LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A Laredo woman is accused of faking a bomb threat against her own home, according to police. Police say 27-year-old Cynthia Vargas called them on Sept. 2, claiming someone threatened to plant a bomb inside her apartment on Asturias Avenue. She told officers she believed the...
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Are non-athlete students unknowingly bankrolling massive college athletics programs? In this episode of Following Leads: The Podcast , InvestigateTV national reporter Chris Nakamoto breaks down a nationwide investigation into the explosive financial reality of college sports. Out...
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LADSON, S.C. ( WCSC /Gray News) — South Carolina authorities say two children who were found inside a Ladson-area home late last month had been dead for several days before they were discovered. Charleston County authorities identified the children as Emory Deacon, 2, and Harlow ...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Sophia Nance is preparing for her first festival performance at Austin City Limits Music Festival this weekend. Nance’s mother, Thelma, said Sophia picked up piano and violin quickly as a child. When she began writing music, Thelma said she knew her daughter...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California couple has been arrested on child abuse charges following an investigation into a surrogacy scheme involving at least 21 children ranging in age from a few months to 13 years, authorities said Tuesday. Guojun Xuan, 66, and his wife, Silvia Zhang, 3...
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. ( WVLT /Gray News) -- Christa Pike is awake and speaking days after her failed Tennessee execution, according to her attorneys. Pike was supposed to be executed via lethal injection in Tennessee last Wednesday. However, after receiving two doses of what should ha...
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LAS VEGAS ( KVVU /Gray News) — A family is mourning the loss of their 15-year-old son who was killed in a shooting in a downtown Las Vegas arts district. The family of the teen killed in Friday night’s shooting identified him as 15-year-old Carth Onasi Jacobs-Rodgers. The teen’s ...
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TUCSON, Ariz. ( KPHO /Gray News) — The University of Arizona has hit pause on all fraternity activities amid a wave of misconduct investigations. In an internal university memo, Chrissy Lieberman, the dean of students, said her office is investigating multiple reports of miscondu...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Six candidates are running in the District 8 special election after a filing deadline solidified the candidate field. The city secretary said the next step is to draw the order of the candidates on the special election ballot. The ballot drawing will be held...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) students looking for their next step after graduation can attend the university’s upcoming all-majors career fair. Yelitza Howard, TAMIU’s director of Career Services, said the event is open to more than just curren...
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FRANKLIN, Ind. ( KLTV /Gray News) - Authorities in Indiana believe they have identified a suspect in the deaths of a boy and his stepmother from two decades ago. A grand jury has returned an indictment against 35-year-old Michael Jerome James in the 2006 murders of Blake and Chyn...
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BISMARCK, N.D. ( KFYR /Gray News) - Officials in North Dakota say several coffins with human remains have been found at the governor’s residence. State officials said archaeologists located seven coffins holding human remains, plus another wooden box, at the North Dakota Governor...
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ELIZABETH, La. ( KPLC /Gray News) — Leaders in a Louisiana community are responding to the likelihood that a candidate accused of raping two children is set to become their next police chief. Elizabeth, a village in Allen Parish with around 400 residents, is scheduled to elect it...
