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Friday Football Fever: King of the Mountain Week 6
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - It is power versus electricity fighting to claim the throne. The Challenger: Cigarroa Toros senior Carlos Aburto puts the team on his back against Juarez Lincoln. 4th and short — everyone inside Shirley Field knew exactly who was getting the ball — and still...
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Last day to register to vote closes in Webb County
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The Webb County Elections Office closed its doors at 6 p.m. on Oct. 5, marking the last day to register to vote. The office stayed open an extra hour to give people more time to register. Office staff kept the line moving efficiently. Registration forms were...
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Sunnier Weather With Lower Humidity
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Northerly winds are transporting drier air into south Texas. This will bring plenty of sunshine, low humidity, cooler nights, and warm afternoons during Tuesday and Wednesday. A disturbance over the southern gulf will likely move north toward the gulf coast ...
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Firefighter had to ‘gnaw’ his way free after being handcuffed by girlfriend, 911 call reveals
TOLEDO, Ohio ( WTVG /Gray News) - An Ohio firefighter appeared in court Monday, three days after her arrest for allegedly refusing to remove a man from handcuffs , stealing his car and phone, and breaking into his home. The alleged victim is a fellow Toledo firefighter and a capt...
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Suspect still at large after DPS chase ends in crash
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A suspect remained at large Monday, Oct. 5, after a Texas Department of Public Safety chase ended in a crash Sunday night, Oct. 4 . A neighbor who lives near the crash scene described the moments as the chase unfolded. Damage was visible Monday morning to a ...
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Comedian, ‘In Living Color’ actor Reggie McFadden dies at 57
(Gray News) - “In Living Color” alum and stand-up comedian Reggie McFadden has died at 57. McFadden’s sister, author Bernice L. McFadden, confirmed his death to The Hollywood Reporter on Oct. 4. He had been living in Tanzania, and she said she did not know how or when he died. “I...
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Mother, godmother charged in death of 4-year-old
COLUMBIA, S.C. ( WIS /Gray News) - Two people are facing charges in connection with the death of a 4-year-old in South Carolina. The Richland County Sheriff’s Department said Zokeiyah McCray, 36, and Helen Benbow, 59, were arrested Friday and charged with homicide by child abuse....
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Laredo College breaks ground on Veterans Center of Excellence
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Veterans and community partners broke ground Monday, Oct. 5, on the Veterans Center of Excellence, a new project on a site that once held a building that served as a guardhouse at Fort McIntosh and later as a children’s museum. The building had sat vacant an...
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Border Patrol, DPS find 5 people at suspected stash house on Houston Street
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Border Patrol and Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) personnel were in the area of Houston Street, where officials confirmed five people were pulled from a stash house on the 300 block. Border Patrol said two of the people are from Mexico, two are from ...
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Closure of Oilton post office draws community concern
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The Oilton post office, open since the 1930s, closed its doors, requiring residents to drive about 7 miles to Bruni to get mail. Agustina Leal, who lives in Oilton, described the office as a lifeline. “There’s a lot of elderly veterans who live here, and the...
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Southbound lanes of U.S. 83 blocked after two-vehicle crash
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Southbound lanes of U.S. Highway 83 near Wooster Street are blocked after a two-vehicle crash, the Laredo Police Department said. Police said oil is on the roadway. It was not immediately known whether anyone was injured. For more headlines, click here ....
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Fingerprint evidence leads to arrest in chase, smuggling case
EL CENIZO, Tex. (KGNS) - Fingerprint evidence led to the arrest of an El Cenizo man accused in a chase and smuggling case. Deputies arrested 19-year-old Joshua Rocha Thursday at his home. Investigators say on Aug. 30, a Mercury led deputies on a chase through Rio Bravo before sev...