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EAST PALESTINE, Ohio ( WOIO /Gray New) — San Francisco 49ers owner John “Jed” York was arrested in Ohio over the weekend. According to court records, York was found guilty of two misdemeanor charges, including possessing criminal tools and disorderly conduct. Records show he was ...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Texas public safety officials say state police dog teams helped track down nine migrants in two separate incidents on ranch land in South Texas. The first happened on Thursday, Aug. 13. The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) said a K-9 officer followed ...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Sunny days and hot temperatures continue across Texas. Highs in the 90s to 100s this afternoon. Major to extreme risk of heat-related impacts , heat index values 105-115. Elevated fire weather concerns continue this week. Remember to take breaks in the shade...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. ( WMC /Gray News) - A Tennessee school employee is behind bars after he allegedly stabbed a delivery driver with a pen multiple times for being late for a delivery. Braxton Stewart, a 36-year-old Memphis-Shelby County Schools employee, has been arrested and charged...
PHOENIX ( AZFamily /Gray News) - Two Phoenix police officers who are under investigation for allegedly violently assaulting a couple during a traffic stop have been fired and arrested. The two former officers identified as Antonio Felix and Luis Vasquez Jr., both 31, were fired a...
FOREST GROVE, Ore. ( KPTV /Gray News) - Authorities are investigating the deaths of five people and several domestic animals found after an early morning fire on a rural Oregon property. Washington County deputies responded at 5:27 a.m. Saturday to assist the Forest Grove Fire De...
CENTRAL POINT, Ore. ( KPTV /Gray News) — Deputies are investigating the death of a 2-year-old child who went missing and was found dead early Wednesday morning. The child was reported missing at 4:30 a.m. and was last seen in the 9900 block of Blackwell Road, officials say. The J...
ZAPATA, Tex. (KGNS) - The Zapata County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division executed a search warrant at a residence in the 1800 block of Glenn Street in Zapata, according to the sheriff’s office. Investigators found and seized approximately 4.78 pounds of marijuana and 48 grams ...
PELHAM, Ala. ( WBRC /Gray News) - A Dunkin’ delivery truck broke down directly in front of the Pelham Police Department, prompting a humorous response from local officers. “We’re not saying officers responded faster than usual... but when a truck full of donuts is involved, you d...
ALMA CENTER, Wis. ( WEAU /Gray News) – A high school senior in Wisconsin died from an injury suffered during Thursday night’s football game. Superintendent Drew Semingson said 17-year-old Adam Massman was hurt during the game and received medical care from emergency personnel on ...
WILMINGTON, N.C. ( WECT /Gray News) - A 90-year-old woman says she almost lost $10,000 to a scammer before a North Carolina police officer stopped her at a bitcoin kiosk outside a gas station. Mary Ann Nunley, 90, says the cryptocurrency scam began July 27 with a text message. “I...
SCOTT COUNTY, Mo. ( Heartland News /Gray News) - A Scott County fire chief faces murder charges in the 2025 shooting death of his wife. Members of the Missouri State Highway Patrol arrested 45-year-old Jeremy Perrien just after 7 a.m. on Friday, August 21, at Fire Station Four of...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Update: Annaliese M. Flores, the 16-year-old reported as an endangered missing child by the Laredo Police Department, has been located and turned over to her family. Laredo police provided the update at around 11:30 a.m. Original article below: The Laredo Po...
VANCOUVER, Wash. ( KPTV /Gray News) - A 74-year-old man in Washington died after being hit by a pickup truck Tuesday night. At about 7:45 p.m., officers responded to South Andresen Road and MacArthur Boulevard for reports of a crash involving a pedestrian, according to the Vancou...
OREGON CITY, Ore. ( KPTV /Gray News) - A former music teacher at an Oregon nonprofit was arrested Thursday on charges of sexual abuse, rape and kidnapping. According to the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office, detectives began investigating 44-year-old Derek Douglas Reeder in early...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A former Laredo airport security manager is facing charges after Laredo police say he stole firearms and other property from the airport’s security division. Note: KGNS News has previously identified him as the airport police chief. However, the press releas...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The Webb County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man on five warrants connected to a June investigation into harassment and threats against a woman, according to the sheriff’s office. Investigators arrested Saul Carrizales, 31, during a traffic stop at about 7 p....
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Today marks five years of National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day. The DEA says the synthetic opioid remains the leading cause of death among Americans ages 18 to 45. Laredo police report a shift in the local fight against fentanyl. During previous cr...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Nine new cadets are officially joining the Laredo Police Department. The department held its Class A-26 pinning ceremony Friday morning, Aug. 21, at the LISD Fine Arts Complex. The eight men and one woman spent a year in training. “Coming in as a female into...
