LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Candidates running for U.S. Senate stopped in Laredo this past weekend to encourage voters to cast ballots before early voting ends. Ken Paxton spoke Friday at a Laredo restaurant to fewer than 100 people. James Talarico spoke Sunday to a packed house at Laredo Food Park. Bo...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Low level gulf moisture is retuning tonight (Monday) with more low cloud and slight chances of a few scattered showers. Slight chances of showers, most of the time just mostly cloudy Tuesday and Wednesday. A deeper layer of moist air, lifted air more buoyant...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The Webb County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the identities of two men who were killed over the weekend in a Man wanted on double homicide charges . Raul Ramos Moreno, 43, and Gustavo Ramos Moreno, 40, were found dead in the Pueblo Nuevo area, about 11 miles e...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Maria Elena Hopkins is being recognized as part of this month’s KGNS Plus Honors ceremony for her decades of service to the Laredo community. Hopkins spent 30 years as an educator. She now continues her work through the Laredo Area Retired School Employee As...
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WINTER PARK, Fla. (Gray News) — Parents in Florida claim their 3-year-old son had the police called on him because he was too good at soccer. A viral Instagram video posted by the parents shows 3-year-old Nevada playing in a soccer game. Nevada can be seen dribbling the ball and ...
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CINCINNATI, Ohio ( WXIX /Gray News) — A 13-year-old boy has died five years after he was shot in a quadruple shooting, according to police in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Hamilton County Coroner’s Office identified the boy as Marcellus Whitehead. 2021 shooting left 4 injured Marcellus w...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The Webb County Sheriff’s Office will hold a press conference Monday, Oct. 26 at 5 p.m. to address a double homicide that occurred over the weekend. The press conference will be held in the lobby of the Sheriff’s Office, located at 1002 Farragut St. in Lared...
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BEND, Ore. ( KPTV /Gray News) - The 7-year-old girl who survived a shooting at a Bend elementary school earlier this month has been moved out of the intensive care unit, her family said in a statement Monday. In the statement, the family of Saylor Graham-Poarch said she was in cr...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A fire destroyed a two-story home near Frost and Stone over the weekend. Neighbors said they heard loud rumbles as the home went up in flames Saturday afternoon. The homeowner confirmed no one was inside when the fire started. Crews put out the blaze. Respon...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - People in Laredo’s “El Azteca” neighborhood say the border wall could cut through their own backyards, and they are pushing back on land surveying already underway. The Zacate Creek Green District Coalition and the Rio Grande International Study Center went ...
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LAS VEGAS ( KVVU /Gray News) — A United Airlines flight headed to Newark, New Jersey, returned to Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas Saturday night after the crew reported a passenger disturbance. United Flight 1681 to Newark Liberty International Airport returned safe...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Webb County leaders are taking more time to review plans for a new government building. Architects pitched commissioners five different designs for a vacant property on Houston Street, where the Rock House once stood. Options ranged from a small office space...
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RIDGELAND, Miss. ( WLBT /Gray News) - Multiple students were taken to a hospital after a Mississippi school bus was involved in a collision Monday morning, authorities said. According to the Madison County School District, police and emergency medical personnel responded to the s...
