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(Gray Media) – Gray Media is rolling out a refreshed weekday lineup this week, starting Monday, with two fan-favorite shows returning for new seasons, plus a new addition to the lineup - all offering new content at least five days a week. InvestigateTV+ Season 4 InvestigateTV+ re...
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AUGUSTA, Ga. ( WRDW /Gray News) - Authorities in Georgia say a man working for a lawn maintenance company died when his lawn mower flipped into a canal, trapping him underwater. The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office identified the victim in the Saturday afternoon incident as 67-ye...
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PHOENIX ( AZFamily /Gray News) - A Phoenix family says two teenagers caused around $10,000 in damage by kicking in their front door in an incident that police believe may be connected to a dangerous social media trend. Ring video footage shows two people who appear to be teenage ...
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BRAZOS COUNTY, Texas ( KBTX /Gray News) - Two young men and a firefighter from Texas are being praised as heroes for jumping in to help a couple whose pickup truck crashed through a fence and plunged into a pond. Jim Hesse was driving with his wife, Shirley Nallie-Hesse, in Brazo...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - On this week’s Coach’s Corner, Alexander Bulldog head football coach Benny Cabello joins us to talk about their huge win against the San Benito Greyhounds, his players’ development, and his legacy at the 3600 block of Laredo. For more headlines, click here ....
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MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. (Gray News) - A Florida woman is facing charges after deputies say she threw a bucket of feces onto a neighbor she accused of sleeping with her husband. Yirsi Esperanza Machado Rivera, 50, was arrested on charges of burglary and battery after she allegedly...
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MUHLENBERG COUNTY, Ky. ( WFIE /Gray News) - Multiple law enforcement agencies are investigating the disappearance and death of an 11-month-old boy in Kentucky. Family members said 11-month-old Grayson went missing from the Cleaton community on Saturday. A reporter with WFIE was i...
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HOUMA, La. ( WVUE /Gray News) - Four people were stabbed to death and a child was critically wounded Saturday night in Houma, Louisiana, authorities said. The Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office identified Kaegan Jude Solet, 47, as a “person of interest” in their investigation of ...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Cool airmasses have reached as far south as the central Great Plains. The dome of very warm air over the southern Great Plains will block the cool air from reaching further south. Little day to day change in our weather this week. There are no obvious weathe...
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GREENVILLE, S.C. ( WHNS /Gray News) — The Greenville Police Department said the boyfriend of late actress Hayden Panettiere and his brother were detained following an assault inside a restaurant Saturday night. Police said officers were called to the Wild Wing Cafe on Woodruff Ro...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo police arrested a man early Sunday, Sept. 13, after responding to a call in the 4500 block of Sepulveda Lane. Officers went to the scene at around 1:40 a.m. Police said a caller reported that a female had been struck in the head with a handgun and tha...
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Both chambers of Congress return to Capitol Hill this week for the first time since July. It will also be the last time the House and Senate are both in session until mid-November. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has canceled the remaining two weeks of th...
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NEW MADRID, Mo. ( KFVS /Gray News) - Students at a Missouri elementary school are working to collect postcards from all 50 states in honor of America’s 250th anniversary. New Madrid Elementary School counselor Casey Rost said students have received postcards from a range of state...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - It’s something we don’t think about until we do. We expect to be able to brush our teeth, take a shower, and wash our hair without any trouble. Yet, within the past few weeks, for some Laredoans, turning on the faucet has been a roll of the dice. When that h...
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PHOENIX ( AZ Family /Gray News) - A brand-new statue of Charlie Kirk unveiled earlier this week was vandalized overnight Sunday. The eight-foot statue, located at Turning Point USA’s headquarters near 48th Street and Baseline Road in Phoenix, was installed Thursday to mark the on...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The Webb County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit arrested a man after executing a search warrant at a Laredo home and recovering cocaine, according to the sheriff’s office. The warrant was executed Thursday, September 10, at a house in the 700 block of Garnet...
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MADISON, Wis. ( WMTV /Gray News) - An athlete died while competing in the Ironman 70.3 in Madison, Wisconsin, on Saturday. Ironman USA said the athlete experienced a medical emergency. “We extend our heartfelt condolences to the athlete’s family, friends, and loved ones during th...
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PHOENIX ( AZFamily /Gray News) - While waiting on a customer, a Lyft driver witnessed a hit-and-run and immediately took off in hot pursuit of the suspect who he alleges hit the victim three times. Octave Gwin, a Lyft driver, was waiting on a passenger around 1 a.m. Friday in Pho...
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CLARKSBURG, W.Va. ( WDTV /Gray News) - A man and a woman from West Virginia are facing charges after an 11-year-old boy told authorities he was locked in a cage for hours at a time and hit with a paddle, leaving bruises. Michael Gibson, 44, and Angela Gibson, 48, have both been c...
