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TULSA, Okla. (Gray News) - A man in Oklahoma is accused of kidnapping a 1-year-old child out of a mother’s Walmart shopping cart Tulsa Police officers responded to a kidnapping report at a Walmart on Tuesday, Sept. 8, around 5:08 p.m., according to a press release. The mother of ...
BALTIMORE (WJZ) – Two Baltimore parents are behind bars after the death of their infant. A chilling and deadly case of child abuse unfolded inside the basement of a Brooklyn Avenue home. The parents of 2-month-old Aida Alvarado are now in jail. Aida’s mother, 21-year-old Katerin ...
GRANT PARISH, La. ( KALB /Gray News) - A school bus crash in Louisiana Friday evening resulted in multiple students being transported to a hospital. The crash happened north of Montgomery on Highway 71 at Campground Cutoff. Grant Parish Sheriff Steven McCain said 21 students were...
NEWBERRY, S.C. ( WIS /Gray News) - Five people were arrested in connection with the death of a 5-year-old girl in South Carolina, authorities said. Newberry Police Chief Kevin Goodman said 5-year-old Aniyah Williams was unresponsive and taken to the hospital by a family member on...
MOUNT HOOD, Ore. ( KPTV /Gray News) - A firefighter died after being hurt while battling a wildfire in Oregon’s Mount Hood National Forest on Wednesday, federal officials said. The firefighter was hurt Sept. 9 during suppression efforts on the Austin Fire, according to the U.S. F...
BROOKFIELD, Conn. ( WFSB /Gray News) - Connecticut authorities say a doctor has been arrested for sexually assaulting a juvenile patient and giving them drugs. Jose Mahfoud, a doctor of natural medicine at Sophia Natural Health Center in Brookfield, was taken into custody on an a...
JACKSON, Miss. ( WLBT /Gray News) - A man has been arrested in connection with the death of a woman who was found hanging from a tree in Mississippi. During a press conference on Friday, Jackson Police secured two search warrants and an arrest warrant for a man identified as Jacq...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo’s mayor said a vote on the city’s Flock police cameras could be coming after an hour of public pushback during a city council meeting Tuesday, September 8. The state originally funded the cameras to fight auto theft until Governor Greg Abbott recently...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A Laredo police chase ended in an arrest after officers tracked down a stolen vehicle overnight. Police said the car, reported stolen out of San Antonio, was spotted early Friday morning, Sept. 11, using camera technology. Officers tried to stop the vehicle,...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. ( WMC /Gray News) - Three people in Memphis are charged in the death of a 6-year-old girl who died after being left inside a daycare van, according to authorities. Tametria Norry, Sabrina Powe and Amilya Hardin were each indicted on charges of aggravated child negl...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The city of Laredo and police cut the ribbon on a new facility on the 1500 block of Washington Street. The Laredo Police Department’s mental health unit previously operated out of headquarters. Officers will now be stationed alongside community partners, inc...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Javier Lopez poured coffee instead of fighting fires on Friday, Sept. 11. Sitting with an old photo album, he was quickly taken back to 25 years ago. “It was just a gaping hole. I couldn’t believe it,” Lopez said. Lopez was one of three Laredo firefighters s...
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. ( WSMV /Gray News) - The family of a neurodivergent Wendy’s employee is asking Tennessee police to reopen an investigation after a video showed the worker tied to kitchen equipment. The video was recorded inside the Wendy’s on South Church Street in Murfreesbo...
TOPEKA, Kan. ( WIBW /Gray News) - A school social worker from Topeka, Kansas, was hit and killed by a vehicle while helping people involved in a crash. According to Kansas Highway Patrol, a crash occurred in the southbound lanes of U.S. Highway 75 just before 4:30 p.m. on Sept. 1...
ST. LOUIS, Mo. ( First Alert 4 /Gray News) - One person was killed and two others were hurt after a tractor-trailer crashed into a home in Missouri. Missouri State Highway Patrol said the truck hit a car on Interstate 255, drove on the outer road, then hit several homes before cr...
TERRACE PARK, Ohio ( WXIX /Gray News) - A mother is under arrest after police say her 4-year-old son was alone, crying in a driveway off a busy road, and led an officer to find her unresponsive inside an Ohio home with a used needle nearby. Sadie A. Baker, 30, is held at the Hami...
GREEN TOWNSHIP, Ohio ( WXIX /Gray News) - A mother has been arrested after police say she forcibly took her child from a daycare on Thursday. Green Township police said 34-year-old Jodi Littlefield forced her way into Arches Oak Hills Childcare and took off with her 5-year-old so...
(Gray News) - Federal health officials are issuing a warning after they’ve seen a jump in cases of human exposure to rabies and an increase in errors during rabies preventive treatments. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a “Health Alert Network Health Advisory...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - 25 years ago, the country fell silent 8:46 a.m. — Hijackers aboard American Airlines Flight 11 crash the plane into floors 93-99 of the North Tower of the World Trade Center, killing everyone on board and hundreds inside the building. 8:47 a.m. — Within seco...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Elevated Fire Weather conditions today and remains possible through next week. Low rain chances(10-20%) today through the weekend. Moderate to Extreme risk of heat-related impacts across a large portion of South Texas today through the weekend. Have a great ...
WATERVILLE, Maine ( WABI /Gray News) - It was an emotional reunion 24 years in the making. Robert Shay Jr. and Terri Clark reunited recently for the first time since 2002, when their unexpected meeting made national headlines during a solemn moment in American history. On Sept. 1...
EDMOND, Okla. (Gray News) – An 11-year-old girl was arrested for allegedly shooting and killing her teen brother. Police in Edmond, Oklahoma, said the 15-year-old boy was fatally shot Sept. 9. The boy’s 11-year-old sibling was arrested just before 1 a.m. Thursday in connection wi...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Emergency calls pour in around the clock for Laredo Police Department dispatchers. Andrea Flores, communications manager at the dispatch center, said her crew hears hundreds of calls a month from people who need help, including some who have tried to hurt th...
GOOSE CREEK, S.C. ( WCSC /Gray News) - A 13-year-old girl is dead, and her parents have been arrested after an apparent fentanyl overdose claimed her life. According to a report by the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office, on the morning of Aug. 27, police responded to a home on Keye...
PHOENIX ( KPHO /Gray News) — A 17-year-old’s dying words to first responders became the foundation of the case against two people accused of killing him. Joshua Armstrong and Luis Gonzalez, both 18, were arrested on charges of first-degree murder and armed robbery. Their arrests ...
(Gray News) - A former Pennsylvania Catholic priest has been arrested after allegedly stealing more than $740,000 from his own mother and multiple churches. Gregory Allen Madeya, 69, originally from Ukraine, was arrested on Aug. 14, in Vero Beach, Florida, the Pennsylvania Office...
CINCINNATI ( WXIX /Gray News) — A father charged with murdering his newborn daughter appears to have set up a GoFundMe page to pay for her funeral. Christopher Evans, 34, was charged with murder, felonious assault and endangering children, police announced Thursday. His daughter,...
CADDO PARISH, La. ( KSLA /Gray News) - A Louisiana high school teacher has been arrested following an investigation into allegations that he showed inappropriate photos to a student. The Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office (CPSO) began its investigation Aug. 25 after reports of alleged...
SMITH COUNTY, Texas ( KLTV /Gray News) - Deputies in Texas have arrested two parents in Tyler after they left their 13-month-old in a vehicle following a day with family. Sue Ellen Rose Strizich, 26, and James Stanley Tabor, 29, were each charged with second-degree injury to a ch...
ADAMSVILLE, Ala. ( WBRC /Gray News) - An Alabama man wanted on warrants from three different counties was arrested after two chases in Adamsville on Tuesday night, according to police. Adamsville police went to Walmart around 10:30 p.m. after reports of a suspected shoplifter. Wh...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo police pulled over hundreds of drivers over the past three weeks as part of a crackdown on drunk driving ahead of Labor Day. From August 14 to September 7, officers worked overtime targeting people driving under the influence. Police made 19 arrests, ...
(Gray News) - The remains of a Delaware woman who died in 1907 have been identified nearly 15 years after they were found in a wooded area. New Castle County Police identified the remains as belonging to Hannah Graham Kleitz, 29, who died from a medical illness, according to a pr...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - There is a low to medium (10-20%) chance for showers and thunderstorms today. Moderate to extreme heat related impacts, heat index values of 105-115 this afternoon. Elevated fire weather conditions through early next week. Have a great day! For more headline...
MESA, Ariz. ( AZFamily /Gray News) - A pair of newly married high school sweethearts and their two young sons were driving back to Arizona from a holiday weekend but never made it home. Giovanni Huerta, 26, and his wife, 26-year-old Kiah Begaye, were driving back home Monday afte...
TOPEKA, Kan. ( WIBW /Gray News) - A family is in mourning following the death of a 9-year-old child after a mobile home fire in Kansas on Labor Day . Chelsea Fisher told WIBW she was in Kansas City when she received a call about the fire at her cousin Susan Honea’s home. “My hear...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The Laredo Fire Department responded to a grass fire on Flecha Lane just before 7 p.m., caused by a lightning strike. The fire department said its units were battling the fire on Flecha Lane. LFD reported the fire is under control. For more headlines, click ...
GREENVILLE, S.C. ( FOX Carolina /Gray News) - A beloved South Carolina police officer is returning to duty months after surviving a head-on collision that claimed the lives of her wife, her parents and two others. Greenville police Sgt. Diana Munoz is stepping back into public se...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The Laredo Drug and Alcohol Commission is addressing a rise in youth substance use and a spike in cocaine detected in wastewater. Laredo Police Department Assistant Chief Ricardo Gonzalez said he has seen an increase in THC and vape pen use among younger peo...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The Laredo Police Department reported flooding near S. Ejido and Potomac Loop around 8:13 p.m. on Sept. 9 as rain fell in the area. Police said the water level is high and barricades were requested. For more headlines, click here ....
RUTLAND CITY, Vt. ( WCAX /Gray News) - A Vermont man was arrested after police said he attempted to kidnap a child in Rutland, according to police. Investigators say James Traynor, 70, of Rutland City, tried to lure the child into his vehicle on South Street. One neighbor, Curt E...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. ( WMC /Gray News) - Memphis police have arrested a pet groomer who is accused of killing several dogs. According to a Shelby County arrest affidavit, Keaton Stuckey was hired as a groomer for Adrianna Gruins’ five Yorkies on Aug. 24. Gruins said that Stuckey had be...
FORT WAYNE, Ind. ( WPTA /Gray News) - A 45-year-old Indiana woman is facing felony charges in connection with a deadly crash on Monday. Kandice Baker is charged with operating while intoxicated, causing death and possession of methamphetamine. Baker is accused of hitting and kill...
TAZEWELL, Tenn. ( WVLT /Gray News) - Tennessee authorities are investigating after they say a woman was caught on camera at a restaurant stealing from a donation jar that was meant to support an area animal shelter. Tazewell Police Chief Jeremy Myers said the stolen money was in ...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo City Council members voted Tuesday, September 8, to direct city staff to amend the city’s animal ordinance. The vote follows a case in which police arrested a woman after a dumped dog was found severely restrained , with a rag tied over its head. The ...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo police arrested a man accused of attacking a security guard during a bar fight. Officers were called to the bar around 1:50 a.m. on June 8 in the 3900 block of East Del Mar Boulevard. Police said the security guard was punched in the face during a fig...
MOBILE, Ala. ( WALA /Gray News) - Alabama authorities say a Mobile homeowner shot and killed a man who broke into the house through a window. According to Mobile police, officers responded to the home Monday night on Calgary Drive following a shots-fired call. Investigators said ...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A Laredo man is accused of threatening a Laredo police officer during a traffic stop near the 2200 block of South U.S. 83, according to police. Police said the stop happened just before midnight when a sergeant pulled over 43-year-old Diego Pequeno for a tra...
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(Gray News) - The emergency slide appeared to have been deployed on Air Force One, delaying President Donald Trump’s departure for his GOP convention. The inflated slide was visible on the far side of the Qatari-gifted aircraft as Trump arrived at Joint Base Andrews. He had staye...
ST. LOUIS, Mo. ( First Alert 4 /Gray News) - A Missouri man has changed his license plate following reports it contained a derogatory term toward Asians. Stephen Martchink, the 73-year-old brother of the license plate owner, explained that it was a nickname spelled using the last...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A family member has identified the man killed in a house fire Monday, Sept. 7 , that destroyed three homes. The family member identified the victim as 82-year-old Jose Luis Marquez. Marquez was found dead inside the home where the fire started, in the 300 bl...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A vehicle rolled over Wednesday morning, Sept. 9, in an accident near 6019 State Highway 359, according to the Laredo Police Department. The westbound lane at the location is blocked off. Traffic is being diverted to the right shoulder. More information will...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A small fire at Laredo’s historic Plaza Theatre was quickly put out this morning, and crews have since cleared the scene. Fire crews responded around 9 a.m. after a fire broke out at the back of the building, which is currently undergoing a major renovation....
