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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) will host its annual Folklorico Festival Saturday, Oct. 3, featuring seven community Folklorico groups. Nayeli Lopez, instructor of Folklorico dance at TAMIU, said the groups performing represent a range of ages, in...
KGNS (NBC/ABC affiliate) — Local News · Sep 30, 2026

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CASTLEWOOD, S.D. ( KSFY /Gray News) — Former South Dakota Gov. and former Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem has filed for divorce from her husband, Bryon Noem. Court documents show that the divorce was filed on Monday in Hamlin County on the grounds of irreconcilable dif...
KGNS — Sitewide · Sep 30, 2026

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KATMAI, Alaska ( KTUU /Gray News) - A bear who wasn’t supposed to make it to the final round of Fat Bear Week just carried the whole thing. It was the 12th year of the popular Fat Bear Week tournament. During the tournament, the internet votes on which of the brown bears in Katma...
KGNS — Sitewide · Sep 30, 2026

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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The Laredo Public Health Department is hosting its “ Miles for Hope ” community run for suicide prevention on Wednesday, Sept. 30, at 7 p.m. at Independence Hills Park. Participants can run the full three-mile course or go at their own pace. Organizers say e...
KGNS (NBC/ABC affiliate) — Local News · Sep 30, 2026

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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Ahead of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a Laredo survivor is urging victims to recognize the warning signs before abuse turns deadly. In June 2024, a gunman shot Erica Torres five times during a custody exchange. She crashed her car trying to drive to sa...
KGNS (NBC/ABC affiliate) — Local News · Sep 30, 2026

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. ( WVLT /AP) — A federal appeals court halted the execution in Tennessee of Christa Pike about an hour before it was set to begin Wednesday. The judges said they want to review whether her allegations of sexual abuse and rape as a child were fully considered befor...
KGNS — Sitewide · Sep 30, 2026

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. ( WVLT /Gray News) - In a letter written before Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee denied her clemency and before a federal court issued a stay in her Wednesday execution, Christa Gail Pike said she is not afraid to die. Pike is the only woman on Tennessee’s death row and w...
KGNS — Sitewide · Sep 30, 2026

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( Aging Untold )— Where retirees choose to live can make a significant difference in how far their savings go — and a study from Retirement Living identifies the states that offer the most financial breathing room. Retirement Living ranked states based on housing costs, cost of l...
KGNS — Sitewide · Sep 30, 2026

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(Gray News) - The Trump administration appears poised to ask tax filers if they are United States citizens, according to New York Times reporting on a draft of Form 1040. The draft form also asks if filers are authorized to work legally in the U.S. “At the time you file your retu...
KGNS — Sitewide · Sep 30, 2026

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( Aging Untold ) — Forget the old adage: You can’t teach an old dog new tricks. Picking up a new hobby later in life isn’t just fun — it’s also one of the best things you can do for your brain. From line dancing to sourdough starters to pickleball, small leaps outside your comfor...
KGNS — Sitewide · Sep 30, 2026

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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A (20%) chance of showers and thunderstorms this morning. Hot and humid afternoon with highs in the 90s-100s.Tonight a (40%) chance of showers and thunderstorms with lows in the upper 70s to low 80s. Heavy rainfall and flash flooding threat is increasing for...
KGNS (NBC/ABC affiliate) — Local News · Sep 30, 2026

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( InvestigateTV ) — In a matter of hours, a text conversation ends in a teen’s death, spotlighting a crime authorities say increasingly targets young people online. Plus, a woman keeps a mysterious and embarrassing symptom to herself until an E.R. visit reveals a diagnosis on the...
KGNS — Sitewide · Sep 30, 2026