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Laredo mayoral candidates debate water, economy at chamber forum
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Four candidates for Laredo mayor discussed water infrastructure, business permitting and city revenue during a forum hosted by the Laredo Chamber of Commerce. The candidates are incumbent Mayor Dr. Victor Treviño, District 8 Council Member Alyssa Cigarroa, A...
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Father speaks after 1-month-old’s mom accused of slamming baby’s head against the floor
LINCOLN, Neb. ( KOLN /Gray News) — A baby girl is continuing to fight for her life after suffering a number of serious injuries that could have ended it. The month-and-a-half-old child has been recovering at Children’s Hospital in Omaha. According to police, the infant suffered l...
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84-year-old accused of creating and selling explosives from home, deputies say
LAKE CHARLES, La. ( KPLC /Gray News) - An 84-year-old man in Louisiana was arrested for allegedly creating and selling explosives from his home, according to deputies. On Oct. 2, detectives searched the home of John W. Sinkankas in relation to an ongoing joint investigation. Inve...
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More Clouds in Our Skies Thursday, Warm
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - As tropical Storm Isaias intensifies into a hurricane in the gulf, it will track far east of Texas, likely making landfall Friday night in Alabama or the western Florida panhandle. Un related to Isaias, an easterly flow of somewhat more moist air between ~4,...
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Trump uses anti-trans slur to attack Democratic US Senate candidate
CHARLESTON, S.C. ( WCSC /Gray News) — President Donald Trump used an anti-transgender slur to refer to Annie Andrews, a Democratic Senate candidate in South Carolina. In a post on Truth Social this week, Trump wrote, “Annie ‘Tr*nnie’ Andrews is running against our wonderful Darli...
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Christian school employee charged with sexually assaulting student
ST. CROIX COUNTY, Wis. ( WEAU /Gray News) - A man is accused of sexually assaulting two students he met while working as a school employee in Minnesota. Derrick Pfeffer, 42, is charged with 10 felonies in St. Croix County, Wisconsin: Repeated sexual assault of the same child (at ...
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‘That scares me a bit’: Bow hunter shot in chest by target shooter just days into hunting season
LANSING, Mich. ( WILX /Gray News) - Days into bowhunting season in Michigan, questions about safety are being raised after a hunter was shot in the chest. The hunter was hit by an errant round from a target shooter while they were sitting inside a hunting blind, according to offi...
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Laredo officials await safety assessment after hotel fire
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Nearly 24 hours after a fire spread across multiple floors of a 14-story Laredo hotel, officials have not said when people could return to retrieve their belongings or when nearby streets will reopen. The fire broke out around 1 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 7, at...
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Hotel guest describes escape from DoubleTree fire
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A DoubleTree hotel guest describes the moments he thought he wouldn’t make it out alive after a fire broke out . KGNS spoke with Adrian Espinoza, who was inside the hotel when it happened. Espinoza said he was in the shower and kept hearing banging noises. H...
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Laredo mayoral candidates to face off at chamber forum
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Four candidates will take the stage for the Laredo Chamber of Commerce’s mayoral forum. The candidates include incumbent Mayor Dr. Victor Treviño, District 8 Council Member Alyssa Cigarroa, Alfonso “Poncho” Casso and J.D. Gonzalez. The chamber said questions...
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LIVE: Trump set to speak at San Antonio campaign event
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - President Donald Trump is expected to speak at a campaign event for Ken Paxton and congressional candidate Carlos De La Cruz on Oct. 7. Doors are scheduled to open at 2:30 p.m., with Trump expected to speak around 6 p.m. KSAT video shows crews preparing Free...
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Wife reports husband after finding child sex abuse material on his electronic devices, deputies say
LINCOLN, Neb. ( KOLN /Gray News) - A Nebraska man has been arrested for allegedly possessing child sexual abuse material. According to the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office, Timmy Lee Topil, 60, was arrested Tuesday after his wife reported finding suspected child sexual abuse mat...