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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Twenty-five years ago, on a beautiful September day, Priscilla Huff walked into her office at a small news agency and realized that she was watching the second plane crash into the World Trade Center. A quick conversation with the boss and he sent ger to Ca...
(Gray News) - “Wheel of Fortune” announcer Jim Thornton was fired by Sony days after he was suspended. The suspension came after TMZ posted photos that appeared to show Thornton wearing a Wheel of Fortune jacket while on a computer in an airplane. On the screen was what looked li...
NEW YORK (Gray DC) - Three hundred and forty-three New York City firefighters died on September 11, 2001. Danny Suhr was one of the first. His widow, Nancy, has spent 25 years learning to live with loss and is now sharing what she’s learned. “He’s part of my life every single day...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo police have identified a 17-year-old suspect after a mail carrier was targeted in a paintball shooting in April. Officers responded to a call at the U.S. Postal Service on East Del Mar Boulevard on April 28. A mail carrier told police that on April 23...
HICKORY, N.C. ( WBTV /Gray News) - Charges are pending after a train slammed into an SUV at a North Carolina crossing, killing one person. According to Hickory police, Norfolk Southern train hit the passenger side of a dark-colored Cadillac SUV just before 3:30 a.m. on the tracks...
SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. ( FOX Carolina /Gray News) - A family member experienced a medical emergency and died while in a car line to pick up a student at a South Carolina high school. Dorman High School Principal Joshua Dawkins sent a message to families on Thursday saying the d...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A car crashed into a pole near Guadalupe Street, prompting a heavy police presence in the area. Video from the scene shows the car crashing into a pole near a gas station. Laredo police were at the scene. One car was towed away. There are no reports as of no...
WELLSBURG, W.Va ( WDTV /Gray News) - A West Virginia high school principal was arrested after hidden cameras were found in a girls’ locker room, according to authorities. Eric James, the principal of Brooke High School, was charged with one count of intentionally intercepting ele...
LEBANON, N.H. (Gray News) – There have been at least three reported wild animal attacks in New Hampshire this week, according to police. Officials with the Lebanon Police Department said witnesses described the animal as either a gray fox or a fisher. They also said the animal is...
HAWLEY, N.D. ( KVLY /Gray News) - A North Dakota man is facing several charges after police say he forced a 17-year-old girl into his vehicle and assaulted her. Preston Thomas Larson, 18, was charged Thursday in Clay County District Court with two counts of kidnapping, domestic a...
MOBILE, Ala. ( WALA /Gray News) — Alabama investigators have arrested a Mobile neurosurgeon on child pornography charges. Shawn Broxton Clark, 59, has been charged with five counts of possession of child pornography and five counts of production of child pornography. The producti...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska ( KTUU /Gray News) - A driver is facing numerous charges, including driving under the influence, after crashing and rolling his truck into an Anchorage church Wednesday night. Wyatt Baker, 21, appeared in court on Thursday after he allegedly crashed into the Dim...
DEKALB, New York ( WWNY /Gray News) - A Pennsylvania truck driver is facing charges after police say they stopped him with a trailer of horses that were being taken to Canada to be slaughtered. According to the New York State Humane Association, multiple horses were being transpo...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. ( WDRB/WAVE /Gray News) — Former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin was arrested Thursday evening in Paris, Kentucky, according to 911 dispatchers. According to Bourbon County Dispatch, he was arrested by Bourbon County sheriff’s deputies between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. Dispatch ...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A parked car caught fire off South Highway 83 around 10 a.m., sparking a dry grass blaze that spread quickly under extreme heat and high winds, according to Laredo Fire Department officials. The flames triggered a chain reaction, engulfing another nearby car...
HIGHLAND COUNTY, Ohio ( WXIX /Gray News) - A woman is dead and two others were injured, including a toddler, after a horse and buggy was hit from behind on a highway, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. The crash happened just after 8:30 a.m. Wednesday on U.S. Route 50 ne...
SMYRNA, Tenn. ( WSMV /Gray News) - A child died at an unlicensed child care operation in Smyrna, authorities said. Smyrna police officers responded to a medical call on Lake Farm Road involving the death of a child. The Tennessee Department of Human Services said the provider is ...
NORTH BEND, Ohio ( WXIX /Gray News) - A man drowned in the Ohio River while trying to retrieve a remote-controlled boat, authorities said. According to the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office, the Miami Township Fire Department responded about 9:30 p.m. Friday to Harbor Drive in Nor...
