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Webb County renews provider fund supporting low-income patients
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Webb County is keeping its hospital fee at 6%, which brings in nearly $40 million a year for low-income health care. The Local Provider Participation Fund started in 2013. The fund requires private hospitals to pay in. That money pays for medical care for el...
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Family of brothers shot Oct. 24 in Pueblo Nuevo reacts to suspect’s arrest
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Manuel de Jesús Cruz-Estudillo , 42, turned himself in at Bridge 1 on Tuesday night and faces two counts of murder in the shooting deaths of brothers Gustavo and Raúl Ramos Moreno in Pueblo Nuevo. The brothers were shot Saturday night, Oct. 24. Family reacts...
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Grandmother not indicted in baby’s death after police say she left her in hot car for 8 hours while she worked
MADISONVILLE, Ky. ( WFIE /Gray News) — A Kentucky doctor who accidentally left her grandchild unattended in a hot car for about eight hours will not be indicted for the baby’s death. Madisonville police said 10-month-old Scottie Crowell died in August . On Tuesday, a grand jury f...
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Man charged with murder in death of Laredo woman
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Abel Garza, 30, has been charged with murder, a first-degree felony, in the death of his wife, 28-year-old Mayra Alejandra Landeros, after a domestic disturbance in south Laredo. U.S. Customs and Border Protection confirmed in a statement that the man involv...
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Widow searches for lost wedding ring when husband dies 3 days after getting married in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS ( KVVU /Gray News) — A South Dakota woman is asking for help finding the wedding ring her husband lost in Las Vegas the night they married. Tammy Bishop and Will Mulroy were married Oct. 20 at the Viva Las Vegas Chapel. Bishop said they celebrated on a party bus and tou...
government
Bill Clinton endorses Rep. Henry Cuellar for re-election
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Former President Bill Clinton is endorsing Rep. Henry Cuellar for re-election. In a new video message shared by Cuellar’s campaign on social media, Clinton said, “We need leaders like him in Congress.” Cuellar said the endorsement highlights his bipartisan w...
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Ernie Johnson announces this will be his final season on ‘Inside The NBA’
(Gray News) - Ernie Johnson announced he will be stepping down as host of “Inside the NBA” at the end of the season. The Sports Broadcasting Hall of Famer took to social media on Wednesday to explain his decision to step away, saying, “It’s just time.” Johnson, 70, stated that he...
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Police department closes its investigation into Hayden Panettiere’s death
GREENVILLE, S.C. ( WHNS /Gray News) - The Greenville Police Department said it has officially closed its investigation into the death of Hayden Panettiere. Police said Panettiere’s death has been ruled accidental based on the medical examiner’s determination and the findings of t...
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Trump says US will beat China in AI as technology emerges
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Artificial intelligence has emerged as the critical sticking point between the U.S. and China. President Donald Trump, who has named it “super intelligence,” insists the U.S. will beat China in the AI competition. Trump said while campaigning for president ...