Wildfire near Colorado-Utah border forces evacuations
LOMA, Colo. (KREX) — Residents are being evacuated in Loma as a wildfire moves quickly toward homes in the Rabbit Valley Area. Preliminary reports show the fire may have already raced through...
View ArticleMexico’s incoming president says surveys show support for controversial...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — In a move reminiscent of her political mentor, incoming Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Monday displayed a series of surveys commissioned by her political party that she said...
View ArticleMotorcycle crash on 29 Road and Unaweep Avenue
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — At approximately 5 p.m. Monday, officers with the Grand Junction Police Department responded to a single motorcycle crash at the intersection of 29 Road and Unaweep...
View ArticleShooter who killed 5 at a Colorado LGBTQ+ club set to plead guilty to federal...
DENVER (AP) — Anderson Lee Aldrich, who killed five people and injured 19 others at an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs, is prepared to plead guilty to federal hate crime charges as well as gun...
View ArticleCeltics win 18th NBA championship with 106-88 Game 5 victory over Dallas...
BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum put his hands behind his head, with TD Garden fans standing on their feet cheering around him, and took it all in. Walking to the bench, he wrapped both arms around Celtics...
View ArticleBefore his summit with North Korea's Kim, Putin vows they'll beat sanctions...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked North Korea for supporting his actions in Ukraine and said their countries will cooperate closely to overcome U.S.-led sanctions as...
View ArticleWhat's a heat dome? Here's why so much of the US is broiling this week
FENTON, Mich. (AP) — With much of the Midwest and the Northeast broiling — or about to broil — in extreme summer heat this week, meteorologists are talking about heat waves and heat domes. Both mean...
View ArticleAmanda Cunningham gets 18-year sentence
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Amanda Cunningham, who pled guilty to three counts in connection to the robbery and death of 31-year-old Buddy Cates, was sentenced Tuesday in a Mesa County Courtroom....
View ArticleSinger Justin Timberlake charged with driving while intoxicated in the Hamptons
SAG HARBOR, N.Y. (AP) — Pop star Justin Timberlake was charged early Tuesday with drunken driving in a village in New York's Hamptons, after police said he ran a stop sign and veered out of his lane...
View ArticleTimeline of Willie Mays’ career
A timeline of Willie Mays’ career: 1931 (May 6) — Born in Westfield, Alabama. 1948 — Joins Birmingham Black Barons of Negro leagues. 1950 — Signs with New York Giants for $4,000. 1951 (May 25) — Major...
View ArticleWillie Mays, Giants’ electrifying ‘Say Hey Kid,’ has died at 93
NEW YORK (AP) — Willie Mays, the electrifying “Say Hey Kid” whose singular combination of talent, drive and exuberance made him one of baseball’s greatest and most beloved players, has died. He was...
View ArticleUS soldier convicted of theft in Russia and sentenced to nearly 4 years in...
MOSCOW (AP) — A court in Russia’s far eastern city of Vladivostok on Wednesday convicted a visiting American soldier of stealing and making threats of murder, and it sentenced him to three years and...
View ArticleHow did North Korean soldiers wander across the world's most heavily guarded...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Don’t believe the name: The Demilitarized Zone between the two rival Koreas might be the most heavily armed place on earth. Two million mines, barbed wire fences, tank traps...
View ArticleThe Latest | A second ship sinks in Yemen's Houthi rebels' Red Sea campaign...
In an apparent escalation by Yemen's Houthi rebels in their campaign targeting shipping through the vital maritime corridor over the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip, a bulk carrier has sunk after...
View ArticleFirewall to deter cyberattacks is blamed for Massachusetts 911 outage
BOSTON (AP) — A firewall designed to prevent cyberattacks and hacking was to blame for the 911 outage that hit Massachusetts this week, state officials said Wednesday. Massachusetts' 911 system was...
View ArticleJapan, New Zealand agree on intel sharing pact amid growing regional security...
TOKYO (AP) — Japan and New Zealand agreed Wednesday in principle on an intelligence sharing pact as their leaders shared concerns over the increasingly challenging security environment in the region,...
View ArticleGrand Junction to take part in heat mapping
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) selected Grand Junction to participate in what they call urban heat mapping. The heat mapping campaign exists to...
View ArticleOn Juneteenth, monument dedicated in Alabama to those who endured slavery
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Thousands of surnames grace the towering monument, representing the more than 4 million enslaved people who were freed after the Civil War. The Equal Justice Initiative, a...
View ArticleGJ completes Tennis and Pickleball Expansion Project
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — On June 13, the city of Grand Junction hosted a ribbon cutting at Lincoln Park to celebrate the completion of the Tennis and Pickleball Expansion Project. The project...
View ArticleHeat stroke vs heat exhaustion
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — On June 10th, at about 2:27, Colorado National Monument rangers received reports of a medical issue in monument canyon. Hiking, biking, and other outdoor activities are...
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