LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Webb County commissioners approved a nearly $88,000 mold cleanup for the Billy Hall Building on Tuesday, Oct. 13. The plan calls for removing 80 square feet of mold from the first and second floors. Action Restoration won the job as the lowest responsible bidder. A broken pi...
parks
MACHESNEY PARK, Ill. ( WIFR /Gray News) - A former T.J. Maxx worker accused of hiding a camera in the women’s dressing room at the store faces new charges. Jeffrey Wallin, 37, of Loves Park, was charged in March with unauthorized video recording and live video transmission, unlaw...
Local
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A wave in the upper level wind flow will move into the Great Plains during Thursday. Behind it is a flow from the north which will accelerate a cool airmass southward across Texas, reaching our area Friday morning. A slight chance of a shower as the north wi...
parks
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department plans to relocate the entrance to Lake Casa Blanca International State Park and its administrative building as the Texas Department of Transportation widens Loop 20. The new entrance would move off U.S. Highway 59 to R...
safety
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A man wanted in Reno for attacking a child is now in custody in Webb County. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers said they stopped 34-year-old Juan Elizondo Delgado on Sept. 29 on a bus heading into Mexico on the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge. During a...
safety
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A helicopter and drone flew over a Central Laredo neighborhood overnight as Border Patrol agents searched for people who ran from a car, according to a Border Patrol spokesperson. Laredo police spotted a suspicious car around 1 a.m. near Hillside and Gallagh...
News
(Gray News) - Pope Leo XIV released his first message since undergoing surgery for lung cancer in Rome. “As you know, I have been unable to be among you during these days,” Leo wrote in a statement . “I thank you warmly for your prayers and for the work you have done together. Yo...
government
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A member of the Webb County Youth Council said only two out of every 100 registered early voters cast a ballot in May 2026 and is pushing a plan to change that. Proposal calls for countywide representation 16-year-old Jose Luis Orozco wants Webb County commi...
safety
ATLANTA ( ANF /Gray News) — Six Flags Over Georgia is set to reopen on Friday, just four days after a man was killed when he fell off a roller coaster. Six Flags Over Georgia’s website shows the park will reopen Friday. In a statement, the park’s management called safety its “hig...
schools
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A first-grade teacher at St. Augustine Elementary School was named October’s Teacher of the Month Wednesday morning, Oct. 14. Janelle Vela-Pineda received the recognition after a parent nominated her, saying Vela-Pineda’s positive demeanor and patience inspi...
safety
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Wednesday, Oct. 14, officially marks one week since the DoubleTree Hotel Fire, and there are still many pending answers. KGNS reached out to Jiger N. Patel, COO of Shreem Capital; the hotel management company, the Laredo Fire Department and Mayor Dr. Victor ...
safety
ATLANTA ( Atlanta News First /Gray News) — The Georgia Insurance and Fire Safety Commissioner said his office is investigating the death of a man at Six Flags Over Georgia. “Our very professional inspectors have inspected every one of those before the park season even started, an...
safety
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A man from Laredo is facing charges for making repeated 911 calls. A Laredo police officer responded to a 911 hang-up call at about 1:12 a.m. Oct. 10 at a home in the 1300 block of San Agustin Avenue. Police said an investigation found the caller called 911 ...
