LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) students looking for their next step after graduation can attend the university’s upcoming all-majors career fair. Yelitza Howard, TAMIU’s director of Career Services, said the event is open to more than just current students. “We h...
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FRANKLIN, Ind. ( KLTV /Gray News) - Authorities in Indiana believe they have identified a suspect in the deaths of a boy and his stepmother from two decades ago. A grand jury has returned an indictment against 35-year-old Michael Jerome James in the 2006 murders of Blake and Chyn...
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BISMARCK, N.D. ( KFYR /Gray News) - Officials in North Dakota say several coffins with human remains have been found at the governor’s residence. State officials said archaeologists located seven coffins holding human remains, plus another wooden box, at the North Dakota Governor...
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ELIZABETH, La. ( KPLC /Gray News) — Leaders in a Louisiana community are responding to the likelihood that a candidate accused of raping two children is set to become their next police chief. Elizabeth, a village in Allen Parish with around 400 residents, is scheduled to elect it...
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ( WBRC /Gray News) - Former college football head coach Dennis Franchione has died. He was 75. Franchione’s head coaching career spanned more than 30 years, with over 200 victories and major stints at colleges that included the University of Alabama, Texas A&M an...
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( InvestigateTV ) — More than a third of Americans plan to cut back on football-related spending this season because of the economy, according to a new LendingTree survey , even though many fans could still end up taking on hundreds of dollars in football-related debt. LendingTre...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - What happens after you make history? For Chief Doreen Hale, the answer is simple: you get to work. In 2021, Hale became the first woman to serve as police chief of a law-enforcement agency in Laredo when she was sworn in as the chief of the Laredo Independen...
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( InvestigateTV ) — From the classrooms to the workplace to nearly every website you visit, artificial intelligence is changing some aspects of how we live. It has been a dominant topic in the news, with names like Anthropic and Elon Musk frequently mentioned. But how it works ca...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Motorists traveling northbound on SL 20 (Cuatro Vientos Rd.) can expect lane closures Oct. 6-9 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., according to the Texas Department of Transportation. The closures will be south of the SH 359 intersection and extend approximately 1.5 mile...
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COLLEGE STATION, Texas. ( KBTX /Gray News) - A popular social media star was arrested in Texas near a college bar over the weekend, according to authorities. Benjamin Beard, 34, known as BenDaDonnn online, was charged Sunday with evading arrest. Another man, 29-year-old Kenny Car...
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(Gray News) — Legendary R&B singer Freddie Jackson has died at age 70. His death was announced Tuesday morning on his official Instagram account . The post said he died Monday. “Your legacy and your voice will live on forever,” the post read. A cause of death was not given. Jacks...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - KGNS+ is partnering with the United Way of Laredo for the annual Community Dash 5K run and walk . Registration is still open. Dr. Daniel De La Miyar with United Way said the event is a fundraiser for the organization and is open to runners and walkers. De La...
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SAN ANTONIO, Tex. (KGNS) - A San Antonio smuggler pleaded guilty to perjury this week after admitting he lied about his identity during a federal case. Jose Alfredo Zapata, 44, entered the plea this week. In 2022, Zapata was caught at a Laredo checkpoint with 19 people hidden in ...
