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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo’s mayor said a vote on the city’s Flock police cameras could be coming after an hour of public pushback during a city council meeting Tuesday, September 8. The state originally funded the cameras to fight auto theft until Governor Greg Abbott recently...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A Laredo police chase ended in an arrest after officers tracked down a stolen vehicle overnight. Police said the car, reported stolen out of San Antonio, was spotted early Friday morning, Sept. 11, using camera technology. Officers tried to stop the vehicle,...
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. ( WMC /Gray News) - Three people in Memphis are charged in the death of a 6-year-old girl who died after being left inside a daycare van, according to authorities. Tametria Norry, Sabrina Powe and Amilya Hardin were each indicted on charges of aggravated child negl...
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FORT WAYNE, Ind. ( WPTA /Gray News) - An Indiana man has been given the maximum possible sentence after being found guilty of child molestation. A jury found Stephen Bush, who failed to appear for his trial last month, guilty on all counts. That included four counts of child mole...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The city of Laredo and police cut the ribbon on a new facility on the 1500 block of Washington Street. The Laredo Police Department’s mental health unit previously operated out of headquarters. Officers will now be stationed alongside community partners, inc...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Javier Lopez poured coffee instead of fighting fires on Friday, Sept. 11. Sitting with an old photo album, he was quickly taken back to 25 years ago. “It was just a gaping hole. I couldn’t believe it,” Lopez said. Lopez was one of three Laredo firefighters s...
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MURFREESBORO, Tenn. ( WSMV /Gray News) - The family of a neurodivergent Wendy’s employee is asking Tennessee police to reopen an investigation after a video showed the worker tied to kitchen equipment. The video was recorded inside the Wendy’s on South Church Street in Murfreesbo...
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TOPEKA, Kan. ( WIBW /Gray News) - A school social worker from Topeka, Kansas, was hit and killed by a vehicle while helping people involved in a crash. According to Kansas Highway Patrol, a crash occurred in the southbound lanes of U.S. Highway 75 just before 4:30 p.m. on Sept. 1...
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. ( First Alert 4 /Gray News) - One person was killed and two others were hurt after a tractor-trailer crashed into a home in Missouri. Missouri State Highway Patrol said the truck hit a car on Interstate 255, drove on the outer road, then hit several homes before cr...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Water service has started returning to affected neighborhoods in South Laredo following planned connection work on a major water transmission line, city officials announced early Friday morning. Water flow began returning early Friday, and residents should s...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The Juarez-Lincoln Bridge was temporarily shut down Friday morning, Sept. 11, to honor the lives lost in the Sept. 11 attacks 25 years ago. Bridge Two normally sees cars and buses passing through. Multiple agencies attended the event, including U.S. Customs ...
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TERRACE PARK, Ohio ( WXIX /Gray News) - A mother is under arrest after police say her 4-year-old son was alone, crying in a driveway off a busy road, and led an officer to find her unresponsive inside an Ohio home with a used needle nearby. Sadie A. Baker, 30, is held at the Hami...
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TUCSON, Ariz. ( KOLD /Gray News) - A school district in Arizona has issued a warning about a viral social media trend that is making the rounds. The Sunnyside Unified School District sent a letter this week to parents about the “Cat in the Hat” trend, featuring a sinister version...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - We brought huge 16 de Septiembre energy to the studio this week with show-stopping moves from Gabriela Mendoza-Garcia Ballet Folklórico—plus the crew totally ambushed me on-air with the sweetest birthday surprise! We kept the party going across town with Hig...
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DALLAS (Gray DC) - President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance spent two days at the American Airlines Center urging Republican voters to turn out for the midterm elections. The event centered on one message for GOP voters: get to the polls on Nov. 3. President Trump close...
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GREEN TOWNSHIP, Ohio ( WXIX /Gray News) - A mother has been arrested after police say she forcibly took her child from a daycare on Thursday. Green Township police said 34-year-old Jodi Littlefield forced her way into Arches Oak Hills Childcare and took off with her 5-year-old so...
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( InvestigateTV ) — The Better Business Bureau is warning consumers that scammers may pose as local water, electric or gas company representatives , contacting people by phone, text or in person and claiming a payment is overdue. Josh Planos, a spokesperson for the Better Busines...
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NEW YORK (AP) - A woman whose husband died in the attacks called out Saudi Arabia during an annual remembrance ceremony in Manhattan, urging President Donald Trump to “tell the Saudis to stop lying.” Terry Strada, who lost her husband Tom Strada on 9/11, said U.S. presidents have...
