LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The Laredo Police Department is warning drivers to slow down in school zones after issuing hundreds of citations during the first week of school. The Laredo Police Department’s traffic unit handed out 328 citations in Laredo ISD and United ISD school zones. Violations includ...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - District races heated up and non-district play delivered dramatic finishes across South Texas in Week 5, highlighted by walk-off heroics, defensive shutouts, and dominant road performances. In this week’s full episode of Football Fever: Heat Check, host Kobe...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Low-income seniors in Webb County will no longer have to choose between feeding themselves or their pets through a new partnership between Meals on Wheels and Pets Alive Laredo . Backed by a $15,000 donation, the initiative brings volunteers from both organi...
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ATLANTA ( Atlanta News First /Gray News) — An Atlanta public transit employee received $620,000 in an April paycheck in error, and the money has not been returned. The employee, who cleaned train stations, was paid $620,000 in overtime in April that they did not earn, the Metropo...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - KGNS+ honored Bill and Dee-Dee Hrncir on Monday, Sept. 28, for making a difference in Laredo. Twenty years ago, Bill collapsed from a stroke while running in Austin, Texas. Together, the couple built what Laredo didn’t have — a support group for stroke survi...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo College is marking 80 years of serving the community. Students, faculty and staff gathered this morning at both the Fort McIntosh and South campuses to kick off the college’s 80th anniversary celebration. College President Dr. Minita Ramirez said the ...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The Laredo College Board of Trustees is accepting applications to fill a vacancy left by longtime trustee Mercurio Martinez Jr. Martinez stepped down before his term ended, wrapping up decades of service. Board members will appoint someone to serve out the r...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A new federal watchdog report is raising questions about millions of taxpayer dollars spent on immigration detention efforts. Community members in Laredo are raising concerns over where that money went. A 20-page report from the Government Accountability Off...
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(Gray News) - A Kentucky trooper was shot and killed in the line of duty, and law enforcement has arrested the suspect after an hours-long search. The shooting happened Monday afternoon, Sept. 28, on Interstate 65 in Warren County, according to state police. The trooper was ident...
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(Gray News) - Rod Stewart has announced “The Final Encore Tour,” wrapping up more than six decades of performing in 2027. The tour kicks off April 29, 2027, in Glasgow, United Kingdom, and ends July 24, 2027, in Hannover, Germany. There are no stops in America listed as part of t...
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LEBANON, Mo. ( KY3 /Gray News) — Customers at a McDonald’s restaurant in Missouri narrowly escaped before the roof collapsed during a fire. Ansley Tidwell, 11, visited the McDonald’s in Lebanon with her grandmother Saturday. But as soon as they walked through the front doors, the...
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( InvestigateTV ) — A camera network built to help police find criminals can also create a record of where ordinary drivers have been. And critics say the risk is not just the technology—but who may use it. Plus, police chases can turn deadly in seconds. Then, some departments ar...
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MADRID, New York ( WWNY /Gray News) - A New York man is facing felony charges after his three-week-old infant was hospitalized with extensive injuries, including a broken arm, facial trauma, and 10 broken ribs, according to the St. Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office. Shane Shortt w...
