WEBB COUNTY, Tex. (KGNS) - The Webb County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for help locating Juan Carlos Valles, 41, who was last seen Sunday, July 12, 2026, near the 33-mile marker.Valles, also known as “JC,” is described as 5 feet 5 inches tall with hazel eyes and a tattoo on his neck.Tho...
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ATLANTA (AP) — Argentina advances to World Cup final by beating England 2-1, will play Spain for the title on Sunday.THIS IS AN AP BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. ATLANTA (AP) — England and defending champion Argentina were even at 0-0 at halftime in the World Cup semifinals on Wednesday.There were limited...
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Take a catchy TikTok sound, add the chillest animal on the internet, and you’ve got today’s breakout star: the capybara.Now zoos across the country are cashing in with capybara meet-and-greets. National Correspondent Debra Alfarone takes us to NOVA Wild, in Virginia.
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for the Rio Grande in Webb County as the river climbs toward flood stage, driven by heavy rainfall upstream.As of 2:15 p.m. July 15, the river stood at 6.5 feet. Flood stage is 8 feet.Forecasters say the Rio Grande could ...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo Animal Care Services (LACS) is looking for a forever home for Lucero, a 4-year-old German shepherd mix, currently available for adoption at the shelter.Estevaun Delgado of LACS said Lucero is calm, playful, and has shown no aggression toward cats. She is fully vaccina...
OCALA, Fla. (WCJB/Gray News) — A 20-year-old Florida man has been arrested on an arson charge after investigators say he set his grandfather’s home on fire. Officials said the fire destroyed a house the family had owned for more than 50 years.Joseph Jomall Antonio Hester, 20, who goes by “Jamal,”...
WEBB COUNTY, Tex. (KGNS) - The Webb County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for help locating Juan Carlos Valles, 41, who was last seen Sunday, July 12, 2026, near the 33-mile marker.Valles, also known as “JC,” is described as 5 feet 5 inches tall with hazel eyes and a tattoo on his neck.Tho...
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Senators questioned Jay Clayton, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, during a confirmation hearing Wednesday, pressing him on his handling of the Epstein case and the independence of the intelligence community.Clayto...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The 2026 IBC Bank Women’s Forum is bringing together leaders, entrepreneurs and professionals from across the Laredo community, according to the Laredo Chamber of Commerce. Tickets and tables are still available.Patty Kirby and Catalina Dickerson, both with the Laredo Chambe...
(InvestigateTV) — As demand for remote work grows, the Better Business Bureau says employment scams are growing with it — and some can be difficult to spot.BBB spokesperson Josh Planos said scammers are increasingly targeting people who are actively looking for work.“A huge percentage of scam-rel...
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG/Gray News) — Three people are dead and two children remain hospitalized after exposure to carbon monoxide in a vehicle in Ohio, officials said.Toledo police said officers received a call Wednesday at about 11 a.m. reporting unconscious people in a vehicle on the side of a roadw...
ZAPATA, Tex. (KGNS) - A routine traffic stop led to a methamphetamine bust and two arrests on July 14, according to the Zapata County Sheriff’s Office.Sheriff’s deputies on an Operation Stonegarden patrol pulled over a white sedan on U.S. 83 and found nearly 30 grams of suspected methamphetamine ...
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG/Gray News) - The body of an 18-year-old was pulled from a Toledo-area pond over the weekend in an apparent drowning. The coroner’s office identified the man as Anson Crandall. Toledo police said the situation started last Saturday when officers were called to the pond for a mis...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - One of Laredo’s Women, Infants and Children nutrition clinics will permanently close Aug. 1, the city health department announced. More than 20,000 women rely on WIC across Laredo, and those who use the Pinder Avenue location will need to seek services elsewhere.The La Ladri...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The Laredo A&M Mother’s Club is inviting families with students heading to Texas A&M University this fall to its annual Howdy Party 2026. The event is set for Thursday, July 23, at 5:30 p.m. at IBC Bank on Jacaman Road.RSVPs are due by Friday, July 17, at 5 p.m.The event is ...
