LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The city of Laredo will hold a press conference at 9 a.m. Friday, Oct. 16, to address concerns about the structural integrity of the DoubleTree Hotel following the Oct. 7 three-alarm fire. The briefing will focus on the building’s current condition, the status of structural...
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FARGO, N.D. ( KVLY /Gray News) - Two friends checking hunting cameras likely saved the life of an injured and bloody 28-year-old woman in North Dakota. According to Cass County Sheriff Jesse Jahner, the woman was spotted Tuesday on cameras that resident Jay Schueler had set up ne...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Martin High School is marking Red Ribbon Week with cheering, learning activities and a parade. Red Ribbon Week is the largest drug prevention campaign in the country, aimed at educating students and keeping them away from drugs. Laredo ISD officials said the...
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BEND, Ore. ( KPTV /Gray News) - At least two people were taken to the hospital, and a suspected shooter is dead after a reported shooting at an elementary school on Thursday, according to the Bend Police Department. According to police, children were among the injured, but no inf...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The Historias Fronterizas Festival takes place Saturday, Oct. 17, from 7 p.m. to midnight at the Pan American Courts. The event will feature Ballet Folklorico at 8 p.m., along with food, live music, art and a vintage market throughout the night. Gabriela Men...
parks
(Gray News) — Pringles is offering one fan the chance to be buried in an urn shaped like a Pringles can. The spooky season campaign will award one fan a one-of-a-kind Pringles can-shaped urn to be buried in, as well as an “afterlifetime” supply of Pringles. According to the campa...
business
(Gray News) - Dozens of Crumbl Cookies locations are reportedly closing their doors. According to a report by Restaurant Business , at least 57 locations have closed this year, with more at risk. The outlet also reported at least 55 franchises were listed for sale. The closures c...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Laredo Port of Entry seized methamphetamine valued at more than $30 million. CBP officers discovered 76 bags containing 3,395.91 pounds of methamphetamine, the agency said. The seizure occurred Oct. 12...
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GAINESVILLE, Texas ( KXII /Gray News) — A father and 4-year-old child were found dead in Texas on Wednesday amid a search connected to an Amber Alert issued out of Oklahoma. The Gainesville Police Department said that early Wednesday morning, they got in contact with a relative o...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A Webb County employee who has carried health insurance for years is considering dropping his coverage, saying he worries he can no longer afford it. The employee, who is choosing to remain anonymous, said he still believes he needs insurance. “Like I said, ...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The Laredo Health Promotores will host its third annual Halloween Health Fair at El Eden Park on Oct. 17 from 4 to 7 p.m. The event is the organization’s biggest health fair of the year, with about 40 organizations signed up to share information with the com...
safety
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Two people are in critical condition following a three-car crash in South Laredo. The crash happened on Highway 83 at Lomas del Sur after 8 p.m. Wednesday. Laredo Fire said a 17-year-old girl had to be pulled from the wreckage. She is in critical condition. ...
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(Gray News) — Former Republican congressman Matt Gaetz has been accused of sex trafficking two young women in a new lawsuit filed Thursday in Florida. Gaetz resigned from Congress in November 2024. The allegations are the latest of a long-running sexual abuse scandal involving Ga...
