LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - More than 250 uncertified teachers taught in Webb and Zapata County classrooms during the 2025-26 academic year, according to data from the Texas Education Agency published in spring. That figure represents roughly 6% of teachers in the two counties. State data initially sho...
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BEND, Ore. ( KPTV /Gray News) - A teacher who fought with the gunman during a deadly school shooting earlier this month in Oregon has released her first statement since that tragic day. On Friday, Bend-La Pine Schools released a statement from Cassidy Schutz, who is a certified l...
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POLK COUNTY, Fla. ( WWSB /Gray News) — Florida law enforcement officials said a seven-day undercover operation resulted in 281 arrests and 488 new charges, including 198 felonies. About the operation The operation, called “Polk Around & Find Out II,” included simultaneous investi...
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FAIRFIELD, Calif. (Gray News) - Police said seven people were shot, including one fatally, at a Spirit Halloween store in California on Friday night. Fairfield Police Chief Dan Marshall said officers were initially called around 8:30 p.m. Friday for a shooting at the Solano Town ...
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KEENE, N.Y. ( WCAX /Gray News) — A 60-year-old Canadian man was rescued from the Adirondacks after he stood in the same spot for seven hours, forest rangers said. The rescue happened Oct. 21 on the Mount Colden Trap Dike. Satellite beacon sent after loss of crampons Forest ranger...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - When the Alexander Bulldogs needed a dominant performance to stay in the postseason hunt, defensive tackle Emil Cardenas delivered a game for the record books. The senior anchor put up video game numbers in Alexander’s recent victory over Del Rio, completely...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Martin 28 - South San 14 United 38 - Del Rio 6 Texas School for Deaf 26 - St Aug 6 Hebbronville 81 - Falfurrias 0 LBj 17 - Alexander 3 Sharyland 31 - Cigarroa 12 Edcouch 46 - Zapata 12 [Knippa 46 - Bruni 0 CC Winn 30 - Nixon 6 For more headlines, click here ...
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(Gray News) - Kyle Chrisley, son of reality television star Todd Chrisley, has pleaded guilty to resisting arrest in an incident from December 2025. Chrisley was arrested on charges including assault on a police officer, disorderly conduct, domestic assault, public intoxication a...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - More than 46,000 Webb County voters cast ballots during early voting ahead of the Nov. 3 joint general election, according to official totals the Webb County Elections Administration released Oct. 30. A total of 46,332 votes were tallied through Friday — the...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Texas Gov. Greg Abbott visited Laredo on Oct. 30 as part of his statewide “Let’s Roll” campaign tour ahead of Election Day. Abbott rallied supporters alongside State Rep. Don McLaughlin at Webb County Judge Tano Tijerina’s campaign headquarters. Abbott outli...
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(Gray News) - The United States Army is now practicing mass battlefield graves, a practice not done since the Korean War. The Army reported that soldiers in North Carolina completed a “test-of-concept” exercise for large-scale battlefield temporary interment. “This exercise allow...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - More than 40,000 Webb County voters have cast their ballots ahead of the Nov. 3 joint general election, according to unofficial totals released by the Webb County Elections Administration. Through Thursday, Oct. 29, election officials recorded 40,202 total v...
