ST. LOUIS ( KMOV /Gray News) - Scrap yards are usually full of metal and hidden treasures, but this week, one of those yards helped police haul in something else - a scrap thief. “Naturally, when they approached me, I was very happy to help and do anything I could and step forward and give them t...
safety
EUGENE, Ore. ( KPTV /Gray News) - More than 100 pet rats were found in two parked cars in Eugene last month, according to the police department. At about 10:30 a.m. on Sept. 23, officers and animal welfare were called to help with two cars being towed. Police said one of the cars...
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PORTLAND, Ore. ( KPTV /Gray News) - The Portland Trail Blazers have fired newly hired play-by-play broadcaster Braiden Bell. According to a statement from the team, Bell’s termination stemmed from social media posts that violated team and league policies about racist, sexist and ...
News
LADSON, S.C. ( WCSC /Gray News) — Two children who were found dead in a home earlier this week in South Carolina have been identified , and authorities said this wasn’t the first time they had been called to the residence. Emory Deacon, 2, and Harlow Deacon, 15 months old, died o...
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska. ( KTUU /Gray News) - A woman in Alaska hid her late husband’s remains in a freezer for years in order to collect benefits, according to authorities. Juneau police found the remains of Ross Pasquan inside a chest freezer on July 19. Police said he would have bee...
government
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The deadline to register to vote in Webb County is Monday, Oct. 5. Texas does not allow residents to register to vote completely online. Voters can check their registration status on the Texas Secretary of State portal. New applications must be postmarked by...
safety
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - The Group of Seven - a collection of some of the world’s largest economies - announced on Friday the release of 100 million barrels of fuel from its emergency stockpile following record-high fuel prices in September. Oil prices have risen to record levels g...
Local
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A former Webb County Tax Office employee and three other people have been indicted in an alleged vehicle title fraud scheme to avoid paying state taxes. Anabell Rivera, a former employee of the Webb County Tax Assessor’s Office, was formally indicted by a We...
parks
HONOLULU ( KHNL /Gray News) - Hawaii Volcanoes National Park confirmed this week that the beloved Holei Sea Arch has collapsed. According to the park, the collapse happened Sunday on Hawaii Island. Park officials said the impressive sea arch was cut into the cliff of an ancient l...
business
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. ( KWQC /Gray News) - An unlicensed home-based catering business in Illinois has been ordered to cease operations after dozens of people were sickened at a football team dinner. According to the Rock Island Health Department, it was notified of a foodborne illnes...
safety
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A 27-year-old woman faces multiple felony charges after police say she tried to bribe an officer during an arrest in Laredo. The incident started early Thursday morning, Oct. 1, on Candlewood Road, where officers found Cassandra Chavez banging on someone’s f...
safety
MESA, Ariz. ( KPHO /Gray News) — A professional boxer is facing a first-degree murder charge after police say he beat and killed his girlfriend’s 2-year-old son and abused his own 1-year-old child. Mesa police said the situation started Tuesday when paramedics responded to an apa...
safety
( InvestigateTV ) — A crash can change a life in seconds and in many American cars, a safety feature designed to keep front-seat passengers from hitting each other is still missing. Plus, when deadly crashes keep happening, families want more than promises — they want safer stree...
