( InvestigateTV ) — Poverty among older Americans has climbed for the fifth year in a row, according to new Census data, even as overall poverty went down. Claire Casey, president of the AARP Foundation, said affordability is now a top concern for older adults. “So it’s actually risen 20%, the ra...
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PHOENIX ( KPHO /Gray News) — A married couple drowned on Halloween while floating on the lower Salt River in an inflatable kayak. Arizona authorities said they were called to the river Saturday afternoon for reports of a man yelling that his wife couldn’t swim as the two floated ...
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GREENVILLE, Miss. ( WMC /Gray News) - A chemical plant explosion in Mississippi prompted a massive emergency response Wednesday morning. According to Washington County emergency officials, crews were called to the Loveland facility, formerly known as Platte Chemical, just after 7...
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LANSING, Mich. (Gray News) - A Michigan couple is accused of abusing their adopted and foster children under the “guise of discipline” for financial gain, according to authorities. Jurors found 59-year-old Tamal Flore guilty of six counts of first-degree child abuse, two counts o...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Rep. Henry Cuellar won the race for the U.S. House over challenger Tano Tijerina, with all 12 counties reporting Wednesday morning. Cuellar received 65.77 percent of the vote. Tijerina received 29.63 percent. Vote totals Green Party candidate Marlon Duarn re...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Alyssa Cigarroa and incumbent Mayor Dr. Victor Trevino will meet in a December runoff after no candidate cleared 50 percent in the race for mayor, according to unofficial final results. Five candidates were in the race. Two front-runners separated themselves...
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DUNCAN, Okla. ( KSWO /Gray News) - A former judge has been arrested after allegedly unloading a gun in the direction of Halloween trick-or-treaters, according to authorities. Jerry Herberger, a 73-year-old former Stephens County, Oklahoma, judge, fired at the trick-or-treaters o...
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( Aging Untold ) — On this episode of Aging Untold , we highlight the easily overlooked warning signs of skin cancer and discuss what to ask during a dermatology exam. Then, we explore the emotional weight of caregiving promises, examining how commitments made in love can lead to...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Zapata County released unofficial final results for the midterm election. Zapata County Judge Race: Joe Rathmell- 100% Zapata District Clerk: Elva Guerra-Garcia- 100% Zapata County Clerk: Celica Rodriguez- 100% Zapata County Treasurer Diego Gonzalez- 100% Za...
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WALDEN, Vt. ( Aging Untold )- Up a long dirt road in Vermont, George Peak and Colleen Willette live on a little slice of heaven, operating perhaps the most remote bakery in the state. “How could you not love it up here? You look around and trees are covered,” said Peak, who just ...
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BILOXI, Miss. ( WLOX /Gray News) — The Mississippi Senate race between Democratic candidate Scott Colom and Republican U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith is still too close to call. As of Wednesday morning, Colom and Hyde-Smith have both said they are “confident” that they will win. “Whe...
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( Aging Untold ) — A silent crisis is unfolding across America’s heartland. The veterinarians tasked with protecting the nation’s livestock, and by extension, its food supply, are a dwindling force, creating a critical gap in the first line of defense against disease and food ins...
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( Aging Untold ) — Skin cancer can appear in more ways than a changing mole. Warning signs people may overlook Some of the warning signs that people might overlook are having sores that don’t heal or moles that bleed easily, Dr. Rhea Rogers, a board-certified physician, said. Mol...
