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WASILLA, Alaska (Aging Untold) — A miniature railroad a grandfather built more than five decades ago continues to draw families to the woods outside Anchorage. Three and a half miles of track wind thr
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EDITOR’S NOTE: This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.(Gray News) — Authorities in Argentina said an experienced pilot jumped to his death out of a moving plane while giving a flight lesson to a student.A stat...
AIKEN COUNTY, S.C. (WIS/Gray News) - Authorities have found some of 4-year-old Javeayah Harris’s remains. However, the sheriff says it is unlikely that all of her remains will be recovered.Aiken County Sheriff Marty Sawyer said Thursday that an investigation found the girl’s parents, Michilae Her...
(Aging Untold) — On this episode of Aging Untold, we take a closer look at managing incontinence with dignity and respect, including when it’s time to talk to a doctor and how to ease the stigma. Plus, the environmental benefits of green burials and what families should know. Then, hop aboard a m...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The Laredo Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Women in Business Committee has launched its inaugural Women in Business Empowerment Grant Program, awarding a total of $6,000 in grants to three women-owned businesses in the Laredo and Webb County area.Each of the three recipient...
WASILLA, Alaska (Aging Untold) — A miniature railroad a grandfather built more than five decades ago continues to draw families to the woods outside Anchorage. Three and a half miles of track wind through tunnels, over bridges and past scale-model towns on 18 acres. Jack Klingbeil and his wife fo...
STOOKEY TOWNSHIP, Ill. (KMOV/Gray News) — Two people are in custody after a young child’s body was found in a heavily wooded area just east of St. Louis.The child’s body was found in Stookey Township, Illinois, on Wednesday.According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD), office...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The City of Laredo has scheduled a brush and bulky item collection for District 7 residents on Friday, July 10.Eligible items include unwanted furniture, mattresses, appliances, brush and other bulky items. The service is available for active residential accounts only.Reside...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The Laredo Police Department made 61 DWI arrests during a two-week impaired driving enforcement campaign that ran from June 19 through July 6, according to the department.The effort was funded by a grant from the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and placed officers...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A therapist from the Webb County Children’s Advocacy Center testified Thursday in the Carlos Zamora trial, describing how the alleged victim was able to identify grooming behavior she said she experienced.The therapist said those behaviors included special attention at baske...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Several Webb County offices have temporarily relocated after a broken pipe on the third floor of the Billy Hall Administration Building sent water to the first floor.Repairs are expected to take four weeks. The county announced an expanded list of displaced departments on Ju...
(Aging Untold) — One in eight Americans has diabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, but experts say treatment is not one size fits all. Even when two people share similar symptoms, their diagnoses and care plans can be very different. Two diseases, one name ...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A K-9 alert at an I-35 checkpoint led Border Patrol agents to 24 bundles of cocaine concealed under a mattress inside a tractor-trailer.A firearm was also recovered at the scene.The driver of the tractor-trailer was taken into custody. The investigation is ongoing.For more h...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo Parks and Recreation is hosting a free youth chess tournament at the Marcos J. Aranda Recreation Center.Check-in begins at 8 a.m. on Saturday, July 18, with the first round starting at 9 a.m.The tournament is open to players ages six to 15 of all skill levels. The eve...
OKLAHOMA CITY (Gray News) - A man is accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail at a man in a wheelchair in Oklahoma City.The violent assault was caught on camera and is disturbing.Authorities said Alexander Emery threw a Molotov cocktail at a man in a wheelchair. The victim was immediately engulfed ...
(Gray News) - Katie Couric revealed she recently suffered from an episode of temporary amnesia and cannot recollect nearly a whole day of her life.Couric said in a Substack post that she experienced an episode of transient global amnesia on June 27, 2026.In the article, she could recollect what s...
(Aging Untold) — We all make choices about how we live and what we value. Some families put that same kind of thought into their final resting place, from the setting to the materials to the impact it leaves behind. Some families decide on a green burial. If that is something you are considering,...
(Gray News) - The Air Force is reversing more than 100 promotions after a scoring error on a key advancement exam was discovered.The Air Force said an outdated scoring key was used for the exam for security forces personnel competing for promotion to technical sergeant.More than 2,200 exams were ...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) -Afternoon highs will climb into the mid to upper 90s today. Heat index values between 100-110 during the afternoon. Tonight mostly clear and breezy with lows in the mid 70s. Low to medium rain chances Friday into the weekend (20-60%). Have a great day!For more headlines, clic...
(Aging Untold) — Bowel incontinence is one of the most difficult — and least discussed — challenges in dementia caregiving. We are breaking down why it happens and the practical systems that can make daily care more manageable for everyone involved. “It’s neurological. It’s not intentional.”The f...
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS/Gray News) - A former church treasurer is accused of stealing more than $400,000 from the church.Latrise Seward is accused of using her access to the church’s bank accounts to make unauthorized personal purchases totaling $402,655.45 between Jan. 1, 2018, and Aug. 29, 2025, ac...
