LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - COVID-19 cases are rising in Laredo, according to public health officials. City officials said the increase is typical for late summer and early fall, when COVID-19 tends to circulate more. Wastewater surveillance tracks trends While COVID-19 is no longer a reportable infect...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Disability advocates in Laredo are urging local businesses to hire workers with disabilities permanently rather than offering practice runs. Members of the Blue Ribbon Committee said local schools are expanding job training. The Laredo Independent School Dis...
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WASHINGTON, N.C. ( WITN /Gray News) — A 17-year-old high school senior in North Carolina said she was fired from her job at a car wash after she was attacked while on shift. Ja’Neice Shamble said she believes she was wrongfully terminated after defending herself and other custome...
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BLADENBORO, N.C. ( WECT /Gray News) - A North Carolina high school has canceled the remainder of its varsity football season because of a depleted roster. West Bladen High School officials said the team does not have enough healthy players to safely take the field. The decision w...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The Texas Department of Transportation is asking drivers to properly secure young passengers as part of National Child Passenger Safety Week. Officials recognized the week with a ceremony reminding drivers and parents to properly secure young passengers. Off...
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PITT COUNTY, N.C. ( WITN /Gray News) - A middle school principal in North Carolina was suspended after being accused of stalking a teacher, according to authorities. Wellcome Middle School Principal Keith Neal was charged with misdemeanor stalking on Wednesday, the same day offic...
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Mortgage rates climbed over 7% Thursday as the United States moves deeper into an affordability crisis, with the economy top of mind for millions of voters heading to the polls in November. The average age of a first-time homebuyer is nearly 40, according t...
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SMYRNA, Ga. ( ANF /Gray News) — An 18-year-old has been taken into custody after police found the dismembered body of a woman at a Georgia apartment complex Wednesday night. Kingston Bradley is facing a felony charge of concealing the death of another. He is being held without bo...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Webb County’s Scofflaw Program has blocked vehicle registration renewals for drivers with unpaid fines since June, and staff are struggling to match tickets to accounts, creating a backlog. One woman, who spoke off camera, said this is her second attempt at ...
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TUCSON, Ariz. ( 13 News /Gray News) - The disappearance of an Arizona teen has led to the arrest of his mother and stepfather after the teen was reportedly kept in a padlocked room without water or air conditioning prior to his disappearance. Ryker Lee was reported missing around...
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OBERLIN, La. ( KPLC /Gray News) - A reported fight broke out at a Louisiana high school football game Friday night that ended with the game being canceled. Authorities said Oberlin Tigers head coach Robert Etheridge got into an argument on the sideline before halftime with assist...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Two United ISD high school bands earned recognition at the Bands of America Championship over the weekend, with John B. Alexander High School winning first place and United High School also placing among the competition’s top ranks. The competition took plac...
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BERNALILLO COUNTY, N.M. (Gray News) - Rescuers in New Mexico carried a large dog down a mountain because he was “too exhausted” to finish a hike. The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office said when a dog named Atlas became too tired to finish a difficult hike, the agency’s Open Spac...
