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MESA, Ariz. ( AZFamily /Gray News) — An 82-year-old grandmother is dead and three of her family members were injured after troopers said a suspected impaired driver slammed into their vehicles on an Arizona freeway. The crash happened early Wednesday morning on U.S. 60 near Higle...
ST. ANN, Mo. ( KMOV /Gray News) - A suspect shot into a crowd of 400 juveniles and was then shot by police outside a dance studio in Missouri on Saturday evening, authorities said. Police say they responded to a dance studio in St. Ann around 10:30 p.m. due to reports of gunfire ...
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. ( WAFF /Gray News) – Matt Kimbrel, a former Braves minor league pitcher and the brother of ex-Atlanta closer Craig Kimbrel, was killed Saturday morning in a motorcycle crash in Huntsville. He was 36. Like his major-league sibling, he also pitched in the Braves or...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. ( WBTV /Gray News) - Two people have been charged weeks after a dog pack attack in northwest Charlotte left several people injured in late August. Charlotte police are accusing 44-year-old Rychelle Morrow and 75-year-old Rodney Morrow of the ownership and “cruel” ...
BANGOR, Wis. ( WEAU /Gray News) - A Wisconsin choir teacher has been charged with child sex crimes that reportedly occurred over the summer months. According to court records, the charges against 28-year-old Paul Sadergaski include grooming a child for sexual activity from a posi...
OMAHA, Neb. ( WOWT /Gray News) - A volunteer firefighter for Cedar Bluffs Fire says he is hoping to make saving lives his full-time role. “Making a career out of it would be the goal: to get paid to do what you love,” 22-year-old Andrew Coates said. Coates applied to the Fremont ...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A driver was arrested after allegedly leading deputies on a chase toward an international bridge following an attempted traffic stop on Tuesday, Aug. 25. Webb County Constable Pct. 1 deputies attempted to stop a vehicle at the intersection of Houston Street ...
HUBBARD, Texas. ( KWTX /Gray News) - A daycare owner in Texas is accused of forcing a 2-year-old girl to bite another 2-year-old girl, according to authorities. Jennifer Ann Garrett, the owner of Gracious Beginnings Day Care, was arrested and charged with third-degree felony inju...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Alexander defeated the United South Panthers 17-14 in a defensive battle to the end. Both teams matched each other score for score, but the Bulldogs flexed their offensive firepower. Next week, the Panthers will try to find their first win against Southwest ...
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. ( WAFF /Gray News) -An unexpected trip to the emergency room can leave families facing thousands in medical bills, and for many, that burden quickly follows them right to their paycheck. A new federal proposal, the Protecting Workers’ Wages from Medical Debt Act ...
EAST HAVEN, Conn. ( WFSB /Gray News) - A 5-year-old boy was killed after being hit by a car while walking home from school Thursday afternoon, according to East Haven police. Police said the boy, identified as Cooper Villano, was struck around 3:20 p.m. at the intersection of Fox...
FOUNTAIN, Fla. ( WJHG /Gray News) - Two grandparents died in an early-morning house fire on Friday along with their two grandsons. According to Bay County Fire Rescue, the house was already engulfed in flames by the time crews arrived. The Bay County Sheriff’s Office said deputie...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. ( WDRB+WAVE /Gray News) — Two men are in custody in connection with a hit-and-run at a southwest Louisville cemetery earlier this week . However, that is not enough of an explanation for the loved ones of the man killed. The victim’s brother, Charles Barbe, identi...
CINCINNATI ( WXIX /Gray News) - A construction worker is dead following a crash on Interstate 275 in Ohio Friday morning. According to the Springdale Police Department, the collision occurred just before 4 a.m. near Route 747 on I-275. Joshua Christopher Holland, 27, of Adams Cou...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo police arrested a man Sept. 16 after officers responding to a domestic disturbance said he assaulted a woman, threatened to kill her and headbutted an officer. Officers responded at about 11:46 a.m. to an apartment in the 3500 block of North Milmo Ave...
One year after conservative figure and Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk was assassinated on a Utah college campus, Following Leads goes behind the headlines to examine the tragedy through a different lens: true crime reporting. Arizona’s Family Chief Investigative Reporter ...
WICHITA, Kan. ( KWCH /Gray News) - A long-running auto dealership in Wichita says two employees have been fired after racial slurs were found to be printed on service stickers. Rusty Eck Ford confirmed that the situation impacted four customers, each of whom the company has reach...
