LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - International trade expert JD Gonzalez announced his candidacy for Laredo mayor before a crowd of local supporters, citing his background in global commerce and military service as qualifications for the role. Gonzalez, the former president of the National Broker Association...
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PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (Gray News) - A police officer in Colorado was found dead hours after disappearing while wakeboarding. On Sunday, Colorado Parks and Wildlife said in a post that officers were searching for a missing person in “the area of Peck Creek/west-central area of” the...
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( Aging Untold ) — On this episode of Aging Untold , we shatter the notion that you are ever too old to try something new and share how to break through doubt and embrace fresh adventures. Plus, we highlight the rising number of male caregivers with creator Dugan Meredith — the f...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The Laredo Public Library is extending due dates for items due between Oct. 1 and Oct. 4 through next Wednesday, Oct. 7. Book drops are closing Wednesday, Sept. 30, at 5 p.m. to protect materials from potential water damage. They will reopen Monday. You can ...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for Laredo and surrounding areas starting Thursday morning, Oct. 1, through Friday evening, Oct. 2. The watch covers Webb County and surrounding South Texas counties. Forecasters said heavy, slow-moving d...
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TOWN OF WATERTOWN, N.Y. ( WWNY /Gray News) - A man is accused of exposing himself to children on a school bus twice in one week Daniel Iles, 32, is charged with two counts of public lewdness and two counts of child endangerment, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office....
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) will host its annual Folklorico Festival Saturday, Oct. 3, featuring seven community Folklorico groups. Nayeli Lopez, instructor of Folklorico dance at TAMIU, said the groups performing represent a range of ages, in...
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CASTLEWOOD, S.D. ( KSFY /Gray News) — Former South Dakota Gov. and former Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem has filed for divorce from her husband, Bryon Noem. Court documents show that the divorce was filed on Monday in Hamlin County on the grounds of irreconcilable dif...
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KATMAI, Alaska ( KTUU /Gray News) - A bear who wasn’t supposed to make it to the final round of Fat Bear Week just carried the whole thing. It was the 12th year of the popular Fat Bear Week tournament. During the tournament, the internet votes on which of the brown bears in Katma...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The Laredo Public Health Department is hosting its “ Miles for Hope ” community run for suicide prevention on Wednesday, Sept. 30, at 7 p.m. at Independence Hills Park. Participants can run the full three-mile course or go at their own pace. Organizers say e...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Ahead of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a Laredo survivor is urging victims to recognize the warning signs before abuse turns deadly. In June 2024, a gunman shot Erica Torres five times during a custody exchange. She crashed her car trying to drive to sa...
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. ( WVLT /AP) — A federal appeals court halted the execution in Tennessee of Christa Pike about an hour before it was set to begin Wednesday. The judges said they want to review whether her allegations of sexual abuse and rape as a child were fully considered befor...
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. ( WVLT /Gray News) - In a letter written before Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee denied her clemency and before a federal court issued a stay in her Wednesday execution, Christa Gail Pike said she is not afraid to die. Pike is the only woman on Tennessee’s death row and w...
