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Week Ahead in Washington: September 27
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Senators are on Capitol Hill this week for the final time until after Election Day, with the Protect College Sports Act expected on the agenda. The bipartisan bill would overhaul college sports, enshrining pay for athletes’ name, image and likeness, known a...
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Laredo City Council meets Monday to discuss meeting rules, top personnel, and charter concerns
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo city leaders will hold a special meeting Monday, Sept. 28, at noon to discuss council meeting rules. Council members will first look at adopting Chapter 3 of the City Governance Manual. The update sets clear guidelines for how meetings run, how agenda...
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‘Almost like the City wants me to fail’: Inside the ‘Graves Report’, Laredo development, and the three-year plan ahead
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - As is the case for many development projects, time is money. For developers and entrepreneurs, managing the clock is part of the budget. Delays and costs go hand-in-hand like an unlucky pair—the longer a project takes, the more it can cost. You can control t...
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Two arrested after $1.4 million drug seizure at Laredo Port of Entry
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - More than 153 pounds of narcotics, including over 19 million potentially lethal doses of fentanyl, were seized during a commercial vehicle inspection this week in Webb County, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. Special Agents from the DPS Cr...
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Girl, 8, found dead in overflowing bathtub after mother allegedly left her home alone
SPOKANE, Wash. (Gray News) - A Washington state mother is facing charges after her 8-year-old daughter, who had allegedly been left home alone, was found dead in an overflowing bathtub. Travionna Johnson, 23, is facing felony charges of manslaughter and abandonment of a dependent...
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Suspect in custody after mother fatally shot, 2-year-old son found dead in burning car
PEORIA, Ill. ( WEEK /Gray News) - Authorities in Illinois say a man is in custody after a mother and her 2-year-old son were killed in what is believed to have been a domestic violence incident. Heaven J. Wood, 20, and her 2-year-old son, KJ Duncan-Wood, were found dead early Fri...
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Father, his fiancée killed in crash with train that split their car in half
MOBILE, Ala. ( WALA /Gray News) - An Alabama pastor is recalling the tragic moments after seeing a close family friend and his fiancée become victims of a deadly train crash. Leonard Whitfield, assistant pastor of Mount Airy Missionary Baptist Church, says he was on his way to th...
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Couple, both aged 78, killed in house explosion
HAZEL GREEN, Ala. ( WAFF /Gray News) - A couple died in a house explosion in Alabama. Madison County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that two people were killed in the explosion, which happened in Hazel Green. Madison County Coroner Dr. Tyler Berryhill identified the two people killed...
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Teen boy arrested after gun sale ends in shooting outside Bass Pro Shops, police say
MESA, Ariz. ( KPHO /Gray News) — A teenage boy is facing multiple felony charges after a private gun sale erupted in gunfire Thursday afternoon. Mesa police said the shooting occurred just before 1:30 p.m., when a woman was trying to conduct a gun sale with a man and a 16-year-ol...
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Officer shoots man and 2 dogs during welfare check
ATLANTA, Ga. ( ANF /Gray News) — A Georgia police officer shot a man and his family’s two dogs early Thursday in front of the man’s four young children, according to his wife. Kelsy Lackey said they called 911 just after midnight on Bishop Road in Fairburn because she was worried...
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Man arrested after 8 dogs, including puppies, found malnourished
BELTON, S.C. ( FOX Carolina /Gray News) - A man was arrested and eight dogs, including four puppies, were taken from his home in South Carolina after they were found to be malnourished. James Louie Conard, 49, was arrested Thursday by Anderson County Sheriff’s Office detectives a...
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Traffic returns to normal following vehicle fire in Laredo
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Traffic has returned to normal near Bob Bullock Loop and Saunders Street after a car caught fire Saturday, Sept. 26. Laredo police officers and firefighters responded to the scene shortly after 2 p.m. All occupants exited the vehicle safely before emergency ...