LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - United ISD campuses opened Wednesday, Aug. 12, for the first day of the 2026-27 school year, with the district projecting enrollment of more than 38,000 students. Superintendent Dr. Gerardo Cruz spoke to reporters at Ruiz Elementary School, saying staff spent the summer prep...
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SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. ( WHNS /Gray News) - A mother has been charged with attempted murder after two children were found with knife wounds. The Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office said Taylor Gosnell, 35, was arrested Saturday after deputies were called to a home on Bud Arthur...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The City of Laredo Solid Waste Department will begin its fall brush and bulky item collection in District 2 on Monday, Sept. 28. Crews will collect appliances, mattresses, old furniture and scrap metal from neighborhood curbsides. Residents living in Distric...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Webb County commissioners are scheduled to meet Monday, Sept. 28, to discuss agenda items addressing healthcare access, law enforcement equipment, and regional economic development. The court will consider approving a tuition reimbursement agreement for a We...
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MACON, Ga. ( ANF /Gray News) — Eleven teenagers were injured Saturday in a shooting at a Georgia park, the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies were alerted to the incident at Carolyn Crayton Park in Macon just after midnight Sunday, according to the sheriff’s office. Whil...
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GRANBY, Conn. ( WFSB /Gray News) - A man has been charged with a crime after shooting a black bear that he says broke into an enclosure and killed several of his chickens. Michael Gero, 39, called emergency dispatch on Friday, reporting that he had killed a bear that was attackin...
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Senators are on Capitol Hill this week for the final time until after Election Day, with the Protect College Sports Act expected on the agenda. The bipartisan bill would overhaul college sports, enshrining pay for athletes’ name, image and likeness, known a...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo city leaders will hold a special meeting Monday, Sept. 28, at noon to discuss council meeting rules. Council members will first look at adopting Chapter 3 of the City Governance Manual. The update sets clear guidelines for how meetings run, how agenda...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - As is the case for many development projects, time is money. For developers and entrepreneurs, managing the clock is part of the budget. Delays and costs go hand-in-hand like an unlucky pair—the longer a project takes, the more it can cost. You can control t...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - More than 153 pounds of narcotics, including over 19 million potentially lethal doses of fentanyl, were seized during a commercial vehicle inspection this week in Webb County, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. Special Agents from the DPS Cr...
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SPOKANE, Wash. (Gray News) - A Washington state mother is facing charges after her 8-year-old daughter, who had allegedly been left home alone, was found dead in an overflowing bathtub. Travionna Johnson, 23, is facing felony charges of manslaughter and abandonment of a dependent...
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PEORIA, Ill. ( WEEK /Gray News) - Authorities in Illinois say a man is in custody after a mother and her 2-year-old son were killed in what is believed to have been a domestic violence incident. Heaven J. Wood, 20, and her 2-year-old son, KJ Duncan-Wood, were found dead early Fri...