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(Gray News) - Federal health officials are issuing a warning after they’ve seen a jump in cases of human exposure to rabies and an increase in errors during rabies preventive treatments. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a “Health Alert Network Health Advisory...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo Stroke Support will host its Fast 5K Run and Walk plus a mini health fair on Saturday, Sept. 12. The event begins at 8 a.m. at North Central Park. A health fair will follow the race, offering resources, giveaways and snacks. Registration remains open....
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The city of Laredo is kicking off its fall 2026 bulky item clean-up, with pick-up dates set for each city council district. The first pick-up is Monday, September 14, for District 1. District 2 is scheduled for September 28, followed by District 3 on October...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredoans are being challenged to climb for a cause. Organizers of the third annual 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb are calling on fitness groups across the city to participate Friday, Sept. 11, at Sames Auto Arena. Participants will climb 110 floors, or 2,200 ste...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - 25 years ago, the country fell silent 8:46 a.m. — Hijackers aboard American Airlines Flight 11 crash the plane into floors 93-99 of the North Tower of the World Trade Center, killing everyone on board and hundreds inside the building. 8:47 a.m. — Within seco...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Elevated Fire Weather conditions today and remains possible through next week. Low rain chances(10-20%) today through the weekend. Moderate to Extreme risk of heat-related impacts across a large portion of South Texas today through the weekend. Have a great ...
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. ( WSMV /Gray News) - The parents of a boy injured Tuesday at a Tennessee high school said they are speaking out in hopes that safety measures within the district will change. The father of the injured Whites Creek High School student agreed to speak on the condit...
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WATERVILLE, Maine ( WABI /Gray News) - It was an emotional reunion 24 years in the making. Robert Shay Jr. and Terri Clark reunited recently for the first time since 2002, when their unexpected meeting made national headlines during a solemn moment in American history. On Sept. 1...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo held its 14th annual suicide prevention vigil on Thursday, Sept. 10, bringing the community together to honor lives lost and remind those in crisis that they are not alone. The vigil took place outside the Pillar Clinic. Attendees carried candles and ...
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EDMOND, Okla. (Gray News) – An 11-year-old girl was arrested for allegedly shooting and killing her teen brother. Police in Edmond, Oklahoma, said the 15-year-old boy was fatally shot Sept. 9. The boy’s 11-year-old sibling was arrested just before 1 a.m. Thursday in connection wi...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - President Donald Trump and congressional candidate Tano Tijerina spoke Wednesday, Sept. 10, at the Republican National Midterm Convention in Dallas, urging the public to vote in the November midterm elections. Trump said his administration delivered “the lar...
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - A mom, determined for her daughter to walk again. A rehab team, really going the extra mile. And at the center of it all, a little girl who has moxie for miles....
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Emergency calls pour in around the clock for Laredo Police Department dispatchers. Andrea Flores, communications manager at the dispatch center, said her crew hears hundreds of calls a month from people who need help, including some who have tried to hurt th...
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DALLAS (Gray DC) - The Republican National Committee’s midterm convention concluded its second day in Dallas with President Donald Trump and party members working to draw voters to the polls in November. Republicans are betting the convention will help turn out voters and preserv...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Some Laredoans traveled to Dallas to represent South Texas at the Republican Party’s midterm convention, including the chairman of the Webb County Young Republican Party, who said he hopes to get younger voters involved in politics. Webb County Young Republi...
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - It takes just one person to start a movement. In one Washington, D.C. neighborhood, Kathy Sykes started planting. Then she recruited her neighbors to help plant flowers that keep bees, butterflies and birds alive. Those pollinators keep food on your table. ...
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GOOSE CREEK, S.C. ( WCSC /Gray News) - A 13-year-old girl is dead, and her parents have been arrested after an apparent fentanyl overdose claimed her life. According to a report by the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office, on the morning of Aug. 27, police responded to a home on Keye...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Students at Juan Ramirez Middle School spent the day exploring hands-on science and math through the Texas Mobile STEM Lab, a nonprofit initiative partnered with the Texas Education Agency. Students completed hands-on STEM projects, worked in teams and prese...
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PHOENIX ( KPHO /Gray News) — A 17-year-old’s dying words to first responders became the foundation of the case against two people accused of killing him. Joshua Armstrong and Luis Gonzalez, both 18, were arrested on charges of first-degree murder and armed robbery. Their arrests ...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The annual 9/11 remembrance ceremony happened at the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge as U.S. Customs and Border Protection honors the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the 25th anniversary. Expect significant morning traffic impacts: all northbound a...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The western edge of a moist airmass aloft is moving away to our east. Drier air aloft will move above our area Friday with mostly sunny skies. A weak upper level disturbance will be nearby as it moves northwestward during Sunday, bringing a slight chance of ...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is preparing for its annual commemoration ceremony of the September 11th terrorist attacks. The Juarez-Lincoln International Bridge, also known as Bridge Two, will be temporarily closed from 6:45 a.m. until 8 a.m. Fri...
