LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Alexander kicker Edgar Longoria has been named the Charlie Clark Hyundai Player of the Week. Longoria was one of the key pieces in the Bulldogs’ 17-14 double-overtime win a week ago against United South. He had a punt in the “dead man’s zone” to pin the Panthers deep, then k...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Nixon High School’s Mustangs are this week’s band of the week. This year’s crew has almost 140 members, helping to put on an eight-minute show with their performance called “Transformation Within.” The performance is described as an effort to help students w...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A statewide technology glitch at the Texas Department of Public Safety has delayed voter registration applications, forcing Webb County election officials to work through hundreds of backlogged records just weeks ahead of the November election. Multiple Texa...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo police reported traffic delays near Bridge 2 heading into Mexico around 8:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25. The tail end of the backup reached southbound I-35 at Park Street, police said. Delays are expected. For more headlines, click here ....
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FAIRFIELD, Conn. ( WFSB /Gray News) - A transportation worker in Connecticut has died after he was hit by a car while doing road maintenance work on Interstate 95. State officials said Connecticut Department of Transportation employee Elvin Hernandez, 60, was hit Friday morning w...
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - As the reality of the midterm elections set in, some Republicans on Capitol Hill have shifted their messaging away from President Donald Trump. Rep. Maria Salazar (R-FL) released an ad in both Spanish and English on Sept. 17 directly opposing parts of Trump...
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TIPP CITY, Ohio (Gray News) - Testimony continued this week in the murder trial of former “American Idol” contestant Caleb Flynn. Flynn is accused of killing his wife, Ashley Flynn, earlier this year and staging the crime scene as a burglary to mislead investigators. The 40-year-...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The Webb County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit seized approximately 1.81 pounds of cocaine and $40,384 while executing a search warrant at a home in the 2800 block of Caoba Street, according to the sheriff’s office. The operation, conducted with assistance ...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - La Posada Hotel and Catholic Charities of Laredo are teaming up for a toy drive to bring toys to children in the community. The drive runs from Oct. 1 through Oct. 31. Donors can drop off new, unwrapped toys or monetary donations at the hotel’s front desk. O...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - All the way up in Dallas, the State Fair of Texas is ready to welcome thousands of people for almost a month. Taylor Pulfer is the media relations manager for the State Fair of Texas and gave the inside scoop of what is expected at the fair. Big Tex will be ...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The Texas Department of Public Safety is warning families to keep teenagers away from human smuggling operations, which can lead to felony charges. Investigators say they are seeing more teens recruited across the state. Within the past two weeks, two 17-yea...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - United ISD officials are reassuring parents after a student’s drawing posted on social media sparked concern and rumors of a weapon at Lyndon B. Johnson High School. District officials say parents at LBJ received an email this week addressing claims of a pos...
