Laredo News
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A power outage on the Mexican side of the World Trade Bridge is causing a significant traffic backup for westbound drivers heading into Mexico, according to the Laredo Police Department. Around 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, LPD said westbound traffic on Loop 20...
HARPERS FERRY, W.Va ( WDTV /Gray News) - A woman has been arrested for murdering her husband and setting the house on fire while her daughter was inside, according to police. Nicole Taylor’s daughter was also found dead inside the home, according to Virginia State Police. Nicole ...
ATLANTA ( ANF /Gray News) - A woman in Georgia whose husband died in a helicopter crash on the night they were married is filing a wrongful death lawsuit. Jesni Sam is seeking damages and coverage of legal fees, according to her attorney. Sam was supposed to land at DeKalb-Peacht...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ( WBRC /Gray News) - The foster son of Ree Drummond, widely known as The Pioneer Woman, was arrested Sept. 14 on drug and assault charges after he allegedly hit a police officer. According to University of Alabama at Birmingham Police, an officer responded to a r...
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PLAQUEMINE, La. ( WAFB /Gray News) - A 69-year-old man died after he was struck by a truck while checking his mailbox, authorities said. The crash occurred on Louisiana Highway 75, just south of Louisiana Highway 404 in Iberville Parish, shortly before 4 p.m. Monday. According to...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Two people remain at large after a high-speed pursuit on Sept. 23, tied to an alleged human smuggling attempt, ended in a crash and prompted a lockdown at a central Laredo grocery store, authorities said. The incident began around 9 a.m. near I-35 and Calton...
CAHOKIA HEIGHTS, ILL. ( KMOV /Gray News) - A van carrying half a dozen high school students was involved in a fiery crash in Illinois on Wednesday. According to Cahokia Heights police, the collision occurred at the intersection of Illinois Route 15 and Pocket Avenue at about 8:20...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The Laredo City Council approved a five-year contract to address a staffing shortage within the police department. The department is short nearly 80 officers, with 498 of its 575 authorized positions currently filled. City leaders said raising base pay is in...
MOULTRIE, Ga. ( WALB /Gray News) - Authorities in Georgia said one person has been arrested after an investigation into unauthorized cameras installed at a school auditorium. According to the Colquitt County Sheriff’s Office incident report, the cameras were not located inside pu...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo city leaders are questioning whether taxpayer dollars should fund police escorts for officials, while Mayor Dr. Victor Trevino maintains that the protection is necessary for his safety. Councilmember Melissa Cigarroa sparked the discussion during a ci...
WASHINGTON, DC. ( InvestigateTV ) - Facing mounting federal scrutiny following months of InvestigateTV and Atlanta News First reporting, the leaders of America’s major surveillance companies were no-shows Wednesday for a Senate hearing probing how police officers have abused auto...
LOS ANGELES (Gray News) - Actor Jonathan Taylor Thomas was reportedly arrested following a traffic stop in Malibu on Monday. According to multiple outlets, Thomas, 45, was a passenger in a car that was pulled over by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies near Westlake ...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A Laredo Independent School District bus carrying students was involved in a traffic accident near 311 Garfield St., authorities said. Students were on board the bus at the time of the collision. No injuries were reported, and students attended class as sche...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Two people were taken to local hospitals with minor injuries Wednesday, Sept. 23, following a crash involving a United Independent School District Police Department patrol unit in Laredo. According to the Laredo Police Department, the collision occurred Wedn...
MIDLAND, Texas ( KOSA /Gray News) - A Texas teen is dead after driving the wrong way and hitting several vehicles over the weekend. According to the Midland Police Department, officers were called to reports of a wrong-way driver near the intersection of West Loop 250 North and N...
FAIRMONT, W.Va ( WDTV /Gray News) - A construction worker is dead and two others were injured after a crane malfunction caused them to fall off a bridge while they were working. According to the West Virginia State Police, troopers said that a heavy crane malfunctioned at a const...
JACKSON, Miss. ( WLBT /Gray News) - A second person has been arrested in connection with the death of a woman who was found hanging from a tree in Mississippi. Investigators arrested 25-year-old Earnest Lloyd Jr. on Tuesday, Sept. 22, and charged him with murder for his alleged r...
