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(Gray News) – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is warning parents and caregivers that fake and counterfeit versions of the popular squishy toys could seriously hurt your child. The soft, squishy, squeezy toys are shaped like animals, food and other items. While they lo...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - United Independent School District’s Communities in Schools (CIS) program will not be eliminated, but it will be scaled back to fewer campuses, trustees decided at a board meeting Tuesday, Aug. 12. The board had previously considered ending the CIS program a...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The United Independent School District board voted unanimously Monday, Aug. 12, to move forward with applying for a multimillion-dollar short-term loan . Superintendent Gerardo Cruz said the loan is needed to maintain cash flow as enrollment drops, state fun...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Webb County commissioners approved a nearly $29,000 state grant Monday, Aug. 10, to upgrade the sheriff’s SWAT team’s equipment, with no cost to local taxpayers. The funding comes through the state’s Homeland Security Terrorism Prevention Program. Sheriff Ma...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - More than 700 Laredo students are beginning the new school year on a new campus following a school consolidation approved last spring. The United Independent School District voted in May to consolidate Matias de Llano and Amparo Gutierrez elementary schools....
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - President Donald Trump confirmed Tuesday that a credible Iranian assassination threat prompted the Secret Service to direct him to board a smaller military aircraft instead of Air Force One when he departed the NATO Summit in Ankara, Turkey, July 8. Trump m...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The Laredo City Council will hold a Special Council Meeting Friday, Aug. 14, to discuss the proposed city budget and the status of the Hamilton Hotel . The meeting is scheduled for 12 p.m. at City Hall Council Chambers, 1110 Houston St. Council members will ...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - United ISD is preparing to borrow $30 million to maintain cash flow as declining enrollment reduces state funding and expenses remain high. The district’s board of trustees is scheduled to consider the proposed loan Wednesday, Aug. 12. Superintendent Dr. Ger...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Mayor Victor Trevino’s town hall on proposed data center rules drew hundreds of residents to Fasken Recreation Center on Monday, Aug. 11, with the city bringing in extra chairs to accommodate the crowd. The meeting stretched more than an hour past its schedu...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The deadline to file for several City of Laredo elected positions is Monday, Aug. 17, at 5 p.m., with 11 candidates already on record as of Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 11. City Secretary Mario Maldonado said those candidates have filed for mayor, city council Di...
OMAHA, Neb. ( WOWT /Gray News) - An Omaha woman with Down syndrome was denied a boarding pass at the airport last month after airline staff determined she required a safety assistant to fly. Jennifer Jaspers, 52, had planned a solo birthday trip to North Carolina to visit her fat...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Mayor Dr. Victor Treviño will host a community town hall Tuesday, Aug. 11, focused on proposed data center regulations and the infrastructure needed to support future development. The city has not received any applications for data centers, according to city...
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Lawmakers are preparing to hit the midterm election campaign trail following the Senate’s departure for its five-week August recess. On Tuesday, South Carolina Republican voters head to the polls for a special primary election to determine their new Senate ...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Webb County Commissioners Court meets Monday, Aug. 10, at 9 a.m. at the Webb County Courthouse. SWAT team equipment grant Commissioners will consider approving a $28,732 State Homeland Security grant from the Office of the Governor for equipment for the Webb...
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Democratic incumbents in Congressional primaries across the country are fending off challengers calling for younger, and sometimes more progressive, lawmakers. The Democratic primary election for Connecticut’s first Congressional district highlights how age...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - City and county leaders signed two agreements on Aug. 7 at the Water Museum along the Rio Grande, securing up to 90 million gallons of water per day for Laredo’s water supply . Mayor Dr. Victor Trevino said the deals mark a turning point for a city that has ...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A senior justice dismissed the entire removal proceeding filed against Webb County Commissioner John C. Galo on Aug. 6. Senior Justice Patricia O. Alvarez, presiding by assignment, granted the State of Texas’ motion to deny issuance of citation and officiall...
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - The Democratic primary election for Connecticut’s first Congressional district highlights how age is becoming a concern for incumbents across the country. Current first district Rep. John Larson is running for his fifteenth term at age 78. He is facing form...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - United Independent School District is considering selling several of its properties as the district works to address a budget shortfall. During a special board meeting on Aug. 5, Superintendent Gerardo Cruz told trustees the district has already ordered appr...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The United Independent School District is considering a $30 million loan from PNC Bank as its unassigned reserves are projected to fall to as little as $2 million by the end of the month — a fraction of the roughly $37 million the district spends each month ...
