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‘We’re lucky to be alive’: Women recount slamming head-on into water buffalo at 52 mph
STOCKHOLM, N.Y. ( WWNY /Gray News) - Two New York women say they are lucky to be alive after they crashed head-on into a water buffalo on their way home from a church event. Kristen Rozelle, 50, was driving Lindsey Baker, 27, home from a church event around 7 p.m. Saturday when t...
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‘I thought I lost my baby’: Mother speaks out after toddler found alive in morgue
GILBERT, Ariz. ( AZFamily /Gray News) - New details are emerging in the case of an 18-month-old boy who was pronounced dead at an Arizona hospital , only to be found alive in the morgue hours later. Vincent Fiordilino, 18 months, was taken to Mercy Gilbert Medical Center on Feb. ...
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9-year-old boy attacked by stranger while waiting for school bus, police say
HENRICO, Va. ( WWBT /Gray News) - A Virginia woman is facing charges after she allegedly punched a 9-year-old boy in the face at his school bus stop. Henrico Police say 47-year-old Marie Tulette Marsh approached Ratcliffe Elementary School students waiting at their bus stop aroun...
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Laredo-rooted band Sana Sana signs with Republic Records
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A new Latin and cumbia-infused, Austin-based band that includes two Laredoans has signed with Republic Records and is currently touring. Republic Records is home to artists including Ariana Grande, The Weeknd and Taylor Swift, and now Sana Sana. While growin...
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U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Texas pushes for fraud crackdown, border security
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Aaron Reitz, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Texas, says the Laredo office is on pace for a record year, with more than 4,000 indictments expected by the end of the year. Reitz said the office has already logged 3,500 cases, crediting coordination...
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Hinojosa campaign stops in Gateway City to mobilize voters
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa stopped in the Gateway City to mobilize voters. Supporters could meet with Hinojosa and learn more about her campaign. The stop was part of a get-out-the-vote (GOTV) effort to encourage eligible voters t...
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Second day of early voting wraps up in Texas
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The second day of early voting in Texas ended with more than 4,300 people voting in person in Webb County, according to the Webb County Elections Office. Mail-in ballots decreased, with just over 40 received on the second day. The combined total as of the se...
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Teen charged with felony after threat locks down all LISD campuses
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A 14-year-old girl faces a felony charge after police say she posted an online threat that led every Laredo ISD campus to go into secure mode . Officials said the FBI notified Laredo police of the threat before most students woke up. The threat was posted on...
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Woman accused of intentionally crashing into oncoming semi, killing 73-year-old passenger
PIKE COUNTY, Ill. ( WGEM /Gray News) — An Illinois woman has been arrested on first-degree murder charges following a July crash that investigators allege was intentional. Pike County Sheriff David Greenwood said deputies responded July 24 at 7:54 p.m. to a head-on collision betw...
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Gunman opens fire into family’s car on Florida interstate, injuring 2 children
MACCLENNY, Fla. ( WCJB /Gray News) - Authorities in Florida are searching for a gunman who opened fire on a mother and her two children as they drove on Interstate 10. Baker County sheriff’s deputies said the family left Macclenny and entered the interstate headed east toward Jac...
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City water line breaks again near Barcelona Avenue in Laredo
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A water line broke again while crews worked to repair a street cave-in in central Laredo, city officials said. The second break happened near Barcelona Avenue and West Frost Street on Tuesday, Oct. 20, the same area where a 6-inch water main broke overnight ...
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40-year-old wearing ‘old man’ mask charged in separate bank robberies
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. ( WWSB /Gray News) — A 40-year-old man has been charged with robbing two Florida banks, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said Monday. David Sartin Jr. of St. Petersburg, who has previously served time in prison for bank robbery in Texas, faces up to 20 years in fed...