OXFORD, Miss. ( WMC /Gray News) – Authorities are investigating the deaths of two University of Mississippi students. Police responded to a dorm Monday for a possible overdose. Officials haven’t confirmed if the two deaths are connected or what caused the students’ deaths, but th...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Four people are in custody and two others remain at-large following a high-speed chase that ended in a crash under an overpass Wednesday, authorities said. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, the incident began on Interstate 35 when U.S. Bord...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. ( InvestigateTV ) - Two years after an ambush in east Charlotte killed four officers , a mental health initiative for first responders is launching its first program. The April 29, 2024, shooting left Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Officer Joshua Eyer, North Carolin...
WICHITA, Kan. ( KWCH /Gray News) - The granddaughter of a Kansas woman whose body was found inside a suitcase brought to a fire station is speaking out as the investigation continues. Alexis Trotter says she’s still processing the death of her grandmother, 67-year-old Loretta Moo...
ST. LOUIS ( First Alert 4 /Gray News) - A Missouri resident was preparing for her father’s funeral last June when she got a call. The funeral home told her that her father’s body was ready to be seen, she recalled. The funeral service was scheduled for the following morning. Bran...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. ( WDRB+WAVE /Gray News) — Officials in Kentucky say they are investigating after more than 20 people were sent to the hospital after becoming ill at an area high school. Emergency crews said the situation started Monday morning when they responded to the tech buil...
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Actor Hayden Panettiere died from an accidental overdose of several drugs, including fentanyl, and had been in rehab just weeks before, according to a coroner’s report obtained by The Associated Press. Panettiere, 36, was found unresponsive in an apartment...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Police say they arrested a man after he failed to pay thousands of dollars in trucking bills. Investigators arrested and charged Juan Horacio Sanchez, 53, with theft of service. Investigators say the owner of a trucking company hauled cargo for Sanchez in Ma...
JENNINGS, Mo. ( KMOV /Gray News) - A Missouri family is pleading for answers after a minor traffic crash over the weekend escalated into a violent attack. St. Louis County Police said they responded to the reported crash Saturday evening at an intersection in Jennings. Investigat...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A 71-year-old woman was taken to a hospital in stable condition following a single-vehicle rollover that shut down part of Ireland Street. The Laredo Police Department said the crash was reported just after 8 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22, near Ireland Street and S...
ALBANY, Ga. ( WALB /Gray News) - Georgia police are investigating a stabbing at an Albany-area Cracker Barrel. According to Albany police, officers responded to the restaurant on Westover Boulevard last Friday for reports of a man being stabbed. Officers said once at the scene th...
SALEM, Ore. (Gray News) – A couple in Washington state is suing Salem Health and an emergency room doctor for $10 million. Aleksandr and Nataliya Yeremeyev say staff forced them to take their baby’s remains home in their family car, instead of holding him in a morgue. Michael Yer...
PEORIA, AZ. ( AZFamily /Gray News) - A father and stepmother in Arizona are accused of tying up, torturing and neglecting the man’s two daughters. Jennifer and Jose Carrillo were arrested Sept. 17. Both are charged with two counts of child abuse. Jennifer also faces one count of ...
GEORGETOWN, Ky. ( WKYT /Gray News) — A Kentucky man who claimed a $167 million lottery prize last year was arrested for the fifth time since his big win. According to court records, 51-year-old James Farthing was arrested in the parking lot of a Walmart in Georgetown, Kentucky, e...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. ( Aging Untold ) — Kathey Dailey starts many of her days attending appointments at the Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute. Stomach pain first brought her to the emergency room in 2023. “And we did X-rays, we did CT scans, we did contrast CT scans,” Dailey said....
JONESBORO, Ark. ( KAIT /Gray News) - An Arkansas couple arrested in connection with the abduction of a 12-year-old girl are now facing multiple felony charges. A judge found probable cause last Tuesday to charge Brandon Lee Britten, 31, and Sierra Dawn Britten, 28, with traveling...
JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. ( WLOX /Gray News) — A Mississippi grand jury unanimously returned a no true bill in the death investigation of Nolan Wells, meaning no criminal charges or indictments will be issued, the office of Jackson County District Attorney Angel Myers McIlrath announ...
MARLBOROUGH, Conn. ( WFSB /Gray News) - Two people were charged with animal cruelty after investigators documented dead dogs, substantial animal waste, and garbage around a property in Connecticut, state police said. Troopers said they arrested Troy McDermott and Crystal Bianco o...
HIGHLANDS, N.C. ( WBTV /Gray News) - A driver was injured over the weekend after their Jeep went over an embankment and crashed at the base of a North Carolina waterfall, authorities said. The wreck happened Saturday, Sept. 19, at Bridal Veil Falls in Macon County, a historic Nor...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - District play kicked off with major fireworks across South Texas in Week 4, delivering double-overtime drama, blowout statement wins, and historic milestones. In this week’s full episode of Football Fever: Heat Check, host Kobe Arriaga breaks down Alexander’...