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. ( WMBF /Gray News) - A church service in South Carolina sadly ended in tragedy Wednesday after a vehicle backed into a 12-year-old girl in the parking lot. South Carolina Highway Patrol said the crash happened that night at the Cedar Branch Missionary Baptist C...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo police arrested a man after officers said he took money from a woman and assaulted her at a residence in the 100 block of Murcia Drive. Officers responded to the home at 4:40 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17, for a robbery call. The caller reported that a male...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo police are investigating a crash at Highway 359 and Cuatro Vientos. Officers said a vehicle left the road around 10:16 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17, and hit a roadside sign. Crews responded to the scene. So far, no injuries have been reported. Drivers in t...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. ( WBTV /Gray News) — A babysitter in North Carolina is accused of killing a 7-month-old boy who died from severe head injuries. Police in Charlotte said they were contacted by the Department of Social Services on Sept. 10 regarding a 7-month-old boy who was in the...
LANSING, Mich. ( InvestigateTV ) - Doctors say that during adolescence the emotional center of your brain, the frontal cortex, matures earlier than the part responsible for impulse control and judgement. Experts warn when that development gap meets easy access to firearms, the ri...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Traffic delays are expected on I-35 near mile marker 99 following an accident involving at least one trailer on its side. Viewer video shows the accident in the northbound lane. It was reported around 5:30 p.m. The video also shows a pickup truck with a dest...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. ( WMC /Gray News) - The cause of death has been revealed for Grammy-nominated music producer Tay Keith, according to multiple reports. The 29-year-old died from an accidental drug overdose, Rolling Stone reported. Officials found ketamine, alcohol, nicotine, and ...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo police have identified the man found dead in a brushy lot on Hillside as 31-year-old Dakota Ray Meeks . Meeks’s widow told KGNS he disappeared on Sept. 4, and officers were searching for him before a maintenance worker found his body Tuesday, Sept. 15...
ODESSA, Texas ( KOSA /Gray News) - A Texas school bus was caught on video Thursday afternoon outside an apartment complex as it appeared to crash into multiple parked vehicles. According to Odessa police, the Ector County ISD school bus had 14 students on board at the time of the...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The Laredo Police Department has identified the man found dead near the 300 block of Hillside on Sept. 15 as Dakota Ray Meeks, 31. Meeks’ family has been notified, police said. Police said there are still no apparent signs of foul play. An autopsy is pending...
WICHITA, Kan. ( KWCH /Gray News) - Authorities in Kansas say a homicide investigation is underway after a body was found in a suitcase at a Wichita fire station. The investigation began Wednesday night when the Wichita Fire Department requested that police respond after two peopl...
FARGO, N.D. ( KVLY /Gray News) - A woman is suing for millions of dollars, alleging that a flawed facial recognition match led to her facing bank fraud charges that were later dropped. Angela Lipps, of Elizabethton, Tennessee, filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday in U.S. District Cour...
MUHLENBERG CO., Ky. ( WFIE /Gray News) - Another arrest has been made in connection with the investigation into a baby’s death in Kentucky. Jeff Barnett is charged with tampering with physical evidence. His citation shows he had a warrant and was arrested at a gas station in Grah...
( InvestigateTV ) — More Americans are trying to dig out of credit card debt by rolling balances into personal loans. Americans owe $277 billion in personal loan debt as of the first quarter of 2026, up $1 billion from the previous quarter, according to a new analysis by LendingT...
DARLINGTON COUNTY, S.C. ( WMBF /Gray News) - A Darlington County corrections officer accused of bringing prohibited items to inmates has been terminated. Sgt. Shift Supervisor Matrese Grant was fired on Thursday and taken into custody, according to Darlington County Sheriff Micha...
(Gray News) - About 84,000 Melissa & Doug toys sold at Target have been recalled. The Lights & Sounds Fire Truck Activity Board has been recalled because the fire hose port can come loose and detach, posing a risk of serious injury from a choking hazard. It is a compact fire engi...
( InvestigateTV ) — A booming market for trading cards is fueling a surge in counterfeits and smash and grabs. How crime can turn your hobby into a high-risk gamble. Plus, certain batteries can turn everyday products into fire-hazards, and we explain how to tell if it’s been safe...
HAZEL PARK, Mich. (Gray News) - Police in Michigan say a man was stabbed to death at a Labor Day barbecue after he and his girlfriend’s brother got into a fight over how to cook the chicken. Kenneth Erwin Thomas, 60, and his live-in girlfriend were having a barbecue last Monday t...
DONALDSONVILLE, La. ( WAFB /Gray News) - A former teacher is facing charges in connection with a double shooting on Tuesday in Louisiana. According to the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office, Kyle Delaney, 25, was arrested later that night and charged with two counts of attempted s...
SHELBY COUNTY, Tenn. ( WMC /Gray News) - A man wanted in connection with the 2022 killing of a 15-year-old girl in Tennessee has been captured more than 5,000 miles away in Europe, authorities said. The U.S. Marshals Service announced Wednesday that 23-year-old Seth Walls was arr...
MEMPHIS ( WMC /Gray News) - Authorities arrested 13 people after they were allegedly caught stealing $250k of chicken from a semi-trailer. According to a press release, Javunte Johnson, 33, was arrested and charged with possession of a firearm; an arrest warrant was executed for ...
