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(Gray News) — President Donald Trump said he is ordering American flags to be lowered to honor Dolly Parton after the country music icon’s death. Parton died Tuesday in Nashville, Tennessee. She was 80. “Very sad to report that Dolly Parton, one of the greatest Country singers, a...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Sames Auto has partnered with Laredo ISD for the 14th consecutive year to promote perfect attendance among students. By the end of the school year, one student stands a chance to win a Chevrolet Trax for free. Every nine weeks, students receive a voucher for...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The second day of the trial against former deputy Peter Lozano III brought testimony from crash survivors, several police officers and the medical examiner who performed the autopsy. Jurors heard directly from those who survived the crash during testimony th...
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DETROIT LAKES, Minn. ( Valley News Live /Gray News) - A Minnesota school district’s policy that bans rainbow symbols from campuses will remain in place after a packed and emotional board meeting Monday ended in a tie vote on whether to postpone further discussion of it. The Detro...
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - President Donald Trump’s move to import 300,000 metric tons of foreign beef is drawing pushback from Republicans in cattle states. Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), the number-two Senate Republican, posted on X , “Americans want US beef on the table – not foreig...
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Gray News) - Country music icon Dolly Parton died Tuesday at the age of 80, just about a year and a half after the death of her longtime husband, Carl Dean. Parton’s publicist shared that the legendary singer-songwriter died peacefully Tuesday in Nashville, Tenn...
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Canada announced retaliatory tariffs on American goods 24 hours after President Donald Trump announced plans to impose new 50% tariffs on about $20 billion of Canadian imports. The new Canadian tariffs will range between 15% and 50% on about $20 billion of ...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Gov. Greg Abbott’s push to ban Texas public schools from sponsoring H-1B visas for foreign teachers is stirring up a fight over the future of the classroom. Abbott said the goal is to cut what he calls foreign influence in schools. The Laredo teachers union ...
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Months after the shocking abduction of Today Show host Savannah Guthrie’s mother, Nancy, from her quiet Tucson home, Following Leads: The Podcast sits down with journalist Raya Torres. Having covered the case from day one, Torres shares her unique perspective on reporting on a ma...
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ALBANY, Ga. ( WALB /Gray News) — A police department in Georgia has received backlash over the last week regarding a social media post about an investigation. The Aug. 18 post in question was made by the Albany Police Department referencing a case involving a man who allegedly fo...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A customs agent has been arrested and charged after Laredo police said he assaulted two people, including a juvenile, on Sunday, Aug. 23. According to the Laredo Police Department, officers responded to a reported assault in the 1000 block of East Del Mar Bo...
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Editor’s note : KGNS News has previously identified the suspect as the airport police chief. However, the press release announcing his arrest refers to him as a “security manager.” KGNS News had not been notified of any change to his title or position prior to the arrest. LAREDO,...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Some Webb County property owners will see a drop in their property tax bill next year after county commissioners voted to reduce the tax rate by one penny. The newly adopted rate is 0.3725, down from 0.3825. Property owners whose property values decreased or...
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HONOLULU ( KHNL /Gray News) - Police in Hawaii are investigating the death of a flight attendant who was found in Waikiki last week. Jenny Lupton, 50, a Southwest Airlines flight attendant from Oklahoma, was found dead on Thursday and her family is pushing for answers as to what ...
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ANTLERS, Okla. ( KXII /Gray Media) - An Oklahoma mother helped deliver her grandbaby while she was on the way to the hospital with her daughter. Baby Leeroy did not want to wait until the hospital to be born. Amber Roberts and her daughter Caleigh welcomed the new addition to the...
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DOTHAN, Ala. ( WTVY /Gray News) – An Alabama woman was taken into custody late Monday in connection to several animal cruelty charges. Authorities discovered several dead cats and abandoned live animals inside her Dothan grooming business. 41-year-old Brandi Leann Tyrrell has bee...
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ST. CLOUD, Fla. (Gray News) — Police in Florida are looking for the person who stole a disabled dog’s wheelchair. Baby is a hospice resident at The Pittie Party of Central Florida. The rescue said she cannot walk without her wheelchair. “WHY??? What kind of person steals a disabl...
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( InvestigateTV ) — A financial planning expert says preparing kids to manage their own money should start well before they receive their first debit card. Stoy Hall, founder and CEO of Black Mammoth, a financial planning and wealth management firm, said parents should start teac...
