LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Christopher Cantrall was in Laredo for work, staying on the 14th floor of the DoubleTree hotel when smoke and people yelling woke him around 12:50 a.m. on Oct. 7. He said he feared the smoke might keep him from getting out. “...but just that moment of panic of like... you m...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - It’s been a good fall for the Wolve’s band as they are coming off a 1st place finish in Carrizo Springs and a 3rd place finish the LISD Marching Fest. This fall they have a performance called RebEARTH with over 150 students out marching and led by Drum Major...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A rollover crash was reported in the northbound lanes of Zapata Highway, in front of the HEB at 2314 Zapata Highway. Laredo police reported the crash at 9:05 p.m. Oct. 9. The northbound lanes are blocked. This is a developing story. For more headlines, click...
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DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. ( WALA /Gray News) - A man was reportedly on a boat off the east end of an Alabama island as Hurricane Isaias drew closer to landfall. Police said they had been in contact with the boater on Dauphin Island earlier on Thursday. Officials said the boater is a l...
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COLUMBIA, S.C. ( WIS /Gray News) - Several concerts featuring Grammy winners Usher and Chris Brown have been abruptly canceled. The two were set to bring their R&B tour to Columbia on Oct. 29 at Williams-Brice Stadium, but the date was one of the events suddenly removed Friday fr...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - It is almost spooky season and Halloween is right around the corner! To get ready to celebrate, Angel Torres with Torres Paranormal Investigations stopped by to introduce the public to the fascination with paranormal activity. Torres has been investigating f...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Forty-eight hours after the DoubleTree Hotel fire near downtown Laredo, KGNS has received statements from ownership and management. KGNS reached out to Hilton explicitly and received an answer at about 3:07 p.m. Hilton expressed concern for those affected, s...
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(Gray News) - A federal judge has granted final approval to AT&T’s $177 million settlement involving breaches that exposed customers’ personal information. Last year, AT&T reached a combined $177 million settlement over two data breaches that were disclosed in 2024 and establishe...
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. ( WBRC /Gray News) - President Trump will not be attending the Alabama-Georgia game Saturday as originally planned. According to the White House, the president canceled his visit to Saturday’s highly anticipated college football game in Tuscaloosa as Hurricane Is...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The DoubleTree Hotel fire has shaken the Laredo community. For more than 24 hours, city officials, the Laredo Police Department, the Laredo Fire Department and members of the community have responded to the fire that ripped through the hotel in Central Downt...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A Laredo florist is suing the owner of the DoubleTree hotel after a fire he says injured him and damaged his nearby home and business. Leon Ramirez’s lawsuit against Shreem Laredo, L.P., alleges that fire, smoke, and debris affected his property. He also cla...
