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EXTENDED VERSION: Rising health insurance costs squeeze public employees and employers
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A Webb County employee who has carried health insurance for years is considering dropping his coverage, saying he worries he can no longer afford it. The employee, who is choosing to remain anonymous, said he still believes he needs insurance. “Like I said, ...
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Laredo Health Promotores hosts third annual Halloween Health Fair
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The Laredo Health Promotores will host its third annual Halloween Health Fair at El Eden Park on Oct. 17 from 4 to 7 p.m. The event is the organization’s biggest health fair of the year, with about 40 organizations signed up to share information with the com...
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2 people left in critical condition after 3-vehicle crash in South Laredo
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Two people are in critical condition following a three-car crash in South Laredo. The crash happened on Highway 83 at Lomas del Sur after 8 p.m. Wednesday. Laredo Fire said a 17-year-old girl had to be pulled from the wreckage. She is in critical condition. ...
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2 women file lawsuit accusing former US Rep. Matt Gaetz of sex trafficking, reports say
(Gray News) — Former Republican congressman Matt Gaetz has been accused of sex trafficking two young women in a new lawsuit filed Thursday in Florida. Gaetz resigned from Congress in November 2024. The allegations are the latest of a long-running sexual abuse scandal involving Ga...
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Driver arrested after crashing through barricades near DoubleTree
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Street closures remain in place around the DoubleTree after police say a driver crashed through barricades and kept going. The incident happened around 7 p.m. Wednesday on Constantinople. Police say a black Mercedes drove through the barricades, over the ste...
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Deputies: 9 kids endured day-long wall squats in house of ‘horror’
ETNA TOWNSHIP, Ohio ( WOIO /Gray News) - Nine children have been removed from what investigators describe as “appalling and unsafe living conditions” in Ohio. “The living conditions were horrific, disgusting,” said Captain Jay Cook with the Licking County Sheriff’s Office. Detect...
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Hilary Swank, 52, is pregnant with third child
(Gray News) - Hilary Swank is pregnant with her third child at the age of 52. The “Million Dollar Baby” star and her family shared the news on social media with a video showing them dancing with glowsticks taped to their bodies, which then revealed the mom’s baby bump. The captio...
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CBP, HSI to hold press conference on Laredo meth seizure
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will hold a press conference to discuss a large drug seizure and end-of-year successes. Senior CBP and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) officials will attend the event, CBP said. The press conference is schedule...
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Laredo Cultural District hosts free concert, Tejano history documentary
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The Laredo Cultural District is hosting two free public events this week, including a documentary screening Thursday, Oct. 15, and a concert Friday, Oct. 16. Jorge Santana of the Laredo Cultural District discussed the events. A documentary covering 500 years...
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’Some sus s--- going on’: What Nolan Wells’ friends said in texts after he mysteriously disappeared
(Gray News) - Phone records reveal how Nolan Wells’ friends privately talked about his death and what they planned to tell police. Wells went to Horn Island in Mississippi with friends to celebrate the July 4 holiday but never came home. His body was found two days later on the s...
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Why now is the time for a pre-holiday debt audit
( InvestigateTV ) — Carrying credit card debt into the holiday season can quickly spiral into a painful “debt hangover” come January. Debt relief attorney Leslie Tayne said now, before the holiday pressure sets in, is the time to review budgets for the upcoming season. Tayne said...
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Innocent bystander, 81, killed in gunfire outside Walmart, police say
ATLANTA ( ANF /Gray News) — Georgia authorities are investigating after police say an innocent bystander was gunned down outside a Walmart in Gainesville this week. Gunfire broke out in the parking lot of the store on Shallowford Road just after 7 p.m. Wednesday, striking 81-year...