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - A new round U.S. tariffs took effect Saturday after last-minute negotiations with Canada collapsed. The 50% tariffs apply to about $20 billion worth of Canadian imports, including construction materials, alcohol, hockey sticks, clothing and furniture. Canad...
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ALBANY, Ga. ( WALB /Gray News) – Doctors have seen an increase in COVID-19 cases nationally through the summer months, but the symptoms look different this time. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the back-to-school season COVID-19 activity is adding to the incre...
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(Gray News) - Vice President JD Vance called Canada a state and described it as a “Freudian slip” while speaking at a manufacturing facility on Monday. “We have to remember, Canada is a state, sorry, Freudian slip. That was actually an accident. Canada is a country that has under...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Texas A&M International University’s (TAMIU) Office of Continuing Education and its College of Nursing are hosting a CPR course that offers certification. The course will take place Saturday, Aug. 29, with sessions at 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. A second opportunity w...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Field Operations at the Laredo Port of Entry has announced extended Saturday operational hours at the World Trade Bridge as part of a three-month pilot program designed to support the flow of legitimate trade in...
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (Gray News) — Two people in Pennsylvania have died from measles, marking the first measles-related deaths in the state in 35 years. Both people were unvaccinated, the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) said . Both were from Lancaster County. The department is...
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BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. ( AZFamily /Gray News) — A grandfather in Arizona is recovering from severe burns after he fell onto hot pavement while on a walk. According to a family member, Grant Siler, 72, had gone for an afternoon walk in 110-degree heat on Aug. 3 when he fell, sustain...
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(Gray News) - Target is apologizing for a costume it now calls “offensive.” Target is no longer selling the Kids’ Glows Under Blacklight Circus Clown Halloween costume. “An apology from us: We removed an offensive Halloween costume that should never have been part of our assortme...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Sunny skies with highs in the 90s to 100s. Major to extreme heat related impacts, heat index values up to 115. Heat Advisory and Extreme Heat warning in north and central Texas. Daily elevated fire weather conditions continue. Fire Danger Statement 12pm-8pm....
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NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. ( WRDW /Gray News) - A triathlon coach says instinct and training kicked in when a 4-to 5-foot alligator attacked him during an Ironman practice swim. Jonathan Bruney, a 31-year-old triathlon coach, brought several of his NVDM Coaching athletes to Augusta, Geo...
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Editor’s note: Some viewers may find the images difficult to watch. LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo police and Laredo Animal Care Services (LACS) have launched a joint investigation after viral photos showed a dog tied up in extreme heat, officials said. Officials are tracking down ...
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FOREST GROVE, Ore. ( KPTV /Gray News) - All five victims found during a homicide investigation in Oregon have been identified. Authorities began investigating the deaths of five people and several domestic animals after an early morning fire Saturday on a rural Washington County ...
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. ( WAVE /Gray News) - Several students and a bus driver were injured after a school bus crashed and overturned Monday afternoon, authorities said. The crash happened near Lebanon Junction at Wilson Creek Road and Old Boston Road in Bullitt County. The school bus in...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The Laredo Police Department reports a temporary closure of all southbound lanes on Cuatro Vientos and Cielito Lindo due to an accident. Officials are advising drivers to use caution and expect significant delays in the area. LPD recommends using alternate r...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Our hot dry airmass is acting like a mountain of heat, around which weather traffic is forced to flow. As long as the mountain of heat remains in place, our weather will not change. There is a hint that it may drift a little to the west at the end of the wee...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers assigned to the Laredo Port of Entry apprehended a pedestrian wanted on an outstanding felony warrant for firing a weapon. On Aug. 18, CBP officers at Laredo’s Gateway to the Americas Bridge referred pedestrian Les...
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CARROLL COUNTY, Va. ( WBTV /Gray News) - The owner of a Charlotte-area urgent care was arrested over the weekend, accused of shooting two sisters during a road rage incident, authorities said. The shooting happened about 9 a.m. Saturday on Interstate 77 North in Virginia, about 3...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Opening statements began Monday afternoon, Aug. 24, in the trial of former Webb County Sheriff’s deputy Peter Lozano III . Lozano faces charges of intoxication manslaughter, manslaughter, intoxication assault and aggravated assault. The charges stem from a c...