ATLANTA ( ANF /Gray News) - The 15-year-old son of “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Kim Zolciak has been arrested on multiple sex crime charges, according to authorities. Kroy Biermann Jr., known as “KJ,” was charged with aggravated sodomy and aggravated sexual battery. Accordin...
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ohio ( WOIO /Gray News) - A Northeast Ohio dispatcher resigned Thursday after police said she was caught misusing their Flock camera system over two years. Highland Heights Police Chief Dennis Matejcic said he learned Monday that a part-time dispatcher was accus...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Mostly sunny and hot with highs between 100 and 105 west, and in the 90s east. Heat index values will be between 108 and 115. South to southeast winds 10-20 mph. Daily elevated fire weather conditions continue into next week. Little to no relief from the hea...
LAS VEGAS ( FOX5 /Gray News) — An innocent mother was shot and killed in front of her daughter while waiting at a red light. Karla Abarca was caught in the crossfire of a shootout initiated by a driver who was allegedly high on “whippets,” according to Las Vegas police documents....
(Gray News) - Officials are speaking out after a truck stopped in the middle of a highway, causing a crash before driving off. The crash happened on Interstate 670 in Ohio. Video posted by the Ohio Department of Transportation showed the truck coming to a stop in the right lane, ...
TUCSON, Ariz. ( KOLD /Gray News) — A police recruit who was just a week away from graduation was shot and killed in a home invasion in Arizona, officials said. The Pima County Sheriff’s Department (PCSD) said deputies were called to a shooting at a home in Tucson early Wednesday ...
LEBANON, Tenn. ( WSMV /Gray News) - Four people were hospitalized after a ride malfunctioned Wednesday night at the Wilson County–Tennessee State Fair, according to the Wilson County Emergency Management Agency. The agency responded to the fair Wednesday night after nine people w...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. ( WSMV /Gray Media) - Nashville police said the Colorado man who was last seen early Sunday morning in the east part of the city was found dead Thursday evening. Conor Anderson, 31, flew to Nashville Saturday for a work conference and checked into the Millennium ...
(Gray News) - A Colorado man was charged in connection with his wife’s death after claiming she died by suicide after suffering from postpartum depression. On Aug. 13, Lindsey Barnett, 37, was found dead in the home, Lakewood Police Department said. Her husband, Patrick Barnett, ...
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (Gray News) - A mother and her two daughters in California were killed in a three-vehicle crash while returning home from a concert, according to multiple reports. The crash happened around 12:45 a.m. on Monday, near Bakersfield, ABC7 reported. Three vehicles ...
DE PERE, Wis. ( WBAY /Gray News) - A construction worker died after a semitruck struck a forklift in a work zone on Interstate 41 in Wisconsin. The crash occurred at about 11:30 p.m. Monday near De Pere. The preliminary investigation indicated the truck, driven by 53-year-old Chr...
EDMOND, Okla. ( KSWO /Gray News) — New body camera video shows the moment Oklahoma Secretary of State Benjamin Lepak was arrested at a McDonald’s on suspicion of public intoxication. Lepak was arrested in Edmond on Friday. According to court documents, the Edmond Police Departmen...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Extreme Heat Warning and heat advisory in North and central Texas. Hot and sunny with highs in the 100s. Major to Extreme heat related impacts , heat index values 105-115. Elevated fire weather risk continues to be a concern. Little overnight relief from the...
SARASOTA, Fla. ( WWSB /Gray News) - A former Florida police officer has been arrested and fired after an investigation into the alleged misuse of law enforcement databases. The Sarasota Police Department said Tuesday that 38-year-old Cory Waiters faces felony charges of offenses ...
HAMPTON, Tenn. ( WVLT /Gray News) - Authorities in Tennessee responded to a deadly crash involving a car and a group of bicyclists Wednesday morning. Sixty-nine-year-old John Benfield, of North Carolina, was arrested in connection with the crash, according to District Attorney St...
COLUMBIA, Tenn. ( WSMV /Gray News) - County animal services in Tennessee says a dog recently needed emergency care after it was reportedly dragged behind a vehicle. According to Maury County Animal Services , it received a tip earlier this week about the injured animal. The anima...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo College is wrapping up the Laredo Police Department’s “Frontier to Future” exhibit next Friday, Aug. 28. The exhibit features major cases, advances in police technology and a memorial honoring fallen officers. Because of gaps in the archives, the depa...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Fewer domestic violence victims are asking Laredo police for help this year, and investigators believe fear of deportation is why. Authorities believe undocumented migrants are afraid to come forward because of nationwide immigration enforcement. Victim serv...
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - The Supreme Court is considering whether construction of a ballroom at the White House is within the president’s power, as historic preservation groups seek to block the project on an emergency basis. Justices heard arguments Tuesday on the case. Lawyers fo...
