More from Laredo News
View all news →
Local
Friday Football Fever; Week 8 (10/16)
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - United- 34, United South- 14 Medina Valley- 84, Martin- 0 Nixon- 51, MacArthur- 20 Zapata- 58, Valley View- 14 Round Rock Academy- 44, St. Augustine- 6 Nueces Canyon- 47, Bruni- 6 George West- 37, Hebbronville- 0 For more headlines, click here ....
government
Player of the Week: Angel Valdez
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - We go out to the home of the Tigers and their running back, Angel Valdez, who powered Martin in last Friday’s old-fashioned shootout with MacArthur, putting 55 points on the board. The junior etched his name in the Laredo record books, ...
schools
Band of the Week: Cigarroa Toros
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Tonight’s Band of the Week honors go to the Mighty Cigarroa Toros and their fall production, One Thousand Paper Cranes, featuring more than 100 students led by Drum Majors Oscar Perez and Carlos Garcia. After road stops in Carrizo Sprin...
business
Webb County deputies charge 29-year-old in September store assault
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The Webb County Sheriff’s Office said a man has been charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in connection with an incident at a Family Dollar store in Rio Bravo. Initial response The sheriff’s office said it received a call on Sep...
safety
High school student shot, killed on interstate, police say
ST. LOUIS, Mo. ( KMOV /Gray News) - A 17-year-old in Missouri was shot and killed while driving on an interstate, according to authorities. The shooting happened Wednesday night on Interstate 170 near Midland Blvd, killing 17-year-old Alyssa Wilson. Wilson was a McCluer North Hig...
safety
Laredo man arrested on DWI, weapon charges after traffic stop
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A 52-year-old man was arrested on drunk driving and weapon charges following a traffic stop on Oct. 14 on East Del Mar Boulevard, according to the Laredo Police Department. Officers received information at about 9:20 p.m. on Wednesday that a silver Dodge Cha...
government
Neighbors raise concerns as buoy installation continues in river
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Neighbors in the El Azteca neighborhood say they are worried and upset over the installation of buoys in the river . Crews continued placing the water-based barriers at the Las Palmas Recreational Area on Friday, Oct. 16. The installation continued despite t...
safety
Chase on I-35 ends with DWI arrest
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A traffic stop turned into a chase on I-35, according to the Webb County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office said 51-year-old Jacinda Ann Beverly would not stop near mile marker 25 on Thursday, Oct. 15, and kept driving south toward Laredo. Texas Departme...
safety
5-vehicle crash in South Laredo sends 3 to hospital
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A five-vehicle crash in south Laredo sent three people to the hospital Wednesday night, Oct. 14, police said. Police said the crash happened around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday on Zapata Highway near Frees Street, where road crews were repaving. Officers said five ca...
safety
5-6 weeks needed to assess, stabilize Laredo DoubleTree after fire
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo officials say it could take five to six more weeks for structural engineering firms from Maryland and Dallas to assess the damage from the Oct. 7 fire at the downtown DoubleTree Hotel and investigate its cause. The building owner brought in the firms ...
News
White House Press Secretary leaving role days after first briefing
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Katie Zacharia will be “transitioning out” of her role as White House press secretary, a White House official said Friday, three days after her first briefing. Her introductory press conference lasted 14 minutes. Following the briefing, where she took quest...
parks
Trump heads to Kansas to stump for Sen. Marshall ahead of midterms
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - President Donald Trump is campaigning across the country ahead of the midterms, with stops planned in several states, including one notable visit to a longtime Republican stronghold. Trump will travel to Wichita, Kan., on Monday. Kansas has not elected a De...