArticleMultiple accidents send several to the hospital
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Three vehicle accidents on the night of April 13 sent multiple people to the hospital with injuries. Around 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, Grand Junction Police responded to a...
View ArticleCDPHE sends out vaccine notification
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment sent a text and email notification to parents and guardians with children from four to six years old whose...
View ArticleADU bill passes through the house
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — An Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) is a smaller, separate living space on the same property as a main house, sometimes located above a garage or as a stand alone...
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Rare dinosaur tracks now available to public
OURAY, Colo. (KREX) — Outside of Ouray the United States Forest Service purchased 27 acres of land for $130,000 to obtain rare dinosaur tracks. A Forest Service Paleontologist told WesternSlopeNow a...
View ArticleFigures and Dobson win nominations for Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama voters decided primary runoffs on Tuesday for the state's newly redrawn 2nd Congressional District, setting up a potentially historic November race that could play a...
View ArticleJeff Hurd qualifies for ballot
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Republican Jeff Hurd officially qualified for the ballot in Colorado's Third Congressional District. Under Colorado Law, it takes a petition with at least 1,500...
View ArticleStorm dumps heaviest rain ever recorded in desert nation of UAE, flooding...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The desert nation of the United Arab Emirates attempted to dry out Wednesday from the heaviest rain ever recorded there after a deluge flooded out Dubai...
View ArticleCelebrate age at Thursday's annual BeaconFest!
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — On Wednesday, Kevin VanGundy, the publisher of Beacon Senior News joined WesternSlopeNow to preview BeaconFest. BeaconFest, the largest senior and boomer expo in Western...
View ArticleOld Wells Fargo building off 4th and Main Street settles on buyer
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — In 2023 Wells Fargo relocated from the intersection of 4th and Main streets, leaving behind a 55,000 square foot building that has been vacant since then....
View ArticleU.S. Highway 550 to close following semi-truck crash
LA PLATA AND SAN JUAN COUNTIES, Colo. (KREX) — U.S. Highway 550 will close Thursday morning to allow Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) officials to recover a crashed semi-truck. Early...
View ArticleWCU's new nursing program set to launch next year
GUNNISON, Colo. (KREX) — Western Colorado University, in the small town of Gunnison, Colorado, has been serving students for more than a century. Now, a new program sits on the horizon - a full...
View ArticleUSPS moves ahead with plan to move processing out of GJ
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — The United States Postal Service announced Tuesday night it's moving forward with plans to transfer outgoing mail processing operations from Grand Junction to Denver....
View ArticleUN agency helping Palestinians in Gaza seeks support against Israel's demands...
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the U.N. agency that has helped millions of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank for decades urged the Security Council on Wednesday to ensure its survival as...
View ArticleJury selection in Trump hush money trial faces pivotal stretch as former...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jury selection in the hush money trial of Donald Trump enters a pivotal and potentially final stretch Thursday as lawyers look to round out the panel of New Yorkers that will decide...
View ArticleUnited Arab Emirates struggles to recover after heaviest recorded rainfall...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates struggled Thursday to recover from the heaviest recorded rainfall ever to hit the desert nation, as its main airport worked to restore...
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