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Vermont horseshoe club keeps ancient sport alive
BRISTOL, Vt. ( Aging Untold ) — A Vermont horseshoe club has been drawing players for decades, and some of the players are world-renowned. The Sodbusters Horseshoe Club has had a summer league in Bristol for nearly 60 years. A 24-time state champion Debra Brown is one of the play...
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Pregnant family members face faster heat risks, doctor warns
GREENWOOD, Mo. ( Aging Untold ) — Extreme heat is difficult for anyone to handle, but doctors say the risk is greater for pregnant women. Dehydration, heat exhaustion and heat stroke can develop faster during pregnancy, creating concerns for both mother and baby. Farm work contin...
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Snoring or sleep apnea? How to tell the difference
( Aging Untold ) — Snoring can keep a bedmate awake, but it can also signal something more serious. The Aging Untold hosts are sharing how to tell ordinary snoring apart from sleep apnea — and why guessing isn’t good enough when it comes to your health. Snoring vs. sleep apnea: k...
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Hot Afternoon/Wednesday Night Rain chances
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Temperatures will remain above normal today and Wednesday. A Heat Advisory may be needed Wednesday. Heat index values 104-115. Tonight partly cloudy and windy with lows in the upper 70s.Heavy rainfall and the threat for flash flooding is increasing for the e...
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InvestigateTV+: Some for-profit schools leave students with debt
( InvestigateTV ) — One woman says a “fast track” to a creative career turned into a financial trap and a student loan that ballooned far beyond what she borrowed. InvestigateTV+ explores recruiting promises made by some for-profit colleges. Then, a closer look at a device using ...
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How this journalist is trying to fill the Spanish-language news gap
PORTLAND, OR. ( InvestigateTV ) - For Spanish speakers in the Pacific Northwest, getting local news can be difficult. Over the past several years, Spanish-language options have dwindled—even as Hispanics represent one of the fastest-growing parts of Oregon’s population. That gap ...
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This motel is keeping the history of Route 66 alive with its wigwam rooms
HOLBROOK, Ariz. ( InvestigateTV ) — U.S. Highway 66, also known as “the Mother Road,” was built in 1926 to connect Chicago to Los Angeles. Historians say Route 66 became a lifeline during the Great Depression, a major corridor during World War Two, and later a symbol of freedom f...
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Mother accused of speeding at kids, swerving just feet away in dispute over son’s bike
ANETA, N.D. ( KVLY /Gray News) - A North Dakota mother is facing felony charges after deputies say she drove toward a group of kids at high speed following a dispute involving her son’s bicycle. Ashley Jerome, 34, is charged with four counts of reckless endangerment with extreme ...
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Possible new ransom note in Nancy Guthrie disappearance under investigation
TUCSON, Ariz. ( AZFamily /Gray News) - Authorities are investigating a possible new ransom note in the Nancy Guthrie case nearly eight months after she disappeared from her Arizona home. Pima County officials say they were “recently” made aware of the latest reported ransom note....
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Rep. Cuellar announces $1.5 billion in federal funding for Webb County road projects
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Congressman Henry Cuellar said new funding will bring more road construction projects to the region. Webb County currently has 94 construction projects underway, totaling more than $1 billion. Cuellar said that means more jobs and more money flowing into the...
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Surveillance video leads to 2 arrests in San Jorge Avenue crash
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Two men have been arrested nearly two months after a street racing crash tore a car in two near downtown Laredo, police said. Laredo police said 19-year-old Armando Rodriguez III and 20-year-old Gerardo Velasquez were arrested Sept. 28 in connection with the...