LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Five Laredo elementary schools are earning top marks across Texas. Gov. Greg Abbott announced 25 public schools are receiving the 2026 Lone Star Ribbon Award. To qualify, campuses must maintain an overall “A” rating and prove consistent classroom success. Laredo ISD honorees...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - They have been the sights of the season. For months, campaign yard signs, political advertisements, get-out-the-vote messages, and rallies have been part of the landscape across Webb County. But as the election cycle approaches its end, voters are preparing ...
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(SmartAsset) - As housing, grocery, transportation and other essential costs pressure household budgets, earning a six-figure salary no longer guarantees financial comfort in much of the U.S. A single adult now needs at least $80,000 a year to live comfortably in every state, whi...
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KEENE, N.Y. ( WCAX /Gray News) — A 60-year-old Canadian hiker was rescued from an icy New York mountain ledge after spending seven hours standing in the exact same spot, according to state forest rangers. The rescue unfolded on Wednesday, Oct. 21, along the Mount Colden Trap Dike...
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ( WBRC /Gray News) – One person is dead and at least eight others are injured after a shooting Saturday night near the Magic City Classic in Birmingham, Alabama, authorities said. The Magic City Classic is the largest historically Black college and university foo...
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(Gray News) – Liam Fitzgerald, an influencer with more than 1 million followers , died from injuries suffered in a motorcycle crash, his girlfriend said in a post on social media. “It is with the heaviest heart that I share the devastating news that Liam passed away following a m...
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(Gray News) – President Donald Trump arrived at Mar-a-Lago late Saturday for his jungle-themed Halloween party dressed as a very recognizable person – himself. “I came as Donald Trump,” the commander in chief told reporters, wearing his traditional navy suit and red tie. “I didn’...
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(Gray News/AP) – Model and television host Heidi Klum has gone all out with her costume on Halloween year after year, and 2026 did not disappoint. Klum revealed her masterpiece on social media late Saturday after much anticipation, having given clues throughout the day. The super...
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TOPEKA, Kan. ( WIBW /Gray News) - Ron Hubbard never expected fiction to become reality. “I was thinking about a scenario I seen on TV where a delivery guy did the same when the police was chasing a guy who stole a car,” Hubbard said. Hubbard said he was hanging with a friend We...
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JONESVILLE, Fla. ( WCJB /Gray News) — A 1-year-old boy was hit and killed on a Florida roadway, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash happened in the Jonesville area Friday afternoon. Investigators said a car was headed west on Newberry Road when the boy entered the ...
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CLEVELAND, Ohio ( WOIO /Gray News) — An ambulance driver is accused of abandoning a patient he was transporting to the hospital earlier this week in Ohio. The incident happened Wednesday evening in Cleveland. The patient was being transported to the Cleveland Clinic with chest pa...
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - The “I Voted” sticker given to people who cast ballots began with one woman, Janet Boudreau, who designed it after seeing a local county hand out a different sticker on Election Day. Boudreau said she has long supported voting, which she described as the ri...
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AUTAUGA COUNTY, Ala. ( WSFA /Gray News) - An Alabama woman says she just had two and a half weeks with her husband before he was taken away from her in a motorcycle crash. “I’m waiting for him to walk through the doors,” newlywed bride Chloe Greiner-Davis said. Greiner-Davis’s hu...
