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Police close lanes on Clark, Tilden after Laredo accident
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Police are blocking lanes in multiple directions at E. Clark and Tilden following a reported accident, according to the Laredo Police Department. Eastbound and westbound lanes on Clark are closed from Logan to Hendricks. Northbound and southbound lanes on Ti...
safety
Crews position rescue boats, barricades as rain hits Webb County
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Emergency teams across Webb County positioned equipment Thursday, Oct. 1, as heavy rain moved into the area. The city of Laredo and the Webb County Sheriff’s Office held briefings to outline road closures, shelters and rescue efforts. Crews stage rescue equi...
News
Woman gives birth to twins months after brutal dog attack
TOPEKA, Kan. ( WIBW /Gray News) - Healing continues for Audrey Austin following a brutal dog attack back in July , when she was 24 weeks pregnant, that changed her life forever. “I’m going to stay strong, and I’m going to keep moving, and it’s going to take time to forgive the p...
safety
Police officers save choking infant days after completing CPR training
BUENA VISTA, Colo. (Gray News) — Quick-acting police officers and first responders helped save the life of a choking infant in Colorado, authorities said. The Buena Vista Police Department said officers responded on the night of Sept. 27 to an emergency call reporting an infant w...
schools
Students, parents adjust to class delays in Laredo
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Classes started late across Laredo ISD Thursday, Oct. 1, following weather delays. The district pushed back classes to keep students safe on slick roads during expected heavy rainfall. Students adjust to schedule changes Amariz Martinez, a student at Nixon H...
government
Alexander High School seniors take first step toward the ballot box
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Nearly 900 Alexander High School students completed voter registration forms Thursday, Oct. 1, through a campus drive hosted by Get Out the Vote. Most are 17-year-old seniors preparing to turn 18 ahead of Election Day. The deadline to register to vote is Mon...
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Anesthesiologist explains what likely caused Christa Pike’s failed execution by lethal injection
NASHVILLE, Tenn. ( WVLT /Gray News) - A Tennessee anesthesiologist is weighing in on what may have gone wrong during the botched execution of Christa Pike. Dr. Paul Allen, a professor of anesthesiology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, said the details coming ...
parks
Pres. Trump begins midterm campaign tour in three red states
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - President Donald Trump left the White House on Thursday afternoon to start a monthlong midterm campaign tour, beginning in Texas, Oklahoma and Alabama, three Republican-leaning states. The tour aims to build support for members of the president’s party who ...
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Senator introduces bill to protect workers during AI boom
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Artificial intelligence has become a recent hot topic of debate on Capitol Hill, as lawmakers consider how to move forward with the quickly changing technology. Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly (D) is one lawmaker proposing legislation that supports humans while als...
parks
More than a dozen sickened in parasite outbreak linked to hotel pool, health officials say
BOTHELL, Wash. ( KPTV /Gray News) — Public health officials say more than a dozen people were sickened by a parasite linked to a hotel swimming pool. Health officials in King County shared that an investigation was opened earlier this summer after 14 people reported falling ill a...
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Supreme Court to review immigrant detention policy
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - The Supreme Court announced Thursday it will review the Trump administration’s policy of detaining immigrants who entered the country illegally without a bond hearing. Previously, most immigrants who entered the country illegally were given a bond hearing, ...
Local
SNAP benefits change Oct. 1, with tighter rules ahead
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Families relying on SNAP benefits will see their monthly total look a little different starting Oct. 1. Payments are ticking up slightly to help keep up with inflation, adding about $29 a month for a family of four. That boost hits home for nearly 60,000 peo...