LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa stopped in the Gateway City to mobilize voters. Supporters could meet with Hinojosa and learn more about her campaign. The stop was part of a get-out-the-vote (GOTV) effort to encourage eligible voters to cast their ball...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A new Latin and cumbia-infused, Austin-based band that includes two Laredoans has signed with Republic Records and is currently touring. Republic Records is home to artists including Ariana Grande, The Weeknd and Taylor Swift, and now Sana Sana. While growin...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Aaron Reitz, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Texas, says the Laredo office is on pace for a record year, with more than 4,000 indictments expected by the end of the year. Reitz said the office has already logged 3,500 cases, crediting coordination...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The second day of early voting in Texas ended with more than 4,300 people voting in person in Webb County, according to the Webb County Elections Office. Mail-in ballots decreased, with just over 40 received on the second day. The combined total as of the se...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A 14-year-old girl faces a felony charge after police say she posted an online threat that led every Laredo ISD campus to go into secure mode . Officials said the FBI notified Laredo police of the threat before most students woke up. The threat was posted on...
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PIKE COUNTY, Ill. ( WGEM /Gray News) — An Illinois woman has been arrested on first-degree murder charges following a July crash that investigators allege was intentional. Pike County Sheriff David Greenwood said deputies responded July 24 at 7:54 p.m. to a head-on collision betw...
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MACCLENNY, Fla. ( WCJB /Gray News) - Authorities in Florida are searching for a gunman who opened fire on a mother and her two children as they drove on Interstate 10. Baker County sheriff’s deputies said the family left Macclenny and entered the interstate headed east toward Jac...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A water line broke again while crews worked to repair a street cave-in in central Laredo, city officials said. The second break happened near Barcelona Avenue and West Frost Street on Tuesday, Oct. 20, the same area where a 6-inch water main broke overnight ...
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. ( WWSB /Gray News) — A 40-year-old man has been charged with robbing two Florida banks, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said Monday. David Sartin Jr. of St. Petersburg, who has previously served time in prison for bank robbery in Texas, faces up to 20 years in fed...
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DESOTO COUNTY, Miss. ( WMC /Gray News) - Authorities in Mississippi have secured a record-setting prison sentence in a voyeurism case. According to the DeSoto County District Attorney’s Office, Benjamin Kegerise was sentenced to 13 years in prison, followed by seven years of post...
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday announced a new federal program intended to reward tips on suspected federal government fraud. Trump unveiled the “ Fraud Whistleblower Incentive Program ” during an Oval Office event. “If you tu...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Weather features are nearly stationary across the nation. This will mean that our weather will be slow to change during this week. There are some indications that the lower atmosphere will become a bit more moist late Wednesday and Thursday, bringing more lo...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A 20-year-old man remains in critical condition after his vehicle collided with a tractor-trailer on Oct. 19, Laredo police said. The man was flown to a San Antonio hospital for treatment. The crash happened at the intersection of Las Cruces Boulevard and Sh...
