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Cotulla ISD responds after former employee arrested in Laredo
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The Cotulla Independent School District says a former technology services employee was arrested on a federal charge in Laredo, months after the district first learned of the investigation. In a statement released Oct. 14, the district said Joseph Yanez was p...
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College student killed in crash after being hit by car going 94 mph in 35 mph zone
ATLANTA ( Atlanta News First /Gray News) — A Clark Atlanta University student died after a crash Tuesday night, and the driver of the other vehicle was arrested, police said. Officers responded to the crash at Hank Aaron Drive and Glen Street around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, where 21-y...
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3-vehicle accident blocks northbound US 83 in Laredo
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo police said northbound lanes of South U.S. Highway 83 at Frees Avenue were blocked Wednesday, Oct. 14, after a three-vehicle accident. Police reported the accident at 8:51 p.m. Northbound lanes past Lomas Street were blocked. No injuries have been rep...
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‘He’s not violent’: 911 call made before man allegedly kills aunt, grandmother with chainsaw
MOBILE, Ala. ( WALA /Gray News) — Transcripts reveal a call for help was made before police in Alabama said a 47-year-old man killed two of his family members. Crime scene tape surrounded a home on Carolina Court in Mobile on Oct. 12 as investigators canvassed the area. 911 call ...
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Laredo Catholics pray for Pope Leo after cancer diagnosis
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Webb County Catholics are joining others worldwide in prayer for Pope Leo following his lung cancer diagnosis and surgery. More than 150,000 Catholics live in Webb County. Maria Salinas, who lives in Laredo, said she hopes the pope recovers. “We hope that he...
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Laredo police shoot dog after reported bite; use of force under review
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A family is asking why a Laredo officer shot their dog in the face after police say the pit bull bit a 22-year-old man. Abel Mendoza said he was home and ran outside to find the dog bloodied and shaken. “I immediately see like my dog come up to the front of ...
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Former T.J. Maxx employee accused of hiding camera in dressing room facing new charges
MACHESNEY PARK, Ill. ( WIFR /Gray News) - A former T.J. Maxx worker accused of hiding a camera in the women’s dressing room at the store faces new charges. Jeffrey Wallin, 37, of Loves Park, was charged in March with unauthorized video recording and live video transmission, unlaw...
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Tropical Air Thursday, Much Cooler Friday
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A wave in the upper level wind flow will move into the Great Plains during Thursday. Behind it is a flow from the north which will accelerate a cool airmass southward across Texas, reaching our area Friday morning. A slight chance of a shower as the north wi...
parks
Lake Casa Blanca to get new entrance amid Loop 20 expansion
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department plans to relocate the entrance to Lake Casa Blanca International State Park and its administrative building as the Texas Department of Transportation widens Loop 20. The new entrance would move off U.S. Highway 59 to R...
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Webb County approves nearly $88,000 mold cleanup for Billy Hall Building
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Webb County commissioners approved a nearly $88,000 mold cleanup for the Billy Hall Building on Tuesday, Oct. 13. The plan calls for removing 80 square feet of mold from the first and second floors. Action Restoration won the job as the lowest responsible bi...
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Man wanted in Reno for child sexual assault arrested in Webb County
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A man wanted in Reno for attacking a child is now in custody in Webb County. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers said they stopped 34-year-old Juan Elizondo Delgado on Sept. 29 on a bus heading into Mexico on the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge. During a...
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Border Patrol finds 3 undocumented people after overnight Laredo search
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A helicopter and drone flew over a Central Laredo neighborhood overnight as Border Patrol agents searched for people who ran from a car, according to a Border Patrol spokesperson. Laredo police spotted a suspicious car around 1 a.m. near Hillside and Gallagh...