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. ( WWSB /Gray News) - Authorities in Florida say a woman was hospitalized with major burns after a stranger set her on fire while she was pumping gas into her SUV. The incident happened about 8 p.m. Thursday at a Mobil gas station in St. Petersburg. St. Peters...
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GREEN BAY, Wis. ( WBAY /Gray News) - Four police officers were hurt after a disturbance in Green Bay early Saturday morning. The Green Bay Police Department said officers were called to the area of Doty and Washington streets just after 2:15 Saturday morning for a report of a dis...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Update: A man is in critical condition after Laredo police say his car struck three stopped vehicles on Loop 20 Sunday, Sept. 13. Police said the crash happened around 10:46 a.m. A silver car was headed south on the loop near Arena Boulevard when it crashed ...
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ROBERTSON COUNTY, Texas ( KBTX /Gray News) - Three people were killed Friday night after a semitruck left the roadway and collided with a large tree. Texas State troopers said the crash occurred just after 9 p.m. at FM 485 and Zane Wallace Road in Robertson County near the munici...
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ATLANTA ( ANF /Gray News) — A Georgia officer with the Braselton Police Department has been fired after an investigation found he improperly used the Flock camera system, police announced on Friday. The officer, who has not been identified, was terminated on Aug. 20. The case has...
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SULPHUR, La. ( KPLC /Gray News) - Louisiana authorities say a teen boater has died after a boat flipped in a pond in Sulphur. The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office said two 16-year-olds and a 15-year-old took an aluminum boat to fish in a pond off East Burton Street Friday night....
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Border Patrol agents helped respond to three separate emergencies near Freer between Sept. 6 and Sept. 8, according to Border Patrol. At the Freer checkpoint, an agent gave oxygen to a child having a panic attack. Over the following two days, agents responde...
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ASHEVILLE, N.C. ( FOX Carolina /Gray News) - As rabies remains a serious public health concern, the U.S. Department of Agriculture will be spreading millions of rabies vaccine doses in bait across the Southeast. The annual program is aimed at stopping the spread of raccoon rabies...
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ARLINGTON, Va. (Gray DC) - The 9/11 Pentagon Memorial broke ground on a new Visitor Education Center one day after the 25th anniversary of the September 11th, 2001, attacks. Jim Laychak’s brother was one of 184 people killed when American Airlines Flight 77 was hijacked and flown...
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SALEM, Ore. ( KPTV /Gray News) - Law enforcement officers in Oregon seized more than 110,000 illegal marijuana plants and 81,000 pounds of bulk cannabis valued at an estimated $20 million following a three-day joint operation across Clackamas and Marion counties. The investigatio...
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NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. ( WCSC /Gray News) — South Carolina authorities say a 2-year-old girl has been killed in a hit-and-run crash and two women are facing charges. According to the Charleston County coroner, Haisha Dominguez Marin, 2, died Wednesday night. North Charleston poli...
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Seventy-two law enforcement officers died while responding to the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. In the years since, hundreds more have lost their lives as a result of toxic dust exposure from that day. Five hundred ninety-five of their names are engraved at th...
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. ( WSMV /Gray News) - The Nashville International Airport is one step closer to being renamed after Dolly Parton following a unanimous vote on Friday. The Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority voted 6-0 to begin the process of modifying the airport’s name in ho...
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(Gray News) - A woman in California is accused of beating her husband to death with a flagpole. Vicky Kim, 65, was charged with suspicion of murder after police found her husband dead at a home in Palm Desert On September 4, deputies went to The Enclave shortly before 10 a.m. on ...
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(Gray News) - More than one ton (2,000 pounds) of methamphetamine was found hidden in a shipment of cabbage, according to Drug Enforcement Administration agents. The shipment was found by the McAllen DEA office in the Rio Grande Valley, the agency confirmed. More than one ton (2,...
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CROSSVILLE, Tenn. ( WVLT /Gray News) - A Florida man has died following a boating accident on Watts Bar Lake on Friday afternoon. State wildlife officials identified the man as 72-year-old Stephen Mason of Homosassa, Florida. According to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, ...
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ALBANY, Ga. ( WALB /Gray News) — Georgia authorities are investigating the death of an Albany State University student. According to the county coroner, Olivia Robinson, 18, died after jumping out of a moving vehicle on Newton Road around 1:30 a.m. Friday. The Albany Police Depar...
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WHITE HOUSE, Tenn. ( WSMV /Gray News) - A former Southall Church employee is facing a felony theft charge after investigators say he took more than $350,000 in church funds. The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office said Southall Church contacted detectives in August 2025 about susp...