BRUCETON MILLS, W.Va. (WDTV/Gray News) — A woman is accused of abusing an 8-year-old girl and not seeking medical treatment for the child after she ingested bleach at a West Virginia campground.The girl remains in critical condition at a local hospital.Court documents show that the 8-year-old gir...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo Animal Care Services (LACS) and the Laredo Fire Department are hosting a National Pet Fire Safety Day class.The class is scheduled for July 15 at 2 p.m. at LACS, 5202 Maher Ave.Organizers said pets accidentally start 1,000 home fires every year. The class will cover t...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A stabbing in downtown Laredo on July 15 sent three people to the hospital, including the suspect, according to the Laredo Police Department.The incident occurred just before 7 a.m. near 1000 Lincoln St. Police said all injuries are non-life-threatening. Streets in the area ...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico made a stop in Laredo on July 14 as part of his “Frontera Tour,” a campaign swing along the 750-mile Texas-Mexico border from El Paso to the Rio Grande Valley.Talarico’s Laredo schedule included a conference on tariffs and port...
(Gray News) - The Mega Millions jackpot is now the tenth-largest prize in Mega Millions history after no winner was drawn Tuesday.No ticket matched all six numbers drawn Tuesday night: 2, 4, 10, 48 and 56, and the gold Mega Ball, 22.The jackpot now stands at $672 million, with a cash option of $2...
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Slow-moving storms with heavy rain were drenching a large swath of South Texas on Wednesday, spawning a tornado in San Antonio a day after downpours washed out roads and farmland and led to dozens of high-water rescues in the region.The National Weather Service said a tornado...
ST. LOUIS (KMOV/Gray News) - A mother is facing charges in the death of her 2-year-old child who authorities said died from a fentanyl overdose.Akia Pope, 29, is charged with first-degree endangering the welfare of a child, according to court records.On Dec. 30, 2025, Pope took her 2-year-old to ...
ORLANDO, Fla. (Gray News) - The United States Marshals Service, Osceola County Sheriff’s Office and other Florida law enforcement agencies arrested 126 people in Osceola County, Florida.During Operation Silver Spur, which ran between June 1 and June 30, arrests were made for registration violatio...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Rain chances will increase today, with the potential for locally heavy rainfall. Low to medium rain chances today (20-50%).Highs this afternoon in the mid 90s.Tonight will once again be mostly cloudy and warm. There is a low (20-50%) chance of showers and thunderstorms. The ...
AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA/Gray News) - A 17-year-old high school graduate collapsed on a trip to Thailand, where doctors found a severe brain hemorrhage that required two emergency surgeries.Thalia, 17, had just graduated from Tascosa High School and was on a trip to Thailand before beginning a caree...
PICKENS COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC/Gray News) - Authorities in Alabama say a man is in custody after he was connected to the alleged double murder of a husband and wife who were found dead in their home.The Pickens County Sheriff’s Office says 46-year-old George Birmingham was taken into custody during a...
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - A bipartisan group of senators is advancing legislation that would impose sanctions on purchasers of Russian oil, with supporters saying the bill honors the late Sen. Lindsey Graham and aims to hold Vladimir Putin accountable.Graham, a Republican from South Carolina, secure...
(Gray News) - Nearly 40 years after a young mother was beaten to death in her home, authorities in Florida said a single phone call led to an arrest.On Dec. 28, 1987, at 4:40 a.m., police responded to a call reporting a dead person at a home. That is where they found 20-year-old Melisa Ellison ly...
SAN DIEGO (Gray News) - A man was arraigned in federal court Monday for allegedly using a sophisticated underground tunnel to move drugs into the U.S. from Mexico that was discovered in 2022. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Genaro Lopez, 54, was a powerful drug trafficker who was operati...
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) -Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh told House lawmakers on Tuesday that the central bank is going to make high inflation “a thing of the past,” in his first appearance before Congress since taking on the role.“If we get policy right, and I can assure you we will, the infla...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Following a series of deadly shootings during immigration enforcement operations across the country, the Department of Homeland Security temporarily ordered ICE officers to stop pursuing people in vehicles. The suspension is nationwide, and ICE has not said how long the susp...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A weak wind shift boundary is stationary nearby to our north and west. An upper level low will move southwest from central Texas into northern Mexico during tonight, Wednesday and Thursday. With a very moist atmosphere, heavy rains will likely occur along and north and west ