LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Field Operations at the Laredo Port of Entry has announced extended Saturday operational hours at the World Trade Bridge as part of a three-month pilot program designed to support the flow of legitimate trade into the United Sta...
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WAUSAU, Wis. ( WSAW /Gray News) — The Wausau, Wisconsin, community is showing support after a donation box for a 4-year-old with cerebral palsy was stolen. The former owner of Townline Market has raised money for his grandson for years. “Someone saw the opportunity to go take a l...
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - George and Carmen Morrishaw met online playing Final Fantasy, bonded over books, and Carmen moved from New York to be with him. Skipping a big wedding, the couple got married in the fiction section of Charleston’s Bees Ferry Branch Library. Assistant branch...
schools
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Ray Freeman, who aged out of foster care, opened One Club Jiu Jitsu in Wyandotte County six years ago. He teaches kids and adults jiu jitsu as a way to work through trauma, depression, ADHD, and behavioral struggles. His own son, Jory, is among his students...
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Classic Amphicars — vehicles that drive on land and “swim” in water — gathered at Put-in-Bay, Ohio for a club meetup. Built in Germany between 1961 and 1968, the rare cars require both their land and water drive systems working in sync, making a fully funct...
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PENSACOLA BEACH, Fla. ( WALA /Gray News) - Hurricane Isaias will soon impact the Gulf Coast, and many people in Florida wanted to make one last trip to see Pensacola Beach up close before the weather takes a turn. Stephanie Dzugan, a visitor, said she was explaining the situation...
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - A new Kentucky business, Lamb Mowers, uses sheep as a quiet, gas-free alternative to traditional lawn care. Homeowner Honi Goldman hired the flock to clear weeds, crabgrass, poison ivy, and kudzu from her yard. V isits run $195–$295, serving Louisville, Lex...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Two United South students, Carlos Blanco and Natalie Reynoso, organized a walk to support the fight against breast cancer. Their peers, teachers, and administrators joined the walk. Proceeds went to the Laredo chapter of the American Cancer Society for its P...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The fire at the DoubleTree is disrupting nearby businesses, with closures and barricades affecting the area. Owners say limited access is bringing fewer customers and less income. The 68 Club remains open. Co-owner Maria Teresa Medford said customers are str...
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MARTINEZ, Ga. ( WRDW /Gray News) - A man was shot Thursday after allegedly threatening to take a DoorDash driver’s vehicle and firearm before lunging at him, deputies said. Columbia County deputies went to 3830 Washington Road near Davis Road at around 5:41 p.m. to investigate a ...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The future of the DoubleTree Hotel remains uncertain after a fire damaged part of the building. Officials are waiting for experts to assess whether the structure is safe. The Laredo Fire Department has not confirmed whether the hotel’s alarms went off. Guest...
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DURHAM, N.C. ( WBTV /Gray News) - A firefighter was killed and two others were injured while battling a fire in central North Carolina, officials said. The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation confirmed the Durham firefighter’s death and the injuries in an Oct. 8 social m...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - More than a dozen veteran groups and other organizations brought supplies to a Laredo armory within 24 hours after a hotel fire displaced 67 active-duty service members on a border mission. The groups turned the Texas National Guard armory into a supply hub....
