Families of Israeli hostages release video of female soldiers being captured...
JERUSALEM (AP) — A group representing the families of hostages held in Gaza has released new video footage showing Hamas’ capture of five female Israeli soldiers near the Gaza border on Oct. 7. The...
View ArticleD-51 budget for 2024-2025 fiscal year
Grand Junction, Colo. (KREX) — This year's budget required strategic resource allocation due to Colorado being 35th in the country for per-pupil funding for K-12 education. As one of the lowest-funded...
View ArticleTeachers in Montrose get raise
MONTROSE, Colo. (KREX) — Montrose County School District reached an agreement with the Uncompahgre Education Association to bring salary and benefit changes. The salary increase is historic, the...
View ArticleMesa County conducting survey on mental health
MESA COUNTY, Colo. (KREX) — Mesa County is inviting residents to take part in a mental health community assessment survey. The survey will be used to understand which aspects of mental health services...
View ArticleHappy 70th Anniversary KREX!
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — On May 22, 1954, broadcasting pioneer Rex Howell launched Western Colorado’s first TV station - KREX TV. It was the only TV station on the Western Slope for 25 years...
View ArticleGJT and Breeze add flight to San Francisco
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Breeze Airways announced new service to Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT) from San Francisco (SFO). Wednesday, May 22, saw the inaugural flight touch down in Grand...
View ArticleCNCC is getting a makeover
RANGELY, Colo. (KREX) — Rangely - a dusty northwestern Colorado town home to just about two thousand people hosts a college making a dent nationwide with a 16-week National Park Ranger training...
View Article5 dead and nearly 3 dozen hurt in tornadoes that tore through Iowa, officials...
GREENFIELD, Iowa (AP) — A deadly tornado that wreaked havoc in the small city of Greenfield, Iowa, left four people dead and nearly three dozen injured, officials said, while a fifth person was killed...
View ArticleNorth Avenue shooting remains under investigation
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — The May 15 shooting on 29 Road and North Avenue that left two dead remains under investigation. One person was detained for questioning at the time of the incident and...
View ArticleCarboy Winery kicks off its inaugural concert series with Bubbles and Blues...
PALISADE, Colo. (KREX) — On Saturday, Carboy Winery in Palisade is excited to host its inaugural Carboy Winery Concert Series event, Bubbles and Blues. The winery describes the event as, "...an...
View ArticleNational Foster Care Month
GRAND JUNCTION, COLO. (KREX) — Mesa County Child Welfare and Adult Protection Services report that there are approximately 180 foster children in Mesa County, but only around 40 traditional foster...
View ArticleAngela Klickner appears in Mesa County Court
GRAND JUNCTION, COLO. (KREX) — 31-year-old Angela Klickner of Clifton was arrested May 14 after she turned herself in to the Mesa County Sheriff's Office. Klickner faces multiple alleged charges,...
View ArticleThe Latest | Largest hospital in central Gaza faces imminent shutdown due to...
The largest hospital serving central Gaza faces imminent shutdown because it is running out of power after Israel’s military assault in Rafah severely limited entry of fuel for generators, the Health...
View Article'Heat dome' leads to sweltering temperatures in Mexico, Central America and...
Extreme heat in Mexico, Central America and parts of the U.S. South has left millions of people in sweltering temperatures, strained energy grids and resulted in iconic Howler monkeys in Mexico...
View ArticleJUCO: Getting the baseballs ready for first pitch
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Nearly a dozen volunteers gathered in the home field dugout on Wednesday to rub down more than 400 baseballs for the Junior College World Series. "It's a lot easier to...
View ArticleSavannah Armendariz reported missing
CLIFTON, Colo. (KREX) — Mother to missing 14-year-old Savannah Armendariz, Amber Burrows tells WesternSlopeNow she is in a situation she never thought she would be in. "This is all actually a pretty...
View ArticleNative American tribes give unanimous approval to proposal securing Colorado...
The Navajo Nation Council has signed off on a proposed settlement that would ensure water rights for its tribe and two others in the drought-stricken Southwest — a deal that could become the most...
View ArticlePickin' in the Rockies happening on Sunday, Williamson Branch performs live...
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Today, Garret Dupper, President of Pickin' in the Rockies, stops by the studio and tells WesternSlopeNow about what all is happening at this weekend's Pickin' in the...
View ArticleCaleb Carr, military historian and author of bestselling novel 'The...
NEW YORK (AP) — Caleb Carr, the scarred and gifted son of founding Beat Lucien Carr who endured a traumatizing childhood and became a bestselling novelist, accomplished military historian and...
View ArticleYoung missionary couple from US among 3 killed by gunmen in Haiti's capital,...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A U.S. missionary couple and a Haitian man who worked with them were shot and killed by gang members in Haiti’s capital after they were attacked while leaving a youth...
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