Mexican and Guatemalan presidents meet at border to discuss migration,...
TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Guatemala President Bernardo Arévalo were meeting Friday in this Mexican border city to tackle issues of shared interest,...
View ArticleWhat would Lisa Simpson do? NYU student protesters asked to ponder ethical...
NEW YORK (AP) — Would Lisa Simpson set up a tent at New York University to protest the war in Gaza? How would Principal Skinner respond if she did? Hard to say, but some NYU students facing discipline...
View ArticleStray Grass drops by the studio for a live interview and performance!
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Today, Garry Tullio, who plays the mandolin and sings vocals for Stray Grass, tells WesternSlopeNow about how Stray Grass was formed, their music and their upcoming...
View ArticleColorado legalizes lane filtering over the next three years
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Typically, when a motorcycle approach stopped traffic, the motorcyclist is allowed by law to filter between the rows of stopped vehicles. But what happens if the traffic...
View ArticleCanadian police link 4 women killed in the 1970s to dead American serial sex...
TORONTO (AP) — Canadian police announced Friday they have linked the deaths of four young women nearly 50 years ago to a now-deceased U.S. fugitive who hid in Canada from the mid-1970s to the late...
View ArticleThe City of Grand Junction prohibits tents in public parks
Grand Junction, Colo. (KREX) — The City of Grand Junction has updated its park rules and installed new signage to reflect the changes. Mayor Abram Herman stated that this is something the city does...
View ArticleColorado releases insect health study
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — The Colorado Native Pollinating Insects Health Study has officially been released. The study is said to be "the most robust and detailed account of pollinator health...
View ArticleColorado Mesa University's Mini Mavs learning program closes
Grand Junction, Colo. (KREX) — Mini Mavericks Learning Center provides childcare for Colorado Mesa University students, faculty, and staff, as well as the community. The center caters to children aged...
View ArticleRegistration for swim lessons now open
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Registration for swim lessons with Grand Junction Parks and Recreation is now open. Director of Grand Junction Parks and Recreation Ken Sherbenou says "we do have some...
View ArticleYoung women in a Rio favela hope to overcome slum violence to play in the...
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A 20-minute drive separates the historic Maracana Stadium from the Complexo do Alemao, one of Rio de Janeiro's most impoverished and violent favelas. One of its residents,...
View ArticleJesus is their savior, Trump is their candidate. Ex-president's backers say...
As Donald Trump increasingly infuses his campaign with Christian trappings while coasting to a third Republican presidential nomination, his support is as strong as ever among evangelicals and other...
View Article6 people killed, 10 others injured in Idaho when pickup crashes into...
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — Six people were killed Saturday in Idaho in a two-car accident that included a large passenger van, authorities said. Ten others were injured in the crash on U.S. Highway 20...
View ArticleTunisians stage anti-migrant protest as the number of stranded in transit to...
JEBENIANA, Tunisia (AP) — Hundreds of Tunisians marched through the streets of Jebeniana on Saturday to protest the presence of sub-Saharan migrants who have found themselves stranded as the country...
View ArticleYemen's Houthi rebels launch a missile that strikes an oil tanker in the Red...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels hit an oil tanker in the Red Sea with a ballistic missile early Saturday, damaging the Panama-flagged, Greek-owned vessel in their latest...
View ArticleWhat do we know so far about the mysterious crash of the helicopter carrying...
BEIRUT (AP) — The apparent crash of a helicopter carrying Iran's president and foreign minister on Sunday sent shock waves around the region. Details remained scant in the hours after the incident,...
View ArticleHelicopter crash could reverberate across the Middle East, where Iran's...
JERUSALEM (AP) — The apparent crash of a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country's foreign minister and other officials is likely to reverberate across the Middle East. That's...
View ArticleOfficial says rescuers see helicopter that was carrying Iran's president,...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Rescuers see the helicopter that was carrying Iran's president and other officials, an official told Iranian state television on Monday. The head of the Iranian Red...
View ArticleMay 19, 2024 Road Report
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Road conditions for the Western Slope and the surrounding areas are brought to you by Montrose Ford Nissan. CO 82 to Aspen has since been reopened.
View ArticleWest Nile Virus is back
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — The West Nile Virus is back on the Western Slope and Mesa County health officials are bringing awareness to residents. "Unfortunately, there are no vaccines to prevent...
View ArticleIranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, a hard-line diplomat, dies...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Hossein Amirabdollahian, Iran's foreign minister and a hard-liner close to the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard who confronted the West while also overseeing...
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