LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - City and county leaders signed two agreements on Aug. 7 at the Water Museum along the Rio Grande, securing up to 90 million gallons of water per day for Laredo’s water supply. Mayor Dr. Victor Trevino said the deals mark a turning point for a city that has relied almost ent...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A closed United ISD elementary school could get a second life as a community hub. On Monday, Sept. 21, city leaders will discuss early steps to possibly turn Matias De Llano Elementary into a recreation center. District 6 Council Member Dr. Tyler King said h...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo police arrested a man accused of driving while intoxicated after he crashed into two vehicles and ran from officers, according to investigators. Viewer video captured the moment officers cornered and handcuffed the man. Investigators say 28-year-old E...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The Laredo Police Department responded to a hazmat call for a chemical spill. The incident occurred on Monday, September 21, just before 5 p.m. and took place in the 13100 block of Spivey Drive. Officers are directing traffic in the area. For more headlines,...
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MURFREESBORO, Tenn. ( WSMV /Gray News) - Murfreesboro Police Department Criminal Investigations Division detectives arrested a former Wendy’s restaurant manager who admitted to tying a neurodivergent employee to a grill last month. Detectives served a warrant Thursday, Sept. 19, ...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Several organizations and families affected by addiction are joining together this month for National Recovery Month to inform the community that help is available. Anthony’s mother is one of the organizers of Anthony’s Block Party. Anthony died from a fenta...
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SAN YGNACIO, Tex. (KGNS) - Border wall construction is continuing from north Webb County to the Webb-Zapata county line, with a new section now built in San Ygnacio near a bird sanctuary that some neighbors and activists have worked to protect throughout the summer. The construct...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - District 3 Councilmember Melissa Cigarroa has announced her re-election campaign, seeking to serve another term as the district’s representative. Cigarroa called serving on the City Council the honor of her life. She said the experience has shown her there a...
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CLARKSBURG, W.Va ( WDTV /Gray News) — A woman in West Virginia is accused of crashing her vehicle while impaired, running away and leaving a child behind in the car. Sydni Healy, 31, is charged with child neglect creating a substantial risk of injury or death, according to the Ha...
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. ( WDRB+WAVE /Gray News) — Ten students hospitalized Monday morning after a building was evacuated at a Kentucky high school due to an “environmental concern” may have eaten “THC-infused candy,” district leaders later said. Emergency crews were called to Pleasure R...
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TERRELL, N.C. ( WBTV /Gray News) - A 21-year-old man drowned Saturday night while trying to save his sister in a lake, according to authorities in North Carolina. North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission officers were called to a boating incident in Lake Norman around 7 p.m. ...
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SALINE COUNTY, Kan. ( KWCH /Gray News) — A Norwegian man attempting to rollerblade across the U.S. was killed in a hit-and-run in Kansas, officials said. The Saline County Sheriff’s Office identified the man as 24-year-old Joachim Lanham. Lanham was documenting his rollerblading ...
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KANSAS CITY, Kan. ( KCTV /Gray News) - A man is dead, and a school bus carrying students was hit by stray gunfire Monday morning in Kansas City, Kansas, police said. Officers were called around 6:39 a.m. to North 18th Street and Longwood Avenue after receiving reports of a shooti...