EAST WINDSOR, Conn. ( WFSB /Gray News) - A father in Connecticut was charged after his 1-year-old son died in a hot car at a strawberry farm, according to authorities. Kevin Pell, 47, is charged with risk of injury to a minor. His attorneys told a judge they are cooperating with ...
GRETNA, La. ( WVUE /Gray News) - A Jefferson Parish deputy has been fired after the authorities say he misused their Flock camera system. Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joe Lopinto said Nathan Rome admitted to using the agency’s Flock cameras while working as a deputy to track the move...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. ( KCTV /Gray News) - A Kansas City man has been charged with murder after allegedly starting a house fire that killed his mother. Ryan Willis, 36, is facing charges that include second-degree felony murder and first-degree arson following a deadly house fire on T...
GREENVILLE, S.C. ( WHNS /Gray News) — Police officers were called to Hayden Panettiere’s boyfriend’s family home in Greenville on Wednesday morning, city officials said. According to the city, officers with the Greenville Police Department were at Brian Hickerson’s family home to...
SOMERS, Conn. ( WFSB /Gray News) - A man is under arrest and another is dead following an early-morning home invasion this week in Connecticut. State police said Joshua Freitag, 33, has been charged with murder, home invasion and two counts of risk of injury to a child. Connectic...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A Laredo woman faces a felony charge after police said she shoved a disabled client out of her wheelchair at an adult day care. Police said 34-year-old Jeanette Medina was caught on surveillance video allegedly pushing the woman, causing her to fall back and...
HARNETT COUNTY, N.C. (Gray News) - A man in North Carolina is accused of kidnapping a 12-year-old girl from a sleepover, according to multiple reports. Harnett County Sheriff Wayne Coats said deputies arrested Daniel Francis Gear, 38, who they said kidnapped the girl from a home ...
( InvestigateTV ) — The FBI is warning the public that scammers are impersonating employees of its Internet Crime Complaint Center, known as IC3, to target victims a second time. IC3 is where people who have been scammed online can report the crime. Paul Keener, a cybersecurity s...
ATLANTA ( ANF /Gray News) — The woman accused of abducting two young girls in Georgia waived her first court appearance Tuesday, hours before Atlanta police released body camera video showing officers rescue the children and arrest her. Lakesha Brown, 42, is charged with kidnappi...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The Laredo Fire Department and Firefighter’s Association Local 872 are hosting the city’s 3rd Annual 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb to honor first responders who died in the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks. The event honors the 343 firefighters killed in the attac...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Increasing clouds and hot temperatures this afternoon, highs in the 100s. Moderate to extreme heat related impacts with heat index values of 105-113. Elevated fire weather concern continue this week. Breezy southeasterly winds gust 22-25 mph. Overnight lows ...
COLUMBIA, S.C. ( WIS /Gray News) - A mother has been arrested after her 6-year-old was found Tuesday with a loaded gun on a school bus, according to authorities in South Carolina. The Richland County Sheriff’s Department said a resource officer at JP Thomas Elementary School was ...
ORANGEBURG COUNTY, S.C. ( WIS /Gray News) - A school bus carrying more than 40 students crashed into a vacant mobile home in Orangeburg County on Tuesday morning, officials said. The bus had 42 students from Clark Middle School and Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School on board, accor...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A woman wanted in a deadly human smuggling case is in custody. Federal records show Karina Garcia was arrested Sunday. She is one of 11 people indicted in July on charges accusing them of using shipping containers to smuggle migrants farther into the U.S. Pr...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. ( WAVE /Gray News) - A family is speaking out after their 18-year-old son was struck by a hit-and-run driver on his way home from work, left in the road, and had his bike and phone stolen in the aftermath. Kingston Maestas graduated from Valley High School in May....
DISCLAIMER : LPD initially reported the suspect’s name as Juan Antonio Vergara, but directed name clarification to the Webb County Sheriff’s Office, which lists the suspect as Juan Antonio Vergara-Nieto Jr. LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A gun was fired inches from a teenager’s head, and ...
RAY CITY, Ga. ( WALB /Gray News) — Georgia authorities are investigating after a family says a neighbor shot and slit the throat of their pet pig in their backyard. Angela Burnett said she was resting before a night shift when her children alerted her that something was happening...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A Laredo smuggling case that turned deadly has ended in a guilty plea. Gerardo David Zarate Martinez, 19, pleaded guilty Monday, Aug. 17, to helping smuggle migrants into the United States for cash. In January, police tried to stop a car packed with people. ...
BONNEAU, S.C. ( WCSC /Gray News) - A mom in South Carolina is accused of allowing her 4-year-old and 7-year-old daughters to be sexually assaulted in exchange for money and drugs. Helena Nichole Hoyle, 27, was arrested by the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office on Aug. 14 for two co...