POTOSI, Mo. ( First Alert 4 /Gray News) - A Missouri man will spend a total of 17 years in prison after his malnourished older son, who had autism, choked to death while eating his own feces because of starvation, according to authorities. The Washington County Prosecutor’s Offic...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo police are searching for a hit-and-run driver who allegedly hit a city public works employee and left the scene. According to the Laredo Police Department, the incident occurred just before noon on Wednesday, Sept. 16, near the intersection of Corpus ...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A newly released video shows the end of a high-speed chase that led to the arrest of a man accused of human smuggling, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) said. DPS said the incident happened Sept. 10 in north Laredo. The video shows 21-year-old Josu...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A federal judge sentenced 40-year-old Christian Estrada , a former Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) trooper, to 10 years in prison for attempting to lure a child for sex. Estrada pleaded guilty in April. Prosecutors said Estrada, a Texas DPS trooper a...
NILES, Mich. ( WNDU /Gray News) - Authorities said the bodies of two missing Michigan mothers were found inside a Jeep that was submerged in the St. Joseph River. The women were identified as Vanessa Bautista, 24, and Alexa Navarro, 23, on Wednesday. Police said the bodies were a...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. ( WDTV /Gray News) - A woman is accused of leaving her 76-year-old husband on the toilet for 19 hours, which resulted in injuries that played a significant role in his death, according to police. Margaret Rog, 75, is charged with abuse or neglect of an incapacit...
(Gray News) - A news helicopter used by NBC and Telemundo crashed in a Los Angeles neighborhood and burst into flames, killing three people while reporters were covering the collision of an SUV and a city bus, officials and the news outlet said. A man was seen dropping to his kne...
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. ( WCSC /Gray News) - A social media influencer is facing multiple child sex crime charges, according to authorities. On Sept. 10, Carson Dean Barry, 23, was arrested and charged with five counts of third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor and criminal soli...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The Laredo Police Department is warning parents about an online threat called sextortion. Police said teenagers are being targeted by fake accounts posing as peers, then pressured into sharing intimate photos. Victims are then threatened with exposure unless...
IRVINE, Calif. (Gray News) - An internet installer allegedly text himself an explicit video from a customer’s phone to “test the Wi-Fi,” according to police . On Sept. 9, a woman reported that in early August, Logan Edward Gray-McCannon, 37, was installing GFiber in her apartment...
LANSING, Mich. ( Aging Untold ) — A Michigan woman is thanking the police officer who arrested her during a traffic stop, saying the encounter led her to recovery from addiction. Officer Dillon Platte spent nearly three years on the Eaton Rapids police force before joining the La...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Mostly sunny skies with hot afternoon temperatures. Highs in the 90s-100s,moderate to extreme heat related impacts. Low rain chances(10-20%) through Friday. Elevated fire weather conditions continues today. Tonight partly cloudy and breezy with lows in the 7...
MASON, Mich. ( InvestigateTV ) - They’re the calm voice on the other line when you call 911, but fewer emergency dispatchers are answering that call. It’s a staffing problem one survey found reaches every state. Between 2019 and 2022, the typical vacancy rate for 911 centers was ...
INDEPENDENCE, Kan. ( KWCH /Gray News) - A Kansas family is mourning after a grandmother and four of her grandchildren were killed in an early morning house fire . Five other people, including the children’s mother, were hospitalized. The fire in Independence was reported about 6:...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The Laredo Police Department is investigating a death near the 300 block of Hillside, across the street from the Hillside Apartments. Police said the person found was an unsheltered male. A neighbor located him, according to police. There are no immediate si...
ST. LOUIS ( First Alert 4 /Gray News) - One victim in a multimillion-dollar scheme was Kansas City Chiefs player Travis Kelce, according to prosecutors. The case was prosecuted in St. Louis and the defendant was sentenced Tuesday to 11 years in prison. Very little was said about ...
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - It has been 594 days since a deadly plane crash above Washington, D.C., that killed all 67 people on board. Families of the victims say nothing has been done since to prevent another tragedy. Items returned to families A teddy bear made it home after the mi...
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - The Supreme Court has blocked the Trump administration from enforcing new restrictions on mail-in ballots ahead of the November midterm elections. The justices on Monday rejected the administration’s emergency request to lift a lower court injunction that h...
CARROLL COUNTY, Tenn. ( WBBJ /Gray News) - The wife of a newly elected Carroll County sheriff was arrested Monday for alleged theft. According to the Carroll County Jail, Rachel Sawyers was booked into jail that afternoon. Sawyers has been charged with theft of property over $1,0...
ATLANTA ( WANF /Gray News) - A man was found dead in a kitchen vent at an Atlanta restaurant, according to authorities. Just before 9 a.m., officers responded to the address of a strip mall with several businesses, including Walter’s Soul Food Cafe. The restaurant owner told offi...
