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Relatives cleaning out the home of a late family member find human remains in a freezer

JUNEAU, Alaska ( KTUU /Gray News) - Police in Alaska are investigating human remains being found in a chest freezer at a family home over th…

KGNS — SitewideJul 22safety

Guatemalan man pleads guilty in tractor-trailer smuggling that killed more than 50 people

LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A Guatemalan man has pleaded guilty in a Laredo federal courtroom, admitting his role in a smuggling operation that ki…

KGNS (NBC/ABC affiliate) — Local NewsJul 22parks

Free health clinic offering medical, dental, vision care in Laredo

LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Operation Border Health is offering free medical, dental and vision care in Laredo. A free health clinic is open throu…

KGNS (NBC/ABC affiliate) — Local NewsJul 22schools

Laredo man with cartel ties sentenced to federal prison for fentanyl trafficking

LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A 24-year-old Laredo man with ties to a Mexican cartel has been sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison for …

KGNS (NBC/ABC affiliate) — Local NewsJul 22local

Laredo hospitals respond to Abbott’s birth tourism executive order

LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo’s two hospitals are responding after Gov. Greg Abbott signed an executive order targeting birth tourism in Texa…

KGNS (NBC/ABC affiliate) — Local NewsJul 22local

Oil spill causes traffic delays at US 59 Loop/I-69W intersection in Laredo

LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - An oil spill is affecting traffic at the US 59 Loop and I-69W intersection, according to the Texas Department of Trans…

KGNS (NBC/ABC affiliate) — Local NewsJul 22safety

Laredo to adopt ‘3 strikes’ policy for commercial trucks with insufficient toll balances

LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - City bridge officials are rolling out a new enforcement policy next month aimed at eliminating U-turns caused by comme…

KGNS (NBC/ABC affiliate) — Local NewsJul 22local

DPS warns of deadly heat risks, hot car deaths, and migrant dangers in Laredo

LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The Texas Department of Public Safety is reminding residents that extreme heat can turn deadly within minutes, urging …

KGNS (NBC/ABC affiliate) — Local NewsJul 22local

LPD makes arrest in fatal smuggling case after victim jumped from moving truck

LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A 20-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a fatal incident in which a man died after jumping from a movin…

KGNS (NBC/ABC affiliate) — Local NewsJul 22safety

Police dog dies after being left in hot patrol car, sheriff’s office says

PITT COUNTY, N.C. ( WITN /Gray News) - North Carolina authorities say one of its K-9s died after being left in a hot patrol car. According t…

KGNS — SitewideJul 22safety

Trump honors four U.S. soldiers killed in Middle East

DOVER, Del. (Gray DC) - President Donald Trump traveled to Dover, Delaware on Wednesday to honor four soldiers recently killed in the Middle…

KGNS — SitewideJul 22local

Taco Bell offering lettuce-free deals amid parasitic diarrhea illness outbreak

(CNN) – In an effort to win back loyalty from customers, Taco Bell is offering lettuce-free deals on certain items. For one day only, the co…

KGNS — SitewideJul 22business