Snoop Dogg carries the Olympic torch before opening ceremony in Paris
SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Snoop Dogg is seemingly everywhere during the Paris Olympics, but on Friday morning you could catch him carrying the Olympic torch ahead of the opening ceremony. He was one...
View ArticleHarris will carry Biden's economic record into the election. She hopes to...
WASHINGTON (AP) — A key question is looming for Vice President Kamala Harris as she edges closer to gaining the Democratic presidential nomination: Can she turn the Biden-Harris economic record into a...
View ArticleFor Ukrainian athletes, joy mixes with sorrow at the Paris Olympics
PARIS (AP) — For Ukrainian competitors in Paris for the Olympics, joy goes hand in hand with sorrow. Athletes are striving to enjoy the dream of competing at one of the world’s most prestigious sports...
View ArticleCity of GJ announces projects that could affect traffic next week
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — A plethora of City of Grand Junction improvements and projects may affect traffic during the week of July 29. According to the city, the projects include: F 1/2 Parkway...
View ArticleCDOT looks to reduce speeding drivers
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Colorado's Department of Transportation (CDOT) released a new report detailing speed-related fatalities. Between 2021 and 2023, 751 Coloradans lost their lives to...
View ArticleLocal business wins award for water conservation
ORCHARD MESA, Colo. (KREX) — A business that has set a "benchmark" for water conservation is now being recognized for the very thing. The Drought Response Information Program (DRIP) announced Friday...
View ArticleLocal Coloradan hikes Living Journeys' 25th Anniversary summit of Mount...
CRESTED BUTTE, Colo. (KREX) — A climb to the top is never easy, but climbing with a team elevates your journey to a whole new level. Living Journeys, a program that gives hope to people impacted by...
View ArticlePhilippine forces sail to hotly disputed shoal without incident for first...
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine government personnel transported food and other supplies Saturday to a fiercely disputed shoal occupied by a Filipino navy contingent but closely guarded by...
View ArticleSimone Biles is leading the charge of older gymnasts at the Olympics who are...
It still happens to Simone Biles. Even now, after two Olympics, six world championships, and a decade-plus in the spotlight. The most decorated gymnast of all time and the face of the U.S. Olympic...
View ArticleCalifornia fire scorches through land the size of Los Angeles as blazes burn...
Thousands of firefighters were battling a wildfire in northern California on Saturday that exploded in size, scorching an area about the size of Los Angeles — one of several blazes tearing through the...
View ArticleUS women's basketball focused on own Olympic gold, not program's incredible...
PARIS (AP) — The friendly warmup games are over. Now the U.S. women’s basketball team has to deal with the pressure of history. Led by two-time WNBA MVPs A’ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart, the U.S....
View ArticleWembanyama puts on show as France staves off Brazil 78-66 in Olympics opener
VILLENEUVE-D'ASCQ, France (AP) — Victor Wembanyama walked out to a star's welcome for his Olympic debut. He made sure to give France's fans plenty to cheer about. Wembanyama marked his start of the...
View ArticleAustralian women off to a dominant start in their Olympic swimming rivalry...
NANTERRE, France (AP) — The Australian women are about the surest thing in swimming, and they showed it Saturday on the first night at the Paris Olympic pool. They picked up two gold medals, led by...
View ArticleSurf's up! Paris Olympics surfing competition commences in Tahiti, with wave...
TEAHUPO’O, Tahiti (AP) — Surfers rode through and wiped out on barrel-shaped waves in their quest for gold during the first day of the Paris Olympics surfing competition in Tahiti on Saturday, with...
View ArticleMesa County's health needs assessment: housing sustainability
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — In Mesa County's recent assessment, they found that housing insecurity heavily impacts the community. As of 2022, about one-third of households are experiencing a...
View ArticleHow photographer Frank Stewart captured the culture of jazz, church and Black...
CHADDS FORD, Pa. (AP) — At first glance, it looks like an aerial photo of a cemetery destroyed by war, with charred coffins ripped from broken concrete vaults and arched marble tombstones flattened by...
View ArticleKamala Harris has America focused on multiracial identity
An election year that was already bitterly partisan has been completely upended by President Joe Biden’s decision to drop out of the 2024 White House race and endorse Vice President Kamala Harris. But...
View ArticleSimone Biles shakes off calf injury to dominate during Olympic gymnastics...
PARIS (AP) — The similarities were striking. Maybe fitting in the birthplace of déjà vu. Simone Biles sitting off to the side at the Olympics. USA Gymnastics team doctor Marcia Faustin by her side. A...
View ArticleParis officials are confident water quality will improve to let Olympians...
PARIS (AP) — The swimming portion of a practice run for the Olympic triathlon was canceled Sunday because of concerns about water quality in the Seine River, but Paris officials said they're confident...
View ArticleVenezuelan election could lead to a seismic shift in politics or give...
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelans are voting Sunday in a presidential election whose outcome will either lead to a seismic shift in politics or extend by six more years the policies that caused...
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