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(Gray News) - Lady Gaga is reportedly now a mother! People , citing a source, reported that Gaga, 40, and her fiancé, Michael Polansky, 42, have welcomed their first child together. The Grammy winner has previously expressed her desire to become a mom. In a YouTube video with Nik...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo Stroke Support hosted its F.A.S.T. 5K Run and Walk and a mini health fair Saturday, Sept. 12, at North Central Park. The race began at 8 a.m. The 5K was held to support local stroke survivors. Organizers said proceeds help the group continue providing...
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. ( WMC /Gray News) - A man is dead after police say he and an accomplice broke into a home, triggering a violent fight. Now, his accomplice faces multiple felony charges. According to an arrest affidavit, Devonta Johnson and Zarian Sanders went to an apartment in Me...
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BEAVER FALLS, New York. ( WWNY /Gray News) - A high school student in New York was suspended for bringing a cup of coffee to class on her first day of school. Julie Kaputa, a senior at Beaver River Central School, said her first day of school did not go as planned. “I walked in, ...
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TULSA, Okla. (Gray News) - A man in Oklahoma is accused of kidnapping a 1-year-old child out of a mother’s Walmart shopping cart Tulsa Police officers responded to a kidnapping report at a Walmart on Tuesday, Sept. 8, around 5:08 p.m., according to a press release. The mother of ...
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BALTIMORE (WJZ) – Two Baltimore parents are behind bars after the death of their infant. A chilling and deadly case of child abuse unfolded inside the basement of a Brooklyn Avenue home. The parents of 2-month-old Aida Alvarado are now in jail. Aida’s mother, 21-year-old Katerin ...
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PORTLAND, Ore. ( KPTV /Gray News) - A Portland, Oregon, podiatrist was sentenced Friday to more than eight years in prison after 13 women reported he sexually abused them during treatment and surgical recovery. Brian Bowen, 52, received a 100-month prison sentence following his J...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - This week, we get to head to Central Laredo to honor Nixon’s Diego Hernandez. The senior running back was a beast in the Mustangs’ win over Cigarroa last Friday night, running only five times for 116 yards, adding another catch of 59 yards for a total of 175...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - District play is quickly approaching as teams across South Texas wrapped up their final non-district tune-ups Friday night. Cigarroa picked up a key win over Martin, Alexander rolled into the win column in dominant fashion, and Hebbronville stays undefeated....
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GRANT PARISH, La. ( KALB /Gray News) - A school bus crash in Louisiana Friday evening resulted in multiple students being transported to a hospital. The crash happened north of Montgomery on Highway 71 at Campground Cutoff. Grant Parish Sheriff Steven McCain said 21 students were...
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NEWBERRY, S.C. ( WIS /Gray News) - Five people were arrested in connection with the death of a 5-year-old girl in South Carolina, authorities said. Newberry Police Chief Kevin Goodman said 5-year-old Aniyah Williams was unresponsive and taken to the hospital by a family member on...
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MOUNT HOOD, Ore. ( KPTV /Gray News) - A firefighter died after being hurt while battling a wildfire in Oregon’s Mount Hood National Forest on Wednesday, federal officials said. The firefighter was hurt Sept. 9 during suppression efforts on the Austin Fire, according to the U.S. F...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Students and staff at Martin High School gathered to honor first responders who ran toward danger on Sept. 11, 2001. Campuses across the district held moments of silence and memorial events throughout the day to honor 9/11 victims and local service members. ...
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NAZARETH, Pa. (Gray News) - A nurse is accused of attacking an elderly nonverbal patient and attempting to perform an exorcism on her. The charges stem from an alleged assault on June 23 at a county-run facility in Pennsylvania, according to NBC Philadelphia . Octavia Robinson wa...
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LAKE CORMORANT, Miss. ( WMC /Gray News) - A high school football player in Mississippi has been hospitalized after being exposed to paraquat, a highly toxic chemical that’s banned in more than 70 countries. Zach Brown, a junior offensive lineman at Lake Cormorant High School, has...
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WASHINGTON (Gray News) - The Transportation Security Administration commemorated 25 years since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks Friday, honoring the nearly 3,000 lives lost while pledging to protect the nation against evolving threats. TSA was created when President George W. Bush...
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BROOKFIELD, Conn. ( WFSB /Gray News) - Connecticut authorities say a doctor has been arrested for sexually assaulting a juvenile patient and giving them drugs. Jose Mahfoud, a doctor of natural medicine at Sophia Natural Health Center in Brookfield, was taken into custody on an a...
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JACKSON, Miss. ( WLBT /Gray News) - A man has been arrested in connection with the death of a woman who was found hanging from a tree in Mississippi. During a press conference on Friday, Jackson Police secured two search warrants and an arrest warrant for a man identified as Jacq...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A Laredo native has won an Emmy for the limited Prime Video series “Spider-Noir.” Jorge Macias, 31, grew up in South Laredo and Rio Bravo. Movies including “Toy Story,” “Jurassic Park,” and the 1998 “Godzilla” introduced him to film. He spent his free time w...
