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Annual Folklorico Festival returns to TAMIU Saturday
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...
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Former DHS secretary Kristi Noem files for divorce from husband of 34 years
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...
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Fat Bear Week crowns its 2026 champion
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...
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Miles for Hope community run set for Wednesday in Laredo
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...
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Laredo Survivor Urges Domestic Abuse Victims to Reach Out
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...
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Court halts execution of Christa Gail Pike in Tennessee for a murder she committed at age 18
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...
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Christa Gail Pike says ‘I am not afraid to die’ in letter written before execution was halted by federal court
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...
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Study ranks the most and least affordable states for retirees
( 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...
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Form 1040 draft includes a question you haven’t seen before. Here’s what it asks
(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...
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Learning new tricks — The surprising way new hobbies boost your brain as you age
( 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...
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Rain chances begin
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...
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InvestigateTV+: The crime targeting young people online
( 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...