DARLINGTON COUNTY, S.C. ( WMBF /Gray News) - A Darlington County corrections officer accused of bringing prohibited items to inmates has been terminated. Sgt. Shift Supervisor Matrese Grant was fired on Thursday and taken into custody, according to Darlington County Sheriff Michael August. The Da...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Five people were taken to hospitals in critical condition after a two-car crash on State Highway 359 near Oil Patch Road around midnight on Sunday, Nov. 1. Laredo police said three women in their 20s were taken to Laredo Medical Center in critical condition....
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3, as Americans cast votes in local, state and federal races. All 435 U.S. House seats and 35 Senate seats are up for election. Governor’s races are also on the ballot in 36 states. The midterm elections will determine control ...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The Texas Department of Transportation said darker streets and people being harder to see in October and November make those months the most dangerous of the year for pedestrians in Texas. Last year, nearly 700 pedestrians were killed and more than 1,300 wer...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A Laredo man is among five non-U.S. citizens charged in federal court in connection with illegal voting investigations across Texas, according to the United States Attorney’s Office . Diego Benavides Rodriguez, 29, a Mexican citizen living in Laredo, is accu...
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. ( WSMV /Gray News) - Three Nashville firefighters have resigned after they were seen ordering drinks at a Broadway bar while on duty, according to a police report. Mayor Freddie O’Connell is calling for accountability after the incident happened around midnight o...
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JACKSON, Miss. ( WLBT /Gray News) — Two people were killed, and four others were injured in a shooting at a Mississippi nightclub Saturday night. Jackson Police Department Deputy Chief Sequerna Banks said officers are investigating a shooting at the Hideaway Nightclub. Police con...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - They have been the sights of the season. For months, campaign yard signs, political advertisements, get-out-the-vote messages, and rallies have been part of the landscape across Webb County. But as the election cycle approaches its end, voters are preparing ...
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(SmartAsset) - As housing, grocery, transportation and other essential costs pressure household budgets, earning a six-figure salary no longer guarantees financial comfort in much of the U.S. A single adult now needs at least $80,000 a year to live comfortably in every state, whi...
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KEENE, N.Y. ( WCAX /Gray News) — A 60-year-old Canadian hiker was rescued from an icy New York mountain ledge after spending seven hours standing in the exact same spot, according to state forest rangers. The rescue unfolded on Wednesday, Oct. 21, along the Mount Colden Trap Dike...
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ( WBRC /Gray News) – One person is dead and at least eight others are injured after a shooting Saturday night near the Magic City Classic in Birmingham, Alabama, authorities said. The Magic City Classic is the largest historically Black college and university foo...
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(Gray News) – Liam Fitzgerald, an influencer with more than 1 million followers , died from injuries suffered in a motorcycle crash, his girlfriend said in a post on social media. “It is with the heaviest heart that I share the devastating news that Liam passed away following a m...
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(Gray News) – President Donald Trump arrived at Mar-a-Lago late Saturday for his jungle-themed Halloween party dressed as a very recognizable person – himself. “I came as Donald Trump,” the commander in chief told reporters, wearing his traditional navy suit and red tie. “I didn’...
