A battle for blood donations is set to take place this September. The Laredo Fire and Police departments will be competing against each other to see who can collect the most donations. Further details about the event can be found through the Laredo Morning Times.
The competition is scheduled for September, though specific dates and other information are not provided here and can be obtained from the source publication.
government
DALLAS (Gray DC) - The Republican National Committee’s midterm convention concluded its second day in Dallas with President Donald Trump and party members working to draw voters to the polls in November. Republicans are betting the convention will help turn out voters and preserv...
government
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Some Laredoans traveled to Dallas to represent South Texas at the Republican Party’s midterm convention, including the chairman of the Webb County Young Republican Party, who said he hopes to get younger voters involved in politics. Webb County Young Republi...
safety
GOOSE CREEK, S.C. ( WCSC /Gray News) - A 13-year-old girl is dead, and her parents have been arrested after an apparent fentanyl overdose claimed her life. According to a report by the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office, on the morning of Aug. 27, police responded to a home on Keye...
schools
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Students at Juan Ramirez Middle School spent the day exploring hands-on science and math through the Texas Mobile STEM Lab, a nonprofit initiative partnered with the Texas Education Agency. Students completed hands-on STEM projects, worked in teams and prese...
safety
PHOENIX ( KPHO /Gray News) — A 17-year-old’s dying words to first responders became the foundation of the case against two people accused of killing him. Joshua Armstrong and Luis Gonzalez, both 18, were arrested on charges of first-degree murder and armed robbery. Their arrests ...
Local
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The western edge of a moist airmass aloft is moving away to our east. Drier air aloft will move above our area Friday with mostly sunny skies. A weak upper level disturbance will be nearby as it moves northwestward during Sunday, bringing a slight chance of ...
Local
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is preparing for its annual commemoration ceremony of the September 11th terrorist attacks. The Juarez-Lincoln International Bridge, also known as Bridge Two, will be temporarily closed from 6:45 a.m. until 8 a.m. Fri...
News
RENO, Nev. ( KOLO /Gray News) - Three deaths were reported at this year’s Burning Man festival, bringing the event’s death toll to a level organizers say is unusually high. Over the past 25 years, Burning Man has averaged one death a year. This year marks an all-time high for the...
safety
(Gray News) - A former Pennsylvania Catholic priest has been arrested after allegedly stealing more than $740,000 from his own mother and multiple churches. Gregory Allen Madeya, 69, originally from Ukraine, was arrested on Aug. 14, in Vero Beach, Florida, the Pennsylvania Office...
News
ATLANTA ( ANF /Gray News) — Georgia is set to carry out its first execution of the year next week. Convicted murderer Stacey Humphreys , 53, is scheduled for execution on Sept. 16. The 53-year-old was convicted of malice murder in the 2003 killings of Cyndi Williams, 33, and Lori...
safety
CINCINNATI ( WXIX /Gray News) — A father charged with murdering his newborn daughter appears to have set up a GoFundMe page to pay for her funeral. Christopher Evans, 34, was charged with murder, felonious assault and endangering children, police announced Thursday. His daughter,...
Local
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The Republican mid-term convention moves into its second day after the White House called the first day successful, following the president’s one-hour and 47-minute speech on the opening evening. On Thursday, Sept. 10, a number of Republicans running for the...
