LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Nearly 900 Alexander High School students completed voter registration forms Thursday, Oct. 1, through a campus drive hosted by Get Out the Vote. Most are 17-year-old seniors preparing to turn 18 ahead of Election Day. The deadline to register to vote is Monday, Oct. 5. Stud...
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. ( WVLT /Gray News) - A Tennessee anesthesiologist is weighing in on what may have gone wrong during the botched execution of Christa Pike. Dr. Paul Allen, a professor of anesthesiology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, said the details coming ...
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - President Donald Trump left the White House on Thursday afternoon to start a monthlong midterm campaign tour, beginning in Texas, Oklahoma and Alabama, three Republican-leaning states. The tour aims to build support for members of the president’s party who ...
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Artificial intelligence has become a recent hot topic of debate on Capitol Hill, as lawmakers consider how to move forward with the quickly changing technology. Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly (D) is one lawmaker proposing legislation that supports humans while als...
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BOTHELL, Wash. ( KPTV /Gray News) — Public health officials say more than a dozen people were sickened by a parasite linked to a hotel swimming pool. Health officials in King County shared that an investigation was opened earlier this summer after 14 people reported falling ill a...
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - The Supreme Court announced Thursday it will review the Trump administration’s policy of detaining immigrants who entered the country illegally without a bond hearing. Previously, most immigrants who entered the country illegally were given a bond hearing, ...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Families relying on SNAP benefits will see their monthly total look a little different starting Oct. 1. Payments are ticking up slightly to help keep up with inflation, adding about $29 a month for a family of four. That boost hits home for nearly 60,000 peo...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A major fire broke out early Thursday morning, Oct. 1, at a factory in Nuevo Laredo’s industrial park. The fire started in the magnesium storage area of a company located in the industrial park. Nearby residents reported heavy smoke. Firefighters and emergen...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo College will close all campuses and cancel operations on Friday, Oct. 2, due to heavy rainfall and regional flooding concerns. College officials announced Thursday that all classes, services, activities, and general operations are suspended for the da...
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(Gray News) - Amazon Prime members are getting a new fuel discount in time for the holiday travel. Here’s how it works. Prime members in the United States can only use this discount between Oct. 2, 2026, and Jan. 29, 2027, at participating bp, Amoco, ampm and Thorntons locations ...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) will operate on a delayed start Friday, Oct. 2, with classes resuming and offices opening at 10 a.m., according to the university . The university said class time blocks starting at 8:30 a.m. and 9:40 a.m. will be c...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A 17-year-old faces human smuggling and drug charges after a hit-and-run crash involving a red van led officers to three migrants, according to the Laredo Police Department. The crash happened around 7:45 a.m. on Sept. 26 near the intersection of U.S. 83 and...