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CULLMAN COUNTY, Ala. ( WAFF /Gray News) - The nation’s oldest living United States Marine has died at the age of 106. Roy Drinkard was a World War II veteran born in Falkville, Alabama, on July 20, 1920. Close friends and family said there wasn’t anything he couldn’t do. After jo...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The San Agustin Plaza will soon change, but the downtown location will not lose its historical charm. A $950,000 check was presented Monday, Aug. 24, for improvements to the historic area. U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, said the money was secured through ...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Texas A&M International University and Laredo College started the fall semester Monday, Aug. 24. At TAMIU, Welcome Week is underway and runs through Aug. 29. Friday, Aug. 28, is the last day for students to add or drop classes. Laredo College is also holding...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The Webb County Commissioners Court approved a burn ban, prohibiting outdoor burning in unincorporated areas of the county for the next three months. The ban, approved on Monday, Aug. 24, covers burning of grass, trees and rubbish. Violators could face a fin...
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ATLANTA ( ANF /Gray News) - A Wisconsin woman is accused of stabbing her mother at least 10 times at a Chick-fil-A in Georgia, according to authorities. Shyanniah Ma’Ree Johnson, 21, faces a charge of aggravated assault under the Family Violence Act. At around 2:30 p.m., deputies...
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LINCOLN, Neb. ( KOLN /Gray News) - A police captain was cited and placed on leave after her toddler was found alone in a locked van at a lake in Nebraska on Sunday. Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called to Pawnee Lake at 4:04 p.m. on a report of a distressed 2-ye...
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - As millions of children are heading back to the classroom, school lunches across the country are getting a makeover. The USDA is rolling out a new initiative to get local produce into the lunch line. National correspondent Molly Martinez digs in from outsid...
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - The Trump Administration calls the new economic measures aimed at Iran “Operation Economic Outcast.” The goal is isolating Iran and further disrupting Iran’s flailing economy. Monday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. is sanctioning more than 6...
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LEXINGTON, Ky. ( WKYT /Gray News) — Former University of Kentucky student Laken Snelling pleaded guilty Friday to charges connected to her baby’s death, telling a judge, “Instead of helping him, I ended his life.” Snelling pleaded guilty to manslaughter, abuse of a corpse, tamper...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A glitch that left about a thousand Webb County voters in limbo has been fixed, according to Elections Administrator Jose Luis Castillo. Castillo said the issue was not limited to Webb County. A delay in the state’s system affected counties across Texas. He ...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A federal appeals court has reinstated Texas rules for mail-in voting and voting assistance, a change that could create new requirements for voters with disabilities in Webb County. A federal judge in San Antonio ruled in March that 2021 voting laws signed b...
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DUPLIN COUNTY, N.C. ( WITN /Gray News) - Dethroned Miss North Carolina USA Brittany Boltinhouse and her legal team have filed a defamation lawsuit against pageant officials, alleging the organizations “weaponized” social media and destroyed her reputation. The lawsuit was filed i...
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CONWAY, S.C. ( WMBF /Gray News) - Hundreds of bowed heads lined the halls of a South Carolina hospital Saturday, honoring a college student who was killed in a hit-and-run during the school’s move-in weekend. Horry County Chief Deputy Coroner Tamara Willard identified the Coastal...
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RUSTON, La. ( KNOE /Gray News) - An 8-year-old girl in Louisiana died after contracting a brain-eating amoeba, likely from swimming in a lake. The parents of Lillian Smart announced her death in a Facebook post on Sunday, Aug. 23. “Last night Lillian ran from our arms to the arms...
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( InvestigateTV ) — Across America, big-time college athletics is a $12 billion industry, in most cases, living beyond its means. Ticket sales, TV deals, sponsorships and other revenue sources don’t bring in enough money to cover the bills. So, universities are filling sometimes ...
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( InvestigateTV ) — A common credit card habit may be costing consumers more than they realize. Using the same card for everyday purchases while carrying a balance means routine spending — like a coffee run or grocery trip — starts accruing interest immediately. John Kiernan, man...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Workforce Solutions will hold a two-day resume and application workshop Monday, Aug. 24, and Tuesday, Aug. 25, targeting Customs and Border Protection (CBP) law enforcement applicants. The sessions will be held at Workforce Solutions, located at 1406 Jacaman...
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Editor’s note: Some viewers may find the images difficult to watch. LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A photo showing an abandoned dog with its face covered and body restrained has been circulating on social media and is now under investigation as a possible case of animal cruelty in Laredo....
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EAST PALESTINE, Ohio ( WOIO /Gray New) — San Francisco 49ers owner John “Jed” York was arrested in Ohio over the weekend. According to court records, York was found guilty of two misdemeanor charges, including possessing criminal tools and disorderly conduct. Records show he was ...
