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 million through the...
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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) - 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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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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(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. ...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - More buoys continue to appear along the riverbank, with markers seen going north and south of both Bridge 2 and Colombia over the last few days. Laredo Mayor Dr. Victor Trevino said over the weekend that witnessing the reinstallation of the buoy barrier syst...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Texas A&M International University will host physicist Dr. Ralph L. McNutt Jr. for a free public lecture Wednesday, Oct. 14, at 7 p.m. The talk, Challenges and Opportunities in Space Science, will be held in the Recital Hall at the TAMIU Fine and Performing ...
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LADSON, S.C. ( WCSC /Gray News) — New documents are providing insight into the month leading up to the deaths of two toddlers in South Carolina. Two-year-old Emory and 1-year-old Harlow Deacon were found starved to death last week at their Ladson home. Their mother, 31-year-old J...
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NEW YORK (Gray News) - Actress Selma Blair was arrested after allegedly trying to open an airplane door mid-flight and injuring two flight attendants, TMZ and Variety confirmed. Blair, 54, was aboard a Delta Air Lines Flight to New York City from Los Angeles on Sunday night, acco...
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TUPELO, Miss. ( WTVA /Gray News) — Friends and classmates are mourning the death of a 19-year-old football player who was killed in a crash early Sunday. According to the Tupelo Police Department, officers responded to a single-vehicle crash a little after 1 a.m. Sunday. The Lee ...
