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VALDOSTA, Ga. ( WALB /Gray News) - A Georgia mother and her 9-year-old son are facing charges after a 10-year-old boy was shot in the face while the two kids were reportedly playing with a gun. The shooting happened around 5 p.m. Sept. 7 at Brittany Woods Apartments in Valdosta. ...
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INDEPENDENCE, Kan. ( KWCH /Gray News) - A Kansas family is mourning after a grandmother and four of her grandchildren were killed in an early morning house fire . Five other people, including the children’s mother, were hospitalized. The fire in Independence was reported about 6:...
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. ( AZFamily /Gray News) - An 80-year-old Arizona man allegedly shot a door-to-door salesman in his neighborhood following a confrontation, leaving the victim without feeling in his legs. Patrick McBride, 80, is facing felony charges of aggravated assault causing ...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The Laredo Police Department is investigating a death near the 300 block of Hillside, across the street from the Hillside Apartments. Police said the person found was an unsheltered male. A neighbor located him, according to police. There are no immediate si...
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ST. LOUIS ( First Alert 4 /Gray News) - One victim in a multimillion-dollar scheme was Kansas City Chiefs player Travis Kelce, according to prosecutors. The case was prosecuted in St. Louis and the defendant was sentenced Tuesday to 11 years in prison. Very little was said about ...
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IRONWOOD, Mich. ( KBJR /Gray News) — The mother of a 2-year-old Michigan boy who was struck and killed by a vehicle in March is speaking out for the first time after investigators closed the case without filing criminal charges. Investigators in Ironwood said the driver has been ...
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - President Donald Trump set to hit the road Wednesday to help out a Republican Senate candidate in North Carolina. With a closely divided Senate and the midterm election less than 50 days away, President Trump is heading down to Gastonia, North Carolina to h...
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GREENVILLE, S.C. ( FOX Carolina /Gray News) - The official cause and manner of Hayden Panettiere’s death remain under investigation pending toxicology results, despite national reports citing preliminary findings. FOX Carolina reached out to the Greenville County Coroner’s Office...
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - It has been 594 days since a deadly plane crash above Washington, D.C., that killed all 67 people on board. Families of the victims say nothing has been done since to prevent another tragedy. Items returned to families A teddy bear made it home after the mi...
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - The Supreme Court has blocked the Trump administration from enforcing new restrictions on mail-in ballots ahead of the November midterm elections. The justices on Monday rejected the administration’s emergency request to lift a lower court injunction that h...
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was on Capitol Hill Tuesday, defending the Trump administration’s economic policies. Officially, the House financial services committee hearing was about the state of the international financial system, but lawmakers also gr...
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CARROLL COUNTY, Tenn. ( WBBJ /Gray News) - The wife of a newly elected Carroll County sheriff was arrested Monday for alleged theft. According to the Carroll County Jail, Rachel Sawyers was booked into jail that afternoon. Sawyers has been charged with theft of property over $1,0...
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ATLANTA ( WANF /Gray News) - A man was found dead in a kitchen vent at an Atlanta restaurant, according to authorities. Just before 9 a.m., officers responded to the address of a strip mall with several businesses, including Walter’s Soul Food Cafe. The restaurant owner told offi...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - It’s been eight years since Juan David Ortiz was pulled from a hiding spot in a hotel parking garage, ending a killing spree that claimed the lives of Melissa Ramirez, Claudine Luera, Guiselda Hernandez and Janelle Ortiz. Ortiz was convicted in 2022 of capit...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - After a drier atmosphere brought clear skies Tuesday, gulf moisture will return above our area with afternoon cumulus clouds. I will watch the sea breeze Wednesday, but our slight chances of showers is highest on Thursday and Friday afternoons. Chance. A wea...
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AXSON, Ga. ( WALB /Gray News) — An 11-year-old boy is recovering after being mauled by three dogs while playing outside with his friends, authorities said. The incident happened near Wood Duck Road in Axson on Sept. 13 around 3:30 p.m. According to the Atkinson County Sheriff’s O...
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MONMOUTH, Ill. ( KWQC /Gray News) — Dozens of workers walked off the job after they said management ordered production to continue following a worker’s death. According to a Smithfield Foods worker, Monday started with a text message at about 5:30 a.m. announcing a “late start” f...
