LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - In our first Friday Football Preview show, we take a look at the schools around the region including District 30-6A Squads, District 14-5A, District 16-5A and our teams like Bruni, Zapata and St. Augustine. For more headlines, click here.
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ALABASTER, Ala. ( WBRC /Gray News) - An older brother’s bone marrow donation will offer a second chance at life for his 9-year-old sister, who has sickle cell disease. Alexa Turner, a 9-year-old student at Thompson Intermediate School, is dealing with more than homework. She has ...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Nearly 24 hours after a fire spread across multiple floors of a 14-story Laredo hotel, officials have not said when people could return to retrieve their belongings or when nearby streets will reopen. The fire broke out around 1 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 7, at...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Four candidates running for Laredo mayor laid out competing plans on business permitting, water security and economic growth at a forum hosted by the Laredo Chamber of Commerce. Alyssa Cigarroa said outdated city systems, including GIS maps that are not up t...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Supporters traveled from across Texas, including several from Webb County, to hear President Trump speak in San Antonio. Webb County supporters describe motivation Alex Norris, a member of the Webb County Young Republicans, said he has lived in Laredo his wh...
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BILOXI, Miss. ( WLOX /Gray News) — Hurricane Hunters flew into Tropical Storm Isaias on Wednesday after launching from Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Mississippi. The crew gathered data sent to the National Hurricane Center as the storm moves closer to the Gulf Coast. The crew...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Four candidates for Laredo mayor discussed water infrastructure, business permitting and city revenue during a forum hosted by the Laredo Chamber of Commerce. The candidates are incumbent Mayor Dr. Victor Treviño, District 8 Council Member Alyssa Cigarroa, A...
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LINCOLN, Neb. ( KOLN /Gray News) — A baby girl is continuing to fight for her life after suffering a number of serious injuries that could have ended it. The month-and-a-half-old child has been recovering at Children’s Hospital in Omaha. According to police, the infant suffered l...
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LAKE CHARLES, La. ( KPLC /Gray News) - An 84-year-old man in Louisiana was arrested for allegedly creating and selling explosives from his home, according to deputies. On Oct. 2, detectives searched the home of John W. Sinkankas in relation to an ongoing joint investigation. Inve...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - As tropical Storm Isaias intensifies into a hurricane in the gulf, it will track far east of Texas, likely making landfall Friday night in Alabama or the western Florida panhandle. Un related to Isaias, an easterly flow of somewhat more moist air between ~4,...
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CHARLESTON, S.C. ( WCSC /Gray News) — President Donald Trump used an anti-transgender slur to refer to Annie Andrews, a Democratic Senate candidate in South Carolina. In a post on Truth Social this week, Trump wrote, “Annie ‘Tr*nnie’ Andrews is running against our wonderful Darli...
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ST. CROIX COUNTY, Wis. ( WEAU /Gray News) - A man is accused of sexually assaulting two students he met while working as a school employee in Minnesota. Derrick Pfeffer, 42, is charged with 10 felonies in St. Croix County, Wisconsin: Repeated sexual assault of the same child (at ...
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LANSING, Mich. ( WILX /Gray News) - Days into bowhunting season in Michigan, questions about safety are being raised after a hunter was shot in the chest. The hunter was hit by an errant round from a target shooter while they were sitting inside a hunting blind, according to offi...
