PORTLAND Ore. ( KPTV /Gray News) - The mystery behind two goats that recently tried to catch a TriMet bus in Southeast Portland may be solved. Rae Anderson said his 7-month-old goats, Billy the Kid and Billy the Goat, escaped their backyard Tuesday morning and went exploring. “They probably had e...
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WACO, Texas ( KWTX /Gray News) — A former Texas high school teacher who had sexual encounters with two teenage boys was placed on deferred probation Friday. Judge Thomas West of the 19th State District Court approved a plea agreement between Shelby Dawn Lashombe and the McLennan ...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - It is a showdown between special teams magic and late-game heroics fighting to claim the throne. Here are your choices: The Challenger: United South Panthers senior Jayden Muniz fields a second-quarter kick return, breaks multiple tackles, and tiptoes down t...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The Laredo Police Department is investigating an auto-pedestrian accident at West Del Mar Boulevard and Springfield Avenue. The crash was reported around 7:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 28. Police said the patient is an elderly woman. The LPD Crash Team has been cal...
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. ( WVLT /Gray News) - Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced on Monday that he does not plan to intervene in the execution of Christa Gail Pike, which is slated for later this week. “After deliberate consideration of Christa Gail Pike’s request for clemency, and af...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - District races heated up and non-district play delivered dramatic finishes across South Texas in Week 5, highlighted by walk-off heroics, defensive shutouts, and dominant road performances. In this week’s full episode of Football Fever: Heat Check, host Kobe...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Low-income seniors in Webb County will no longer have to choose between feeding themselves or their pets through a new partnership between Meals on Wheels and Pets Alive Laredo . Backed by a $15,000 donation, the initiative brings volunteers from both organi...
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ATLANTA ( Atlanta News First /Gray News) — An Atlanta public transit employee received $620,000 in an April paycheck in error, and the money has not been returned. The employee, who cleaned train stations, was paid $620,000 in overtime in April that they did not earn, the Metropo...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - KGNS+ honored Bill and Dee-Dee Hrncir on Monday, Sept. 28, for making a difference in Laredo. Twenty years ago, Bill collapsed from a stroke while running in Austin, Texas. Together, the couple built what Laredo didn’t have — a support group for stroke survi...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo College is marking 80 years of serving the community. Students, faculty and staff gathered this morning at both the Fort McIntosh and South campuses to kick off the college’s 80th anniversary celebration. College President Dr. Minita Ramirez said the ...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The Laredo College Board of Trustees is accepting applications to fill a vacancy left by longtime trustee Mercurio Martinez Jr. Martinez stepped down before his term ended, wrapping up decades of service. Board members will appoint someone to serve out the r...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A new federal watchdog report is raising questions about millions of taxpayer dollars spent on immigration detention efforts. Community members in Laredo are raising concerns over where that money went. A 20-page report from the Government Accountability Off...
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(Gray News) - A Kentucky trooper was shot and killed in the line of duty, and law enforcement has arrested the suspect after an hours-long search. The shooting happened Monday afternoon, Sept. 28, on Interstate 65 in Warren County, according to state police. The trooper was ident...
