LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - United Independent School District campuses will operate on a two-hour delayed schedule on Friday, Oct. 2, following forecasts of heavy rainfall across the area. District officials announced the decision Thursday afternoon after meeting with the City of Laredo and the Nation...
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WASHINGTON (Gray News) - Millions of Americans who depend on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will be seeing changes Thursday, including a slight cost-of-living increase. Every year on Oct. 1, the federal government adjusts its monthly SNAP benefits to account for in...
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CLEVELAND ( WOIO /Gray News) - The trial for the 11-year-old girl accused in the brutal rape and assault of a 5-year-old girl wrapped up in Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court Wednesday afternoon. Judge Kristin Sweeney will release her decision on Friday. What happened Prosecutors sai...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The city of Laredo is preparing for Pretty Strong in Pink, a 5K run and one-mile walk for women. The event is the city’s first all-women’s race and will feature men on the sidelines acting as cheerleaders. Victor Trevino and Ivana Chemas, founder of Pretty P...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The Webb County Sheriff’s Office will hold a press conference at 2:30 p.m. regarding current weather conditions impacting Webb County. The press conference will be held on Thursday, Oct. 1, at the Webb County Sheriff’s Office, located at 1002 Farragut St. in...
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OXFORD, Miss. ( WMC /Gray News) — Mississippi leaders and lawmakers are calling for a crackdown on kratom and kratom-like products after two Ole Miss students died last week. Toxicology tests are incomplete, and the autopsies on both young men are still pending. But court documen...
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( InvestigateTV ) — Personal bankruptcy filings have jumped nearly 50% since 2022, according to a new LendingTree analysis , as inflation on housing, insurance, groceries and health care, combined with high interest rates, pushes families deeper into credit card debt. About 1,400...
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(Gray News) - An Iowa high school teacher has been fired for offering students extra credit in return for cash donations to her personal GoFundMe account. Stephanie Mullaley, a teacher at a high school in the Clinton Community School District, told students in spring 2026 that sh...
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. ( WVLT/ Gray News) - Colleen Slemmer’s niece said the process of executing Christa Pike should not have taken 31 years. After learning the state was fighting to lift the stay, Seeley expressed both frustration with the delay and hope that the high court would fin...
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LEWISTON, N.Y. (Gray News) — Federal border officers seized an estimated $6 million worth of cocaine after discovering 174 packages concealed under the floorboards of a commercial truck bound for Canada, authorities said. On Sept. 22, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers a...
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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. ( KPHO /Gray News) — A former Northern Arizona University fraternity leader was sentenced Wednesday in connection with the death of an 18-year-old pledge. Carter Eslick, 20, was sentenced to 60 days in jail . He pleaded guilty to a felony hazing charge in connect...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo ISD is installing bright yellow crosswalk signs outside its schools to bring attention to deaf students, starting with Cigarroa High School. Cigarroa is home to the district’s Program for the Deaf. The signs are debuting during National Deaf Awareness...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Millions of families relying on SNAP benefits will see changes starting Oct. 1. Monthly payments are increasing slightly to help keep pace with inflation, giving a family of four an extra $29 a month. Tighter restrictions are coming. Recipients face stricter...
