Memorial Day at Highline Lake
LOMA, Colo. (KREX) — Highline Lake is a popular destination, offering swimming, boating, biking, camping and much more. But as Colorado Parks and Wildlife slowly drains the lake in its fight against...
View ArticleGJPD sends alert on new scam
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Grand Junction Police are warning residents about a new scam. An elderly woman reported the scam to GJPD after a man pretending, he was helping her, stole personal...
View ArticleNorth Korean rocket carrying its 2nd spy satellite explodes shortly after launch
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A rocket launched by North Korea to deploy the country’s second spy satellite exploded shortly after liftoff Monday, state media reported, in a setback for leader Kim Jong...
View ArticleFears rise a second landslide and disease outbreak loom at site of Papua New...
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Authorities fear a second landslide and a disease outbreak are looming at the scene of Papua New Guinea’s mass-casualty disaster because of water streams and bodies trapped...
View ArticleWhat to know about Mexico's historic elections that will likely put a woman...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexicans will vote Sunday in historic elections weighing gender, democracy and populism, as they chart the country's path forward in voting shadowed by cartel violence. With two...
View ArticleA look at Pope Francis' comments about LGBTQ+ people
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis' apology Tuesday for using a vulgar term to refer to gay men was the latest comment to make headlines about the Catholic Church's teachings on homosexuality. Francis...
View ArticleNew wall at Suplizio Field to improve player safety
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — The Junior College World Series Committee installed a new outfield wall at Suplizio Field to improve player safety. JUCO officials say the previous wooden outfield wall...
View ArticlePope apologizes after being quoted using vulgar term about gay men in talk...
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis apologized Tuesday after he was quoted using a vulgar and derogatory term about gay men to reaffirm the Catholic Church’s ban on gay priests. The ruckus that ensued...
View ArticleGeorgian parliament overrides presidential veto of the divisive foreign...
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — The Georgian parliament on Tuesday overrode a presidential veto of the “foreign agents” bill that has prompted weeks of massive protests by critics who say it will restrict...
View ArticleWill Highway 139 on Douglas Pass ever get a makeover?
DOUGLAS PASS, Colo. (KREX) — Potholes, cracks, and destroyed guardrails litter a windy section of the two-lane highway leading north over Douglas Pass. This pass connects Loma and Rangely through...
View ArticleUnhoused Community speaks on City tent ban
GRAND JUNCTION, COLO. (KREX) — The City of Grand Junction recently updated its park rules, including a new rule that bans tents in public parks. WesternSlopeNow interviewed members of the unhoused...
View ArticleIs help coming for West Springs Hospital?
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — West Springs Hospital's doors could close in less than a week. Is any more help from the state of Colorado or Rocky Mountain Health plans on the way? John Sheehan, the...
View ArticleDelta County teen shot in the head starts to make a remarkable recovery
DELTA COUNTY, COLO. (KREX) — Kasen Spencer, a teen from Delta County was shot in the head just before a Cinco de Mayo celebration on May 3. Remarkably, Kasen survived, but doctors were unable to do...
View ArticleTransitional council in Haiti selects new prime minister for a country under...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — U.N. development specialist Garry Conille was named Haiti’s new prime minister Tuesday evening, nearly a month after a coalition within a fractured transitional council...
View ArticlePalestinian prime minister visits Madrid after Spain, Norway and Ireland...
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez met with Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa and leading officials from several Middle Eastern countries in Madrid on Wednesday...
View ArticleThe Latest | 3 Israeli soldiers killed in a booby trap explosion as Rafah...
Three Israeli soldiers have been killed in Rafah when a booby trap exploded, the military and media reported, as the Israeli national security adviser said that the war against Hamas militants would...
View ArticleInflation pressures lingering from pandemic are keeping Fed rate cuts on pause
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hopes for interest rate cuts this year by the Federal Reserve are steadily fading, with a stream of recent remarks by Fed officials underscoring their intention to keep borrowing...
View ArticleThe fans behind the game - JUCO
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Grand Junction has hosted JUCO since 1959 - about 60 years. It's an event where the best college teams face off in a fight for the title. People of all ages and all...
View ArticleOn spelling's saddest day, hyped National Spelling Bee competitors see their...
OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — When Achyut Ethiraj's final appearance in the Scripps National Spelling Bee ended far earlier than he anticipated, the 14-year-old grimaced at the microphone, walked off the...
View ArticleIsrael says it's taken control of key area of Gaza's border with Egypt awash...
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s military said Wednesday it seized control of a strategic corridor along Gaza’s border with Egypt to cut off smuggling tunnels as it tries to destroy the militant Hamas group...
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