Fires in the West are becoming ever bigger, consuming. Why and what can be done?
Decades of snuffing out fires at the first sign of smoke combined with climate change have laid the groundwork for a massive wildfire in northern California and scores of smaller ones across the...
View ArticleParis Olympics Day 2: Simone Biles and LeBron James shine as Americans step...
PARIS (AP) — On the first sunny day of the Paris Olympics, the stars from the United States shined bright. Simone Biles and LeBron James dazzled, so did the U.S. women's soccer team. Torri Huske...
View ArticleUkraine says it struck an oil depot in Russia, as Moscow claims new gains in...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine on Sunday said it struck an oil depot in southern Russia that supplies the Kremlin's troops as Russian strikes in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, where Moscow claimed...
View ArticleThousands in Ukraine honor soldiers killed in blast and urge government to...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainians urged their government to do more to get Russia to release prisoners of war, voicing their anger on Sunday at a ceremony commemorating the second anniversary of an...
View ArticleBlinken and envoys from Japan, Australia and India work to improve maritime...
TOKYO (AP) — Top diplomats from Japan, the U.S., Australia and India meeting Monday in Tokyo compiled a set of measures to reinforce maritime safety and cybersecurity and to support other Asia-Pacific...
View ArticleMontrose Monday!
MONTROSE, Colo. (KREX) — Recurring guest, Tonya Maddox, tells WesternSlopeNow about upcoming events in Montrose! On Aug. 1, it's the Small Business Awards. The awards will be handed out at the...
View Article2 children dead and 9 people injured in stabbings in northwest England,...
LONDON (AP) — A stabbing at a children's dance class in northwest England on Monday killed two children and injured nine other people, police said. A 17-year-old boy was arrested and a knife seized...
View ArticleEntrenched incumbent Maduro is declared winner of Venezuela's disputed...
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was formally declared the winner of his country's disputed presidential election Monday, a day after the political opposition and the...
View ArticleEvacuation put in place for Norwood fire
NORWOOD, Colo. (KREX) — A fire around 2 miles south of Norwood quickly spread, forcing evacuations for homes around a 1-mile radius near the blaze. San Miguel County Sheriff's Office reported Monday...
View ArticleHealth department warns of potential deadly algae
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) - The color green normally means go or good, but in this case. It means stop and beware. On July 22, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment urged...
View ArticleMesa County concludes Inside Mesa County class
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) - Summer classes are still a thing. Well it so happens that Mesa County just graduated 28 participants who were learning about the county government. Community members...
View ArticleHow two Syrians in Rome are using hummus to aid war refugees and help...
A pair of Syrians have created a community that provides support to migrants and vulnerable people in Rome, by sharing the flavors of a homeland torn by civil war. Founded in 2018 as a “humanitarian...
View ArticleSimone Biles has redefined her sport -- and its vocabulary. A look at the...
PARIS (AP) — It is not enough — it has never been enough — for Simone Biles to do gymnastics. The 27-year-old American star has been intent almost from the start on pushing the sport in new directions...
View ArticleProbe of soldiers over alleged sexual abuse fuels tension between Israeli...
JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli military court opened an initial hearing Tuesday for nine soldiers detained over what a defense lawyer said were allegations of sexual abuse of a Palestinian at a shadowy...
View ArticleKing's Canyon Fire now over 200 acres
GLADE PARK, Colo. (KREX) — A lightning strike in a dry storm sparked the King's Canyon Fire in Glade Park near the Utah border on Sunday. As of Monday afternoon, the fire is 0% contained at just over...
View ArticlePublic health to host Back-to-School Vaccine Clinic
MESA COUNTY, Colo. (KREX) — With kids getting ready to return to the classroom, Mesa County Public Health (MCPH) wants that transition to go smoothly. That's why MCPH is hosting a Back-to-School...
View ArticleIsraeli airstrike hits Beirut and kills 1 person in escalating tensions with...
BEIRUT (AP) — Israel carried out a rare strike on Beirut Tuesday, killing at least one person and raising the stakes in the escalating tensions with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. The Israeli...
View ArticleMCSO gets approval for new monitoring devices
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Mesa County Commissioners approved a $35,844 purchase request from the Mesa County Sheriff's Office for new health monitoring devices for inmates. The device, similar to...
View ArticleGJHS ribbon cutting to be held Saturday
GRADN JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — With the new school year coming up fast, Mesa County Valley School District 51 is planning on holding an open house for the new Grand Junction High School building this...
View ArticleGymnast-turned-shooter Adriana Ruano wins Guatemala's first Olympic gold
CHATEAUROUX, France (AP) — A spinal injury ended Adriana Ruano's chances of competing at the Olympics as a gymnast. She came back as a shooter and won Guatemala's first gold medal on Wednesday. Ruano...
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