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Rep. Cuellar announces $1.5 billion in federal funding for Webb County road projects
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Congressman Henry Cuellar said new funding will bring more road construction projects to the region. Webb County currently has 94 construction projects underway, totaling more than $1 billion. Cuellar said that means more jobs and more money flowing into the...
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Surveillance video leads to 2 arrests in San Jorge Avenue crash
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Two men have been arrested nearly two months after a street racing crash tore a car in two near downtown Laredo, police said. Laredo police said 19-year-old Armando Rodriguez III and 20-year-old Gerardo Velasquez were arrested Sept. 28 in connection with the...
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Laredo seeks Webb County support for convention center funding plan
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo city officials are seeking Webb County’s backing to lobby the Texas Legislature for a specialized tax mechanism designed to finance a long-discussed convention center without raising property taxes. While city leaders have weighed building a conventio...
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Actor Dennis Haskins, ‘Saved by the Bell’ star, dies at 75
(Gray News) - Dennis Haskins, who played Principal Richard Belding of “Saved by the Bell” for more than a decade, has died at the age of 75, his agent says. Haskins’ agent, Jay Schachter, confirmed his death in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter . “It’s a tragic loss. Everyone...
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76-year-old woman injured in north Laredo collision
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A 76-year-old woman was injured Monday, Sept. 28, after being struck by a vehicle at a north Laredo intersection, authorities said. The collision happened just before 7:30 p.m. at West Del Mar Boulevard and Springfield Avenue. According to the Laredo Police ...
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Former teacher who had sexual encounters with students sentenced to probation
WACO, Texas ( KWTX /Gray News) — A former Texas high school teacher who had sexual encounters with two teenage boys was placed on deferred probation Friday. Judge Thomas West of the 19th State District Court approved a plea agreement between Shelby Dawn Lashombe and the McLennan ...
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Friday Football Fever: King of the Mountain Week 5
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - It is a showdown between special teams magic and late-game heroics fighting to claim the throne. Here are your choices: The Challenger: United South Panthers senior Jayden Muniz fields a second-quarter kick return, breaks multiple tackles, and tiptoes down t...
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LPD investigates pedestrian crash near Del Mar, traffic delays expected
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The Laredo Police Department is investigating an auto-pedestrian accident at West Del Mar Boulevard and Springfield Avenue. The crash was reported around 7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 28. Police said the patient is an elderly woman. The LPD Crash Team has been cal...
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Tennessee to execute its first woman in 200 years this week
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. ( WVLT /Gray News) - Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced on Monday that he does not plan to intervene in the execution of Christa Gail Pike, which is slated for later this week. “After deliberate consideration of Christa Gail Pike’s request for clemency, and af...
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Football Fever Heat Check; Week 5
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - District races heated up and non-district play delivered dramatic finishes across South Texas in Week 5, highlighted by walk-off heroics, defensive shutouts, and dominant road performances. In this week’s full episode of Football Fever: Heat Check, host Kobe...
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Meals on Wheels, Pets Alive Laredo team up to feed seniors and their pets
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Low-income seniors in Webb County will no longer have to choose between feeding themselves or their pets through a new partnership between Meals on Wheels and Pets Alive Laredo . Backed by a $15,000 donation, the initiative brings volunteers from both organi...
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Transit employee received $620,000 paycheck error, money still not returned
ATLANTA ( Atlanta News First /Gray News) — An Atlanta public transit employee received $620,000 in an April paycheck in error, and the money has not been returned. The employee, who cleaned train stations, was paid $620,000 in overtime in April that they did not earn, the Metropo...