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LAKE CHARLES, La. ( KPLC /Gray News) - A home care worker is accused of giving bleach to the person he was hired to care for. Louisiana authorities identified the worker as Reginald Andre Wilson, 30. The client’s family shared security video from their home on social media that a...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A United ISD bus crashed along Loop 20 Tuesday, Sept. 15, just after 5 p.m., according to the Laredo Police Department. The crash happened near Aguanieve and Cuatro Vientos. The bus had 40 occupants at the time of the crash. Police said no injuries were repo...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A two-vehicle crash is causing major traffic delays in south Laredo, according to the Laredo Police Department. Officers have shut down one northbound lane of Cuatro Vientos Boulevard near Pita Mangana Road as emergency crews respond to the scene. Drivers tr...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The League of United Latin American Citizens ( LULAC ) Council 12 is announcing this year’s class of Tejano Achievers. The honorees include leaders from healthcare, banking, education and other industries, recognized for their positive impact on the local co...
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PHOENIX ( KPHO /Gray News) — Arizona authorities say they have made a major break in a cold case that dates back nearly 40 years. According to Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, DNA evidence has linked 68-year-old Gary Wayne Billups as a suspect in the 1987 murder of Orison Jam...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Vanessa Gonzalez is building her resume with one comedy special after another. She has appeared on HBO, Comedy Central, Netflix, Jimmy Kimmel and George Lopez’s sitcom. Now her first hour-long special is set to premiere on Hulu. “This has been on my vision b...
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STARK COUNTY, Ohio ( WOIO /Gray News) - A grand jury has indicted the mother of a 14-year-old boy accused of fatally shooting a 15-year-old girl at an Ohio home this summer. Erin Barker, 47, was indicted on a charge of tampering with evidence. She will be arraigned on Oct. 2. Pol...
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SCOTT, La. ( KATC /Gray News) - A couple in Louisiana is accused of leaving a child who ate a THC gummy for eight hours to attend an LSU game, according to authorities. On Sept. 13, the Scott Police Department learned a 4-year-old had ingested a THC gummy, police said. Officers l...
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PEORIA, Ariz. ( AZFamily /Gray News) — A 5-year-old boy died at an Arizona hospital after being found unresponsive in a vehicle over the weekend. His parents are now facing charges. The boy was found inside a vehicle at a Peoria home on Sunday afternoon. Police said family member...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The Webb County Sheriff’s Office says a manhunt is underway for Edgar Vicente Pulido-Sevilla. Investigators say he is wanted out of the 341st District Court for failing to appear at a court hearing. Pulido-Sevilla is 5 feet 5 inches tall, weighs 180 pounds a...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo police arrested a man in connection with the shooting of a dog in the Green Ranch Subdivision, according to the Laredo Police Department. Jorge Eduardo Gonzalez Jr., 35, was served with an arrest warrant Sept. 14 charging him with discharging a firear...
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ATLANTA ( ANF /Gray News) — A newly released video appears to show an Atlanta-area bus driver falling asleep at the wheel before the vehicle crashed into several trees in DeKalb County. Atlanta authorities said the crash occurred Sept. 7 on North Shallowford Road. Three people on...
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WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Ill. ( Heartland News /Gray News) — Diesel fuel prices have hit record highs across the nation, with AAA reporting that the national average was $6.23 per gallon on Monday. It took Amin Waddell $1,240 to fill up his semitruck. Waddell, of Illinois, is a contrac...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - September is Library Card Sign-Up Month, and the city’s public libraries are inviting residents to get a card and take advantage of library services. A library card allows holders to check out books, DVDs, video games and more. Special sign-up events will be...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The fourth annual Veggie Fiesta will take place Saturday, Sept. 19, at the outlet shops at Laredo, according to Anahi Rocha and Rosa McCabe-Garcia with Laredo Main Street. The event is described as a healthy food and lifestyle event for the whole family. Org...
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( InvestigateTV ) — Many people wait until they are struggling to keep up with bills before seeking help with debt. Debt relief attorney Leslie Tayne said reaching out earlier can help protect a credit score and long-term financial goals. Tayne said the first step is understandin...
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. ( WBTV /Gray News) - A 31-year-old man was arrested after allegedly recording under the skirts of teenage girls at a Target in North Carolina. Adem Shrader is charged with one count of felony secret peeping and three misdemeanor counts of indecent liberties with a...
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QUINCY, Ill. ( WGEM /Gray News) - The $1.04 billion Powerball jackpot has officially been claimed. Officials with the Illinois Lottery confirmed on Tuesday that the winner of the jackpot, from a ticket purchased in Quincy at Hy-Vee Fast & Fresh, came forward to claim their prize....