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RENO, Nev. ( KOLO /Gray News) - Three deaths were reported at this year’s Burning Man festival, bringing the event’s death toll to a level organizers say is unusually high. Over the past 25 years, Burning Man has averaged one death a year. This year marks an all-time high for the...
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(Gray News) - A former Pennsylvania Catholic priest has been arrested after allegedly stealing more than $740,000 from his own mother and multiple churches. Gregory Allen Madeya, 69, originally from Ukraine, was arrested on Aug. 14, in Vero Beach, Florida, the Pennsylvania Office...
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ATLANTA ( ANF /Gray News) — Georgia is set to carry out its first execution of the year next week. Convicted murderer Stacey Humphreys , 53, is scheduled for execution on Sept. 16. The 53-year-old was convicted of malice murder in the 2003 killings of Cyndi Williams, 33, and Lori...
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CINCINNATI ( WXIX /Gray News) — A father charged with murdering his newborn daughter appears to have set up a GoFundMe page to pay for her funeral. Christopher Evans, 34, was charged with murder, felonious assault and endangering children, police announced Thursday. His daughter,...
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska ( KTUU /Gray News) - More details are being released about a dramatic rescue of a 15-year-old boy who nearly died while being stranded at sea for days after the fishing boat he was on overturned. The teen had been fishing for halibut along with his cousin and br...
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CADDO PARISH, La. ( KSLA /Gray News) - A Louisiana high school teacher has been arrested following an investigation into allegations that he showed inappropriate photos to a student. The Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office (CPSO) began its investigation Aug. 25 after reports of alleged...
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SMITH COUNTY, Texas ( KLTV /Gray News) - Deputies in Texas have arrested two parents in Tyler after they left their 13-month-old in a vehicle following a day with family. Sue Ellen Rose Strizich, 26, and James Stanley Tabor, 29, were each charged with second-degree injury to a ch...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Texas A&M International University is holding a week of activities to inaugurate Christopher Maynard as the university’s seventh president, according to Javier Zambrano, vice president for institutional advancement at TAMIU. Maynard’s investiture ceremony is...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The City of Laredo Utilities Department will begin work Thursday, Sept. 10, on a 36-inch water line tie-in, according to the department. Crews are expected to work at the intersections of Kearney Street and Tilden Avenue, as well as Tilden Avenue and E. Pric...
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FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (Gray News) - A highway patrol trooper in North Carolina is accused of killing a deputy as part of a years-long love triangle with a woman both men had dated, according to authorities. North Carolina State Highway Patrol Sgt. Nekime Matu Oxendine, 44, was indic...
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ADAMSVILLE, Ala. ( WBRC /Gray News) - An Alabama man wanted on warrants from three different counties was arrested after two chases in Adamsville on Tuesday night, according to police. Adamsville police went to Walmart around 10:30 p.m. after reports of a suspected shoplifter. Wh...
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) -A new federal rule reclassifies several types of airline delays as outside of airlines’ control, a change that could affect whether travelers receive compensation. Currently, if a significant delay or cancellation is deemed within an airline’s control, most ...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo police pulled over hundreds of drivers over the past three weeks as part of a crackdown on drunk driving ahead of Labor Day. From August 14 to September 7, officers worked overtime targeting people driving under the influence. Police made 19 arrests, ...
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(Gray News) — The Little Tikes Company is giving some of its most popular toys a modern makeover. The company is launching the Little Tikes Cloud Collection, which “reimagines the brand’s best-selling classics in a sophisticated, trend-forward palette of soft neutrals designed to...
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - A group of House Democrats introduced legislation that would ban members of Congress and the executive branch from owning and trading stock. Members of Congress are currently allowed to trade stock. They are required to disclose those trades to comply with ...
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( InvestigateTV ) — Parkinson’s disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder after Alzheimer’s, affecting more than 10 million people worldwide, according to the National Institutes of Health . Driven by an aging population and environmental factors, cases are exp...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The Republican mid-term convention moves into its second day after the White House called the first day successful, following the president’s one-hour and 47-minute speech on the opening evening. On Thursday, Sept. 10, a number of Republicans running for the...
