LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Road closures around the damaged DoubleTree hotel have cut off foot traffic to nearby businesses, leaving some owners with fewer customers. Rolando Sauceda, who has owned his restaurant on Constantinople Street for 32 years, said sales have dropped. “Well, sales have dropped...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A dome of very warm air will block cool airmasses from reaching south Texas through Thursday. The dome of warm air will weaken and move east, opening up a pathway for cooler air from the north to move in during Friday and continuing through the weekend. A sl...
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PHELPS COUNTY, Mo. ( KY3 /Gray News) - A woman was sent to the hospital after a crash on a Missouri interstate Friday evening. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol , the crash happened at the 170-mile marker on Interstate 44 in Phelps County at around 5:25 p.m. Troopers...
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ATLANTA ( ANF /Gray News) — One person was killed and several others were injured in an incident involving a roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia on Monday, according to the Cobb County Police Department. Police have not said what happened. Several riders were stuck on a roll...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Webb County commissioners have a full agenda for their Tuesday, Oct. 13 meeting. Commissioners will discuss funding for street improvements in El Cenizo and up to $88,000 for mold removal at the Billy Hall Building. With early voting approaching, commissione...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - More than $700 million in Texas Grant and Pell Grant aid has gone to students at Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) and Laredo College. Pell Grants accounted for more than $504 million of the total through 2025. TAMIU students received nearly $179 mi...
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LAFAYETTE COUNTY, Miss. ( WMC /Gray News) - Two people, including a 17-year-old, were arrested after an investigation into alleged child abuse at a Mississippi daycare, authorities said. The Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office said deputies received a report on Sept. 22 about a chi...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The I-35 northbound and southbound west frontage roads are closed due to a tractor-trailer incident, according to the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) in Laredo. TxDOT issued the alert at 12:30 p.m. on Oct. 12. The department is advising drivers to...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - KGNS continues to receive video from people who lived through the DoubleTree hotel fire on Oct. 7. Mara Anuncio said leaving the hotel meant making her way down a smoke-filled stairwell. Her cellphone video captures her coughing and shows first responders he...
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ALBANY, Ga. ( WALB /Gray News) — A deacon for a church in Georgia, who is also a teacher, is facing charges after allegedly kicking a group of young kids off his bus and leaving them on the side of the road. According to the incident report from the Albany Police Department, offi...
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. ( WSMV /Gray News) - What happened the night Christa Pike’s attempted execution failed? Authorities released the transcript of the 911 call made from Riverbend Maximum Security Institution that night, providing new details about what occurred. Metro Nashville Eme...
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(Gray News) - Actor and disability rights activist RJ Mitte, known for his role in “Breaking Bad,” has died. He was 34 years old. Representatives for Mitte confirmed his death on Monday, saying he died in Texas. “It is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of bel...
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DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. ( WALA /Gray News) — Videos of a man riding out Hurricane Isaias aboard a sailboat off Dauphin Island, Alabama, sparked questions across social media, with many wondering why someone would choose to remain on the water as the storm approached the Gulf Coast. ...