FAIRBANKS, Alaska ( KTUU /Gray News) - A 21-year-old woman was killed after her 22-year-old boyfriend accidentally shot her last Wednesday while “playing” with his revolver before he died by suicide, according to authorities. Family and friends are now working to honor the life o...
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. ( WLBT /Gray News) - One person is dead and four others were injured after two boats collided early Sunday on the Ross Barnett Reservoir in Mississippi, authorities said. According to officials, the Reservoir Police Department responded to reports of the cras...
CASS COUNTY, N.D. ( Valley News Live /Gray News) - A 49-year-old man died early Sunday after a driver fleeing a traffic stop at speeds topping 100 mph ran a stop sign and slammed into his vehicle, authorities said. At approximately 12:15 a.m. Sunday, a North Dakota State Patrol t...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The Laredo Police Department responded to a hazmat call for a chemical spill. The incident occurred on Monday, September 21, just before 5 p.m. and took place at 13110 Spivey. At 5:14 p.m. , police stated that all traffic on Spivey Drive is closed due to an ...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A former cemetery employee faces charges after police said she stole more than $67,000 from the business. Annaleah Martinez, 44, was served with an arrest warrant on Sept. 18 and charged with misapplication of fiduciary property or property of a financial in...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo police arrested a man accused of driving while intoxicated after he crashed into two vehicles and ran from officers, according to investigators. Viewer video captured the moment officers cornered and handcuffed the man. Investigators say 28-year-old E...
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. ( WSMV /Gray News) - Murfreesboro Police Department Criminal Investigations Division detectives arrested a former Wendy’s restaurant manager who admitted to tying a neurodivergent employee to a grill last month. Detectives served a warrant Thursday, Sept. 19, ...
CLARKSBURG, W.Va ( WDTV /Gray News) — A woman in West Virginia is accused of crashing her vehicle while impaired, running away and leaving a child behind in the car. Sydni Healy, 31, is charged with child neglect creating a substantial risk of injury or death, according to the Ha...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. ( WDRB+WAVE /Gray News) — Ten students hospitalized Monday morning after a building was evacuated at a Kentucky high school due to an “environmental concern” may have eaten “THC-infused candy,” district leaders later said. Emergency crews were called to Pleasure R...
KANSAS CITY, Kan. ( KCTV /Gray News) - A man is dead, and a school bus carrying students was hit by stray gunfire Monday morning in Kansas City, Kansas, police said. Officers were called around 6:39 a.m. to North 18th Street and Longwood Avenue after receiving reports of a shooti...
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. ( WGGB/WSHM /Gray News) – A Massachusetts restaurateur is facing charges after allegedly stealing a cellphone and pointing a gun at a group of people. Springfield police spokesperson Ryan Walsh said officers were called to the area of Dwight Street and Harrison...
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. ( KCTV /Gray News) - A pregnant woman and her unborn child died Saturday night after being hit by a Jeep in a crash. According to the Independence Police Department, a 2018 Jeep Renegade was driving down Walnut Street when the driver lost control and hit the woma...
LANSING, Mich. ( InvestigateTV ) — Michigan State Police recruits are training like NFL players to give them a mental edge in high-pressure situations. At the Michigan State Police recruit school in Lansing, the training is intense. But there’s a new kind of training focused on w...
ELLENDALE, Del. (Gray News) - Authorities in Delaware say a 74-year-old hunter is facing charges after he mistook a woman walking through a field for a deer and fatally shot her. Delaware State Police arrested 74-year-old Walter Moorhead on manslaughter and related charges. While...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. ( WBTV /Gray News) - A 4-year-old child was killed Sunday morning after gunfire hit multiple homes in northwest Charlotte, police said. The shooting happened around 3 a.m. Sunday in a residential neighborhood on Grassy Patch Lane. Officers responded to a 911 call ...
ROQUE BLUFFS, Maine ( WABI /Gray News) - Maine State Police are investigating after a woman and her two young grandchildren were found dead inside a submerged vehicle Sunday morning, authorities said. Authorities identified the victims as Sharon Bukulmez, 61, of Mount Desert, and...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. ( WSMV /Gray News) - A man was arrested after police said he broke an employee’s arm during a dispute at a McDonald’s restaurant in Nashville. According to an arrest affidavit, Metro Nashville Police first encountered Javaunn Brown at a bus stop near the Eighth A...
