LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The Webb County Commissioners Court approved a burn ban, prohibiting outdoor burning in unincorporated areas of the county for the next three months. The ban, approved on Monday, Aug. 24, covers burning of grass, trees and rubbish. Violators could face a fine of up to $500....
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Two United South students, Carlos Blanco and Natalie Reynoso, organized a walk to support the fight against breast cancer. Their peers, teachers, and administrators joined the walk. Proceeds went to the Laredo chapter of the American Cancer Society for its P...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The fire at the DoubleTree is disrupting nearby businesses, with closures and barricades affecting the area. Owners say limited access is bringing fewer customers and less income. The 68 Club remains open. Co-owner Maria Teresa Medford said customers are str...
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MARTINEZ, Ga. ( WRDW /Gray News) - A man was shot Thursday after allegedly threatening to take a DoorDash driver’s vehicle and firearm before lunging at him, deputies said. Columbia County deputies went to 3830 Washington Road near Davis Road at around 5:41 p.m. to investigate a ...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The future of the DoubleTree Hotel remains uncertain after a fire damaged part of the building. Officials are waiting for experts to assess whether the structure is safe. The Laredo Fire Department has not confirmed whether the hotel’s alarms went off. Guest...
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DURHAM, N.C. ( WBTV /Gray News) - A firefighter was killed and two others were injured while battling a fire in central North Carolina, officials said. The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation confirmed the Durham firefighter’s death and the injuries in an Oct. 8 social m...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - More than a dozen veteran groups and other organizations brought supplies to a Laredo armory within 24 hours after a hotel fire displaced 67 active-duty service members on a border mission. The groups turned the Texas National Guard armory into a supply hub....
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BLADEN COUNTY, N.C. ( WECT /Gray News) - A military aircraft caught fire in North Carolina during a training operation on Thursday. Military officials said an MV-22B Osprey based at Marine Corps Air Station New River was forced to make an emergency landing Thursday morning in the...
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MARICOPA, Ariz. ( KPHO /Gray News) — A young man in Arizona is being recognized for his kindness and caring good deed that was caught on camera, unbeknownst to him. Jordan Hope, 18, didn’t know anyone was watching when he pulled over to help a stranger outside a Maricopa storefro...
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LORAIN COUNTY, Ohio ( WOIO /Gray News) — The owner of an animal hospital and an alleged accomplice have been indicted in what prosecutors describe as a prescription drug scheme that used a dead dog’s name to obtain narcotics. A Lorain County grand jury indicted Dr. Kris L. Taylor...
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SHERMAN, Texas ( KXII /Gray News) - An Oklahoma football player has died in a rollover crash, with his teammate arrested in connection with the collision. Dylan Sebock, a Southeastern Oklahoma State University football player, was killed in the crash that occurred early at about ...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) -The return of low level moisture (not associated with Isaias) returned cumulus clouds into our skies Thursday. A few of the clouds grew tall enough to produce mainly small brief showers for a few spots near Laredo. A few of the showers were heavier near El Ce...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Some gates at the Laredo ISD Performing Arts Complex remain closed after a fire damaged the DoubleTree Hotel across the street, district officials said. Spectators attending athletic events at Shirley Field this weekend can enter through gates along Santa Ma...
