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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The complainant took the stand in the trial of Carlos Zamora, who is accused of sexual assault of a child. Because the complainant is the alleged victim, their identity is not be
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MONROE, N.C. (WMBF/Gray News) - Authorities say the former owner of a popular wedding venue admitted to stealing over a million dollars.Jason Lottman, the ex-owner of Champagne Manor, pleaded guilty to federal wire fraud Monday while admitting to taking money from couples and vendors who booked e...
GEORGETOWN COUNTY, SC. (WMBF/Gray News) - Authorities say more than 100 dogs were rescued from ‘unlivable conditions’ in a home in South Carolina. The Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office and Animal Control officers responded to a home Thursday afternoon.Investigators reportedly found more than 100...
IRMO, S.C. (WIS/Gray News) - Authorities in South Carolina say more than a dozen men are facing charges following an undercover operation targeting online child sexual exploitation.The Irmo Police Department and several other agencies report that 14 men have been charged with criminal solicitatio...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A civil case seeking the removal of Webb County Sheriff Martin Cuellar moved forward with a jury trial now scheduled for May 2027.A case hearing was held Thursday morning, July 9, via Zoom, with Judge Joel B. Johnson presiding.Pre-trial hearings are scheduled for April 12, 2...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - City leaders are moving to study flood risks along 41 miles of the Rio Grande before federal border security projects advance.Assistant City Manager Ramon Chavez presented a draft scope of the flood risk study to the Rio Grande Advisory Committee. The study will evaluate exi...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - In this episode of Mind Your Business, presented by IBC Bank, Gabriel Castillo, Executive Vice President of Corporate Marketing, is joined by Dr. Christopher Maynard, President of Texas A&M International University (TAMIU). New to the Laredo community, Dr. Maynard recognizes...
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - The global movement to protect children online has entered a new phase, with more countries announcing social media bans for some teenagers. In the U.S., however, lawmakers have not yet reached a consensus on basic safety regulations.Last year, Australia became the first co...
PINEVILLE, N.C. (WBTV/Gray News) - A North Carolina man is accused of killing his 5-year-old son at an apartment complex this week.Police said they responded to the apartment after receiving a “frantic” 911 call from the boy’s mother, who was there when the stabbing happened, early Thursday morni...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The complainant took the stand in the trial of Carlos Zamora, who is accused of sexual assault of a child. Because the complainant is the alleged victim, their identity is not being disclosed.She told jurors she grew up at an administrator of the children’s residential home ...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo Police Department narcotics and Special Operations Group units were executing a search warrant near E. San Carlos St., according to the department.Information on the operation was sent on Thursday, June 9, just after 2 p.m. More than five units responded to the scene....
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A 26-year-old Laredo man was arrested after the Webb County Sheriff’s Office Cyber Crimes Unit executed a search warrant as part of an investigation into the possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material.Alfredo Hernandez Jr. was taken into custody on July 9 and...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Summer is in full swing and the City of Laredo is ready for a summer tradition: Sister Cities Festival.Every year, booths are filled with vendors, food, and it becomes the one stop shop for all culture and community. There will be an expectant 200 booths available for the ev...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A Laredo man was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly stabbing a 20-year-old man.Officers responded on July 7 to the 1900 block of Houston St., where paramedics were already rendering aid to the victim, who had an apparent puncture wound to th...
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - A Virginia man accused of planting pipe bombs near Democratic and Republican party headquarters the night before the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot has a tentative trial date.All parties agreed Wednesday to a Feb. 16, 2027, trial date for Brian Cole, with the judge blocking off...
(InvestigateTV) — The average American carries $63,000 in debt while earning just $45,000 a year, according to a new analysis by ConsumerAffairs — meaning for every dollar earned, roughly $1.40 is owed.The report found that gap leaves many families with little financial cushion in the event of an...
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, said the alleged victim was taught what grooming is during her sixth therapy session and was able to identify grooming behavior she experienced. The exact therapist is ...
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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...
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