LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - For decades, Bill Green has helped shape Laredo’s future through scholarships, funds and philanthropic work. Green is not a Laredo native, but he has impacted the community he joined 40 years ago through his philanthropy and outreach. “It just, from the heart, tells me that,...
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - President Donald Trump is campaigning across the country ahead of the midterms, with stops planned in several states, including one notable visit to a longtime Republican stronghold. Trump will travel to Wichita, Kan., on Monday. Kansas has not elected a De...
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BEND, Ore. ( KPTV /Gray News) — President Donald Trump praised the father who helped stop the shooting at an Oregon elementary school. “Well, I’ll tell you what. There was a great hero, and it could have been — as bad as it was — we had a great hero that went in and did the busin...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo Mayor Dr. Victor D. Trevino declared a local state of disaster from Oct. 16 to Oct. 23 due to a severe fire and ongoing collapse risk at the DoubleTree Hotel. The declaration covers a designated collapse zone around Garden Street and San Bernardo Aven...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Former U.S. Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez has released a new inspirational nonfiction book, “Sheer Will.” The book, close to 300 pages, details Gutierrez’s career and life, including serving as U.S. Secretary of Commerce and as CEO of Kellogg’s. Gut...
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( InvestigateTV ) — A mother’s fight for water product safety changes a decade after losing her son. Plus, “learn to swim” – that’s what one floatie label promised. But critics are concerned some devices actually may teach a false sense of safety. Fight for water product safety c...
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(Gray News) - The annual cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, for 2027 has been announced. Monthly benefits for military retirees and disabled veterans will increase by 3.6%. The Department of Veterans Affairs matched its COLA to that of the Social Security Administration, which w...
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MESA, Ariz. ( KPHO /Gray News) — A football player in Arizona says his high school playing career is over after being dismissed from the team following a dispute over a play call. Gunner Brewer, a senior at Desert Ridge High School, said the situation unfolded on the final play o...
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PORTLAND ( KPTV /Gray News) - An Oregon woman said she went on a date with a man accused of posing as an NFL player to defraud at least 26 women of more than $1 million. Daejon Labrayae Delenar Love, 35, appeared in federal court Tuesday before a U.S. magistrate judge. He was ind...
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. ( WBTV /Gray News) - Records obtained from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte show that out-of-state police departments are searching the college’s network of Automatic License Plate Recognition cameras far more than local law enforcement. The agency th...
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ATLANTA ( ANF /Gray News) — Six Flags Over Georgia reopens on Friday, less than a week after a man died falling off a roller coaster at the park. The park will be open from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. for Fright Fest, a Halloween-themed event, as originally scheduled. Goliath, the roller c...
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LEXINGTON, Ky. ( WKYT /Gray News) - The former University of Kentucky student who pleaded guilty to killing her newborn baby was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Laken Snelling, 22, pleaded guilty in August to manslaughter, abuse of a corpse, tampering with evidence, and conceali...
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - A new report from Environment America found that 83% of water samples collected across the United States tested positive for PFAS, also known as forever chemicals. A U.S. Geological Survey study found nearly half of tap water in the country contains forever...
