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Watchdog report on wasted ICE detention funds draws reaction in Laredo
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A new federal watchdog report is raising questions about millions of taxpayer dollars spent on immigration detention efforts. Community members in Laredo are raising concerns over where that money went. A 20-page report from the Government Accountability Off...
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Trooper killed in line of duty, law enforcement searching for shooter
(Gray News) - A Kentucky trooper was shot and killed in the line of duty, and law enforcement is searching for the suspect. The shooting happened Monday afternoon, Sept. 28, on Interstate 65 in Warren County, according to state police. The trooper was identified as Hayden Phillip...
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Rod Stewart announces ‘The Final Encore Tour.’ Here’s where you can see him
(Gray News) - Rod Stewart has announced “The Final Encore Tour,” wrapping up more than six decades of performing in 2027. The tour kicks off April 29, 2027, in Glasgow, United Kingdom, and ends July 24, 2027, in Hannover, Germany. There are no stops in America listed as part of t...
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Laredo College marks 80th anniversary
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo College is marking 80 years of serving the community. Students, faculty and staff gathered this morning at both the Fort McIntosh and South campuses to kick off the college’s 80th anniversary celebration. College President Dr. Minita Ramirez said the ...
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Customers narrowly escape McDonald’s moments before roof collapses: ‘It was scary’
LEBANON, Mo. ( KY3 /Gray News) — Customers at a McDonald’s restaurant in Missouri narrowly escaped before the roof collapsed during a fire. Ansley Tidwell, 11, visited the McDonald’s in Lebanon with her grandmother Saturday. But as soon as they walked through the front doors, the...
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Laredo couple honored for building stroke survivor support group
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - KGNS+ honored Bill and Dee-Dee Hrncir on Monday, Sept. 28, for making a difference in Laredo. Twenty years ago, Bill collapsed from a stroke while running in Austin, Texas. Together, the couple built what Laredo didn’t have — a support group for stroke survi...
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InvestigateTV+ Weekend: Critics push back against license plate readers
( InvestigateTV ) — A camera network built to help police find criminals can also create a record of where ordinary drivers have been. And critics say the risk is not just the technology—but who may use it. Plus, police chases can turn deadly in seconds. Then, some departments ar...
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3-week-old hospitalized with 10 broken ribs, father charged, sheriff’s office says
MADRID, New York ( WWNY /Gray News) - A New York man is facing felony charges after his three-week-old infant was hospitalized with extensive injuries, including a broken arm, facial trauma, and 10 broken ribs, according to the St. Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office. Shane Shortt w...
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Feds OK $330K for safe drinking water in colonias near Laredo, Cuellar says
A South Texas congressman says $330,000 in federal funds have been approved to provide drinking water for several colonias low-income housing developments on the border in Webb County, near Laredo, Texas....
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Parents accused of leaving toddler, 9-month-old alone for hours to go shopping, police say
LINCOLN, Neb. ( KOLN /Gray News) - Police in Nebraska said the parents of a 2-year-old girl who was found wandering outside alone Friday night have been arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor child abuse. Officers responded to the area of 24th and T streets around 7:15 p.m. after r...
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‘Shocked our community’: Third suspect arrested in Tasia Fortune murder case, $5 million bond set
JACKSON, Miss. ( WLBT /Gray News) - Tasia Fortune allegedly left a home on Capitol Street with two men to go sell drugs, and she never returned. Days later, her body was found hanging by a black electrical cord behind an abandoned home on Road of Remembrance in Jackson, Mississip...
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Popular food brand recalls peperoncini after TikTok video shows dead mouse in jar
(Gray News) — A popular brand of pickled vegetables is recalling some jars of peperoncini after a woman posted a TikTok video saying she found a dead mouse in one of them. According to the FDA , Mezzetta initiated a recall Saturday for a specific lot of Golden Greek Peperoncini M...