WEBB COUNTY, Tex. (KGNS) - A 16-year-old is facing charges after a chase in Webb County ended with the teen accused of human smuggling, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS). DPS said the incident began on Wormser Road when a trooper attempted to pull over a white truck. The dr...
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BLOUNT COUNTY, Tenn. ( WVLT /Gray News) - A 24-year-old man was hiking in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park when his phone became untraceable, setting off a dayslong search that ended in tragedy. Sahil Jilani, 24, went missing while hiking in the Great Smoky Mountains. Park...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A crash near Victoria and Santa Maria on Sunday, Oct. 11, sent people to the hospital and knocked out power. A Laredo police vehicle was among the damage. KGNS cameras captured the aftermath around 6 p.m. Power has since been restored. Authorities have not s...
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PHOENIX ( AZFamily /Gray News) — A 4-year-old boy died Saturday night after being found in a backyard pool, authorities said. Just before 10 p.m., first responders were called to 67th Avenue and Baseline Road on reports of a boy drowning. The boy had been pulled from the pool and...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo’s first all-women’s race supporting breast cancer awareness began at 8 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, at North Central Park, organizers said. Participants came out to honor people still fighting the disease. The race also celebrated the community’s strength, h...
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DOUGLAS, Ga. ( WALB /Gray News) — Five adults are dead after an apparent murder-suicide in Georgia, authorities said. Douglas Police Chief Brandon Pruitt said officers and Coffee County sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of an active shooter at a home on Robin Lane in the T...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A Laredo police officer is hospitalized in stable condition after a downtown arrest, according to police. Police said 29-year-old Fernando Cabrera struck an officer during a fight after officers approached him near Lincoln and Flores around 12:30 a.m. Saturd...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A two-vehicle crash near Michigan Avenue has police blocking part of the road on Sunday, Oct. 11. According to Laredo police, the crash happened near Michigan and Superior Drive. One driver lost control and hit a fence. People in both vehicles have since bee...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A pickup truck crashed into the front door of a Laredo fire station near Mines Road and Bob Bullock Loop at about 5 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 11, according to Laredo police. Fire personnel were asleep inside the station. No one was hurt, including the driver, ide...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo police reported no deaths by suicide in September. There have been 14 deaths by suicide in the city so far this year. At a Suicide Prevention Committee meeting, Laredo Health Department workers discussed barriers that can keep people from getting care...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Tropical air is flowing north from the gulf and Mexico. This will bring hotter temperatures that will reach into the upper 90’s, a few spots could reach 100 on Wednesday. There are strong indications that a noticeably cooler airmass will arrive from the Rock...
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. ( WMC /Gray News) - Five people are dead, and three people, including two Memphis Police officers, were seriously injured early Sunday after a crash. According to the Memphis Police Department, around 12:26 a.m., officers were responding to a man-down call near Flo...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The Laredo Police Department’s Auto Theft Task Force is asking the public to help identify a man in connection with a vehicle theft investigation. The theft happened in the 200 block of West Del Mar Boulevard, police said. Anyone with information about the m...
