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Webb County early voting begins Monday
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Early voting begins Monday, Oct. 19, and runs through Friday, Oct. 30. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3. The Webb County Elections Office is now located at 720 Convent Avenue. The Convent Avenue location will also serve as the main polling site during early v...
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Laredo parks department to host White Cane Celebration Thursday
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The City of Laredo’s Parks and Recreation Department will host its 2026 White Cane Celebration on Thursday, Oct. 15, to recognize National White Cane Awareness Day. The event will take place at the Haynes Recreation Center, 2102 Clark’s Crossing Drive, from ...
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Special education aide accused of punching 6-year-old autistic student, telling witness ‘you did not see that’
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. ( WMBF /Gray News) — A special education aide is accused of punching a nonverbal student with autism and then telling a witness, “You did not see that.” The alleged incident happened at Pee Dee Elementary School in South Carolina. Horry County police charged Kr...
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Bicyclist hit, killed by freight train
BILOXI, Miss. ( WLOX /Gray News) — A man riding a bike was hit and killed by a train while trying to cross the tracks in front of it, according to police. The Biloxi Police Department reported the man was hit and killed by a freight train at about 8 a.m. Tuesday on the tracks nea...
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This 78-year-old Vermont logger is also a lawmaker, polo umpire and former pilot
MIDDLESEX, Vt. ( Aging Untold ) — Jed Lipsky, 78, still works alone cutting down pine trees, a job he has done for 55 years. A logging career that started young Lipsky started cutting trees at age 15 in his native Massachusetts, where he also built ski trails. “So I started cutti...
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Father creates nation’s only child safety demonstration house after death of son
KANSAS CITY, Mo. ( Aging Untold ) — A father who lost his 2-year-old son to a furniture tip-over has built the only child-safety demonstration house in the United States to prevent similar tragedies. Brett Horn founded Charlie’s House in Kansas City, Missouri, after his son Charl...
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Champions of Justice: Jose L. Bustamante Jr.
Sponsored - The following content is created on behalf of Clear Choice Emergency Room and does not reflect the opinions of Gray Media or its editorial staff. To learn more about Clear Choice Emergency Room , visit https://clearchoiceer.com . Firefighter/Paramedic Jose L. Bustaman...
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‘It’s a forever change’: supporting aging parents through loss of a child
( Aging Untold ) — Losing a child is something no parent expects to face, no matter their age. The Aging Untold experts are talking candidly about why this grief is so often overlooked in older adults and how families and caregivers can help. An “unnatural” loss, no matter your a...
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Another Hot Day/Cooler Weekend
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Hot and humid with mostly sunny skies. Highs in the 90s to 100s. Windy southeasterly winds, gust 29 mph (day/night). Warm and humid night with lows in the mid 70s. Low rain chances(10-30%) through Friday. A cold front by the end of the work week will bring c...
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InvestigateTV+: Mother’s journey to forgive
( InvestigateTV ) — One mother faces her son’s killer after decades of harboring hate. InvestigateTV+ shows you how they’re now working to heal together. Then, doctors explain how they’re safely using drugs with psychedelic-like effects to help patients struggling with certain me...
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New research on psychedelics could have big impact on mental health patients
CHARLOTTE, N.C. ( InvestigateTV ) - Millions of Americans take prescription medications for mental health conditions, but those might not be enough for people with severe depression or post-traumatic stress disorder. Relief for some can be found in treatments that use drugs that ...
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These trading posts swap plants and produce to help the community
LOUISVILLE, Ky. ( InvestigateTV ) - Producing fresh food in cities from coast to coast, urban farming is taking root across the country. Today’s urban farmers are reviving the idea of families growing a big share of the nation’s fruits and vegetables. By transforming spaces not t...