ATLANTA ( ANF /Gray News) - The 15-year-old son of “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Kim Zolciak was indicted on multiple sex crime charges, according to authorities. Kroy Biermann Jr., known as “KJ,” was indicted on charges including aggravated child molestation; aggravated sexu...
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (Gray News) — A man is accused of killing his cousin during an argument about the spice level of the enchiladas they were having for dinner. According to online jail records , 22-year-old Ervin Gutierrez is charged with first-degree murder. KOB reported that Alb...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - An animal cruelty call led to an arrest after Laredo police found two dogs in distress. Silvestre Lopez, 41, was arrested in connection with the case. Police responded last Saturday afternoon to a parking lot near East Saunders Street and North Meadow Avenue...
TAMPA, Fla. ( WWSB /Gray News) - Two people were killed when an airplane crashed and caught fire Thursday morning. The crash was reported around 8:17 a.m. at U.S. 301 and Maislin Drive in Hillsborough County, Florida, according to deputies. When deputies got to the crash site abo...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A Laredo mechanic has been arrested and charged with deceptive trade practice after a customer said he paid $3,000 for a repair that was never completed, according to the Laredo Police Department. On Jan. 11, a Laredo police officer responded to a theft call...
LEBANON, Tenn. ( WSMV /Gray News) – A small plane crash-landed near a Tennessee elementary school on Tuesday evening. The plane crashed near Byers Dowdy Elementary School in Lebanon just before 6:30 p.m. Officers said students were at school when the plane landed, but they were n...
SCOTT COUNTY, Miss. ( WLBT /Gray News) - A man in Mississippi was cited after authorities said he was illegally moving a manufactured home when it became stuck and blocked a highway. The incident happened Thursday, Aug. 27, according to the Mississippi State Fire Marshal’s Office...
MANHATTAN, Kan. ( WIBW /Gray News) — The owners of a classic car exhibit are still cleaning up after someone crashed through their wall and into several valuable cars. The crash happened late Friday night at Midwest Dream Car Collection in Kansas. “It was a giant gaping hole in t...
NORTH STONINGTON, Conn. ( WFSB /Gray News) – A sixth grader riding a bike was hit and killed by a school bus Wednesday morning, according to officials. Torren O’Grady, a student at North Stonington Elementary, was riding behind the bus around 8:30 a.m. Police said as the bus turn...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo fire crews are on scene battling a reported grass fire along U.S. Highway 83. Fire officials said units responded to the 4300 block of U.S. 83. The size of the fire, its cause and whether anyone was hurt have not been released. This is a developing st...
OMAHA, Neb. ( WOWT /Gray News) — A couple in Nebraska dropped off a newborn at a fire station, surrendering the infant under the state’s Safe Haven Law . The baby girl was brought to an Omaha fire station Friday morning. The couple told firefighters that they had found the baby a...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Hot and sunny skies with highs in the 90s-100s. Moderate to major heat related impacts, heat index values 105-115. Elevated fire weather conditions continue, a Fire Danger Statement in effect from 2PM-8PM. Warm and humid night with lows in the upper 70s and ...
SENATOBIA, Miss. ( WMC /Gray News) - The police chief of a Mississippi city where police shot and killed a 1-year-old Black boy in June has been fired over allegations he used racial slurs in text messages. The City of Senatobia fired Police Chief Harold “Hal” Vanderford after re...
RICHMOND, Va. ( WWBT /Gray News) - Dozens of drivers in Virginia returned to a parking lot and found their cars undrivable on Tuesday morning. Richmond police said an individual smashed more than 80 cars in a parking lot near Main Street Station. It happened at a parking lot arou...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo police say two members of a criminal prison gang are under arrest in a case involving federal investigators . Juan Gilberto Garcia, 42, and Adrian Vicente Barbosa, 41, are charged with aggravated robbery, a first-degree felony. Police say the investig...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Luis Angel Munoz, 36, who was reported missing by the Laredo Police Department, was found around 9 p.m. on Sept. 2, police said. Munoz has special needs and is nonverbal, according to police. He was last seen on foot in the 500 block of Poplar Lane wearing a...
COLLEGE STATION, Texas ( KBTX /Gray News) - A woman was arrested after police said she drove drunk through a highway construction zone and dragged a worker Monday night. Mary McGhee, 64, was charged with a third-offense driving while intoxicated and aggravated assault with a dead...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A former bank employee is accused of stealing more than $50,000 from a customer’s account, Laredo police said. Police said 25-year-old Irma Yessenia Martinez accessed the account while working at a bank located in the 1200 block of San Bernardo Avenue. The i...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A traffic stop in north Laredo early Saturday morning led to a foot chase and the arrest of a man wanted on multiple active warrants, police said. Ramiro Saavedra, 25, was arrested and charged with evading arrest and failure to identify, both Class A misdeme...
