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Coast Guard searching for missing jet heading to Boston from Bermuda with 6 on board
(Gray News) - The U.S. Coast Guard has launched a search for a missing jet after the FAA reported losing contact with the aircraft. The U.S. Coast Guard Northeast reported on X that a Gulfstream G100 jet with the tail number CGRJP was heading to Boston from Bermuda when it disapp...
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More than 4,500 pounds of imported chicken stew recalled over missed reinspection
CALIFORNIA (Gray News) - More than 4,500 pounds of imported ready-to-eat chicken stew are being recalled because the products were not reinspected after entering the U.S., federal officials said. Sempio Food Services Inc., based in Cerritos, California, is recalling about 4,596 p...
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‘I just want to be a child again’: Boy overcomes rare condition through stem cell transplant
NEW ORLEANS ( WVUE /Gray News) - A boy from Gulfport, Mississippi, is dreaming big after receiving what doctors call a lifesaving stem cell transplant. Peyton Stewart is an 11-year-old with big dreams. One of them is to play in the NBA. It’s a dream the staff at Manning Family Ch...
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4 teens killed in crash after police use PIT maneuver ends chase sparked by shooting
TYLER, Texas ( KLTV /Gray News) - A police chase sparked by a shooting ended in a crash that left four teens dead in Texas, authorities said. According to the Tyler Police Department, on Sept. 27, officers were called to the 1500 block of Lake Placid Road in response to suspiciou...
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Shop clerk, son charged with selling illegal kratom amid probe into Ole Miss student deaths
MEMPHIS, Tenn. ( WMC /Gray News) - Authorities investigating the deaths of two University of Mississippi students have charged a store clerk and his son with selling an illegal kratom product. A new federal filing says a toxicology report on Aidan Hamilton and Robert Strang found...
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Zapata Hawks Earn our Band of the Week
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The Zapata Hawks fall show is called “Fragmentation” and they have over 120 students out for this season. They are led by senior Drum Majors Arnoldo Saenz and Jennifer Escobar. Next up for the Hawks is the LISD Marching Festival on October 3rd! For more head...
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Toros Rumble to Victory
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Despite falling behind on the 2nd play of the game, the Cigarroa Toros ground and pound their way to their first district victory in over three years with a 28-14 win over Juarez-Lincoln. For more headlines, click here ....
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Knights Come up with Homecoming Win
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Down with less than two minutes to play, the Knights come up clutch with a touchdown and extra point to top Lutheran 25-24 on Homecoming night! For more headlines, click here ....
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Player of the Week- Jayden Muniz
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - It’s once again that time on Friday Football Fever to recognize a standout athlete in this week’s Charlie Clark Hyundai Player of the Week award. For this honor, we head to South Laredo. Wide receiver Jayden Muniz is our latest winner of the honor after help...
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Friday Football Fever; Week Six (10/2)
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Cigarroa- 20, Juarez-Lincoln- 14 St. Augustine- 25, San Antonio Lutheran- 24 Nixon- 21, San Antonio John Jay- 17 Eagle Pass C.C. Winn- 48, Martin- 40 For more headlines, click here ....
government
Laredo leaders push for impact studies before buoys return to Rio Grande
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo Mayor Dr. Victor Treviño and U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar are doubling down on concerns about putting buoys back in the Rio Grande. Mayor, congressman cite timing concerns In a new joint statement, Treviño and Cuellar said the timing is risky, citing heavy...
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U.S. education secretary tours Laredo high school
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon toured Nixon High School on Friday, Oct. 2, as part of her Returning Education to the States tour. Webb County Judge Tano Tijerina and Laredo Independent School District Superintendent Guillermo Pro joined McMahon du...