GILBERT, Ariz. (AZFamily/Gray News) - A family plans to take legal action after their 1-year-old son was declared dead at an Arizona hospital but found alive hours later in the morgue.Blurred body camera video from Gilbert Police captured a family in distress after a mother found her 1-year-old s...
ATLANTA (ANF/Gray News) - Deputies have arrested a suspect in the shooting deaths of a 13-year-old boy and a man during a sleepover at a Georgia home.DeKalb County Police say 13-year-old Demarcus Shirley and 45-year-old Chauncey Newman were shot to death early last Thursday when multiple shots we...
TILLAMOOK COUNTY, Ore. (KPTV/Gray News) - In what officials are calling a Fourth of July miracle, a 4-year-old girl who had gotten separated from her family during an outing to an Oregon state park was found alive five miles away on the beach.The 4-year-old girl was with her family at Cape Lookou...
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio. (WXIX/Gray News) - A 62-year-old man who authorities say was on the run since 1985 has been charged with the death of an auto parts salesman in Ohio, prosecutors announced.Randy McAllister and a now-deceased accomplice were identified as suspects in a fatal robbery.On Oct. 16, 1...
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner announced Wednesday he is suspending his campaign and plans to withdraw from the Maine U.S. Senate race following new sexual assault allegations and increasing calls from fellow Democrats to drop out.In a video statement posted on so...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo police have made arrests in connection with the New Year’s death of Moisés Jaimes, who was struck by a falling bullet fired into the air during celebratory gunfire.Two teens — 19-year-old Omar Tulio Perez Jr. and a 16-year-old boy — now face charges of criminally negl...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A single-vehicle accident near Cuatro Vientos and Lomas has closed the right southbound lane, according to the Laredo Police Department.The Laredo Police Department reported the crash at about 7:15 p.m. July 8. Traffic is backing up in the area.At approximately 8:30 p.m., LP...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A deeper layer of moisture from the gulf will edge into our area from the gulf perhaps late Thursday, and especially Friday and Saturday. This may allow for a somewhat more active production of showers with the sea breeze each late afternoon Friday and Saturday. I will show ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Justin Bieber will bring his swag to the World Cup’s star-studded, Super Bowl-style halftime show, joining fellow headliners Madonna, Shakira and BTS, FIFA announced Wednesday.Afrobeats star Burna Boy, Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel and the PS22 Chorus — a choir of elementar...
BRUSSELS (AP) — Dozens of European lawmakers are gathering support to launch an investigation in the European Parliament of FIFA boss Gianni Infantino over his involvement in the decision to permit U.S. striker Folarin Balogun to play despite an earlier red card.Balogun was shown a red card durin...
TUSCALOOSA COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC/Gray News) — Loved ones are mourning the loss of two people who were killed in a home where one of the victims was pet sitting.Police discovered the bodies of Jose Felix Alvarez-Duenas, 31, and Jazmine Bates, 22, at a home in Brookwood, Alabama, on Monday.Authorities...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A Laredo man was sentenced to seven years in prison Tuesday after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a child.Carlos Alonzo changed his plea Monday, just as jury selection was getting underway in Webb County’s 49th District Court, prosecutors said. He pleaded guilty to tw...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The Laredo Animal Protective Society (LAPS) is looking for homes for a litter of 13 puppies, including a 6-month-old heeler mix named Scuttle.Blanca Eguia of LAPS said Scuttle and his siblings are up to date on vaccines and have been spayed or neutered, microchipped, deworme...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A retired Laredo Police Department investigator took the stand as the second day of testimony began in the trial of Carlos Zamora, a former Blessed Sacrament School custodian and girls’ basketball coach charged with aggravated sexual assault of a child and related offenses.T...
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - A student art contest honoring American heroes drew 168 young winners to the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday as part of the Freedom250 celebration.The competition featured artwork depicting figures ranging from Babe Ruth to Sojourner Truth. Winners and their fam...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A suspicious vehicle call led Laredo police to what investigators say was an attempted human smuggling operation, resulting in the arrest of five people ranging in age from 17 to 21.The incident happened just before 1 a.m. on Friday, July 3, at an apartment complex near Auro...
(Gray News) - Connor Murphy, a popular fitness influencer, died in an apparent drowning in Thailand, according to multiple reports. He was 32.Authorities in the Samut Prakan province of Thailand responded to a call of a man acting erratically on July 7 at a luxury rental property, Bangkok Post re...
ANKARA, Turkey (Gray DC) - President Donald Trump departed the NATO Summit on Wednesday praising the 32-member defense alliance as “completely unified.” It’s a reversal from his tone upon arriving in Ankara on Tuesday, when he criticized NATO and several member countries.“It was amazing, actually...
(AP) - The U.S. game against Belgium in the round of 16 at the World Cup set another record as the most-watched soccer telecast in U.S. history, Fox said after preliminary ratings came out Tuesday.Fox said 30 million people watched the game, a 4-1 victory for Belgium on Monday in Seattle to move ...
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