BEREA, Ky. ( WKYT /Gray News) - A man died after a machine-related incident at a manufacturing plant in Kentucky on Wednesday morning, authorities said. The Madison County Coroner’s Office was called to the Astemo Americas plant on Mayde Road in Berea. Coroner Jimmy Cornelison id...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A 26-year-old woman was taken into custody and charged with tampering with a government record, according to the Laredo Police Department. Anabell Rivera was arrested Sept. 1. Police said the case dates back to 2024, when the Texas Rangers opened an investig...
CEDAR HILL, Texas (Gray News) — An armed customer at a bank in Texas shot and killed an attempted robber, police said. According to the Cedar Hill Police Department , the shooting happened Monday morning at a Chase Bank. Officers were called to the bank just after 9 a.m. regardin...
GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. ( ANF /Gray News) — A Georgia couple is offering a message of forgiveness after police arrested a driver accused of killing their unborn child during a summer street racing crash. Symeon Izaguirre and his pregnant wife, Samantha, were involved in a reported s...
(Gray News) - A woman whom Florida authorities are dubbing “Black Widow” is accused of targeting men on dating apps for money and drugging them. Samantha Adams, 39, was arrested Aug. 27 at a shopping center in Davenport after she agreed to meet the 69-year-old man there. Accordin...
ANDERSON COUNTY, S.C. ( FOX Carolina / Atlanta News First /Gray News) - A suspect wanted out of Georgia for killing a 36-year-old police officer and crossing state lines is dead, according to authorities in South Carolina. Anderson County Sheriff Chad McBride said deputies were t...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo police say a 15-year-old fled from officers after an alleged threat report. Laredo police said officers responded to the 3700 block of Jesus Dimas Drive at 2:44 a.m. on Sept. 1 after receiving a report about the threat. With aerial support from the Ra...
LAKE OF THE OZARKS, Mo. ( KY3 /Gray News) - A powerboat going more than 200 mph across the Lake of the Ozarks suddenly went airborne and crashed while competing in a boat race. The powerboat was competing in the 38th annual Lake of the Ozarks Shootout on Saturday. According to ev...
CORNELIUS, Ore. ( KPTV /Gray News) - An Oregon man has been charged with attempted murder and sex abuse after an assault investigation. According to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, a juvenile victim ran to the Cornelius Police Department last Thursday to report an assault...
WAYNESBORO, Va. ( WVIR /Gray News) - Authorities in Virginia say the suspected gunman in an elementary school shooting is dead. The Waynesboro Police Department identified the suspect as Anthony I. Ignatiadais-Isabelle. Authorities said they found Ignatiadais-Isabelle dead from a...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A mock drill is scheduled at the CoreCivic Laredo Processing Center on 4702 East Saunders on Sept. 2, 2026, from approximately 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. The drill is being held in partnership with the Webb County Sheriff’s Department and the Laredo Fire Departmen...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Sunny skies and hot temperatures across Texas. Highs in the 90s-100s. Elevated fire weather conditions continue to be a concern. Warm and humid night lows in the upper 70s to low 80s. Friday into Labor day weekend low rain chances (10-20%). Have a great day!...
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. (Gray News) - A man was arrested after telling a gate agent who asked him if he had lithium batteries that he had a bomb, according to authorities. An American Airlines gate agent at Miami International Airport was asking Yoel Guevara-Crespo, 33, “standard...
ATLANTA ( ANF /Gray News) - The family of a 14-year-old Georgia girl who was beaten with a golf club during a fight is calling for justice as two teenage sisters and their mother face charges. Kiera Harps, 14, needed staples in her head after she was beaten with a golf club durin...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A former Bexar County Sheriff’s Office deputy is facing a criminal charge tied to alleged conduct that investigators say happened in Laredo before she became a deputy. A warrant was issued for Anabell Rivera on Tuesday, Sept. 1. She was taken into custody Tu...
ST. LOUIS, Mo. ( First Alert 4 /Gray News) - Two kittens were discovered in a duffel bag after being thrown from a moving pickup truck Monday afternoon in Missouri. A good Samaritan who saw the duffel bag being thrown out the window of the vehicle near Manchester Road and Knox Av...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Law enforcement searched a home in the 800 block of Lane shortly before 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 1. Laredo police confirmed the operation was a federal raid. One person was seen in handcuffs during the search. No information has been released about what, if ...