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Mexico’s Independence Day is Wednesday, Sept. 16, and one Laredo adult day care celebrated early with a fiesta. Red, white and green decorations filled Daybreak Adult Daycare. Caregivers and participants wore festive colors instead of their everyday clothing...
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. ( WFSB /Gray News) - A high school assistant principal in Connecticut is accused of sexually assaulting a student twice in his office, according to authorities. Police said Daniel Bonet-Ojeda was charged with two counts of second-degree sexual assault and two cou...
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( Aging Untold ) — On this episode of Aging Untold , we’re breaking down what medical spas are and the essential steps older adults should know about before booking. Plus, we talk with a caregiver who turned her mother’s late-stage Alzheimer’s journey into an online community to ...
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WAMEGO, Kan. ( WIBW /Gray News) - A high school football player died in a UTV crash over the weekend. According to Pottawatomie County Sheriff Doug Adams, the crash happened around 12:50 a.m. near Wamego, Kansas. Emergency crews responded to the crash and found three individuals ...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Tuesday, Sept. 15, is National Voter Registration Day, and Webb County voters have three weeks left to sign up. The deadline to register for the Nov. 3 election is Oct. 5. Early voting runs Oct. 19 through Oct. 30. Voters can check their registration status ...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo families can learn how to be ready for an emergency for free. “Get Ready Day” is a free community workshop covering fire safety, first aid, CPR and disaster planning. The event starts Tuesday, Sept. 15, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Joe A. Guerra Public...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper arrested a driver accused of human smuggling after a pursuit near Mines Road on Sept. 10. The driver of an orange 2020 Nissan Sentra was reported to have been involved in human smuggling near Mines Road. A DPS troo...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo College has introduced a new online tool called Palomino Scholar Dollars, designed to help students find scholarship opportunities in one place. Jessica Trevino, associate vice president of enrollment management at Laredo College, described Palomino S...
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WASHINGTON COUNTY, Tenn. ( WVLT /Gray News) - Nearly two years after Hurricane Helene, human remains found recently in East Tennessee have been identified as one of the last missing victims. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office said human remains found Saturday afternoon were i...
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(Gray News) - The U.S. Postal Service officially opened its Operation Santa program Monday. The program is now accepting letters addressed to Santa at the North Pole. To make sure the letters get to Santa and can get a response, here is what USPS says you should do. What should I...
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NEW ALBANY, Ind. ( Aging Untold ) — A group of quilters in Indiana dedicates time and skills to making items for people in need. The group, known as the Southern Indiana Quilt Guild, meets inside Saint Paul Episcopal Church’s Carriage House in New Albany, where members make items...
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( Aging Untold ) — Ransomware is a type of malware that can lock access to data or a device until an attacker is paid. For older adults, families and businesses, one wrong click can create major financial and security problems. Dr. Christopher Whyte says a “zero trust” approach c...
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PHILIPPI, W.Va ( WDTV /Gray News) - A Dollar General store manager is charged with soliciting a minor after he allegedly locked a girl inside the store and made inappropriate comments to her. Jeffrey Malcolm, 35, was arrested by the Barbour County Sheriff’s Office. On Saturday, t...
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( Aging Untold ) — Med spas have expanded beyond Botox and facials, now offer IV hydration, vitamin shots, body sculpting and skin tightening — all marketed around energy, confidence and healthy aging. According to a 2024 report from the American Med Spa Association, women 55 and...
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( InvestigateTV ) — A blown truck tire leads to a devastating crash, and InvestigateTV+ digs into how often tire failures are tied to deadly wrecks and what safety changes advocates say could protect drivers. Then, a mother of three survives septic shock after childbirth but lose...
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ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. ( InvestigateTV ) - Daniel Boone is often recognized as a legendary frontiersman who eventually helped settle the state of Kentucky. He would spend the final two decades of his life outside St. Louis, serving as a Spanish magistrate and blazing trails that...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Hot today with southeasterly winds increasing by this afternoon to 15-24 mph. Elevated fire weather conditions this afternoon and evening. Mostly clear and muggy tonight with lows in the mid 70s to lower 80s. Southeasterly winds between 5-28 mph. Low rain ch...
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MYRTLE BEACH, SC ( InvestigateTV ) - A group of volunteers turn simple fabric into something meaningful. Janette Rhoades loves to sew, and for the last decade, her every stitch has served a purpose. She is part of a dedicated group of women who volunteer for Ryan’s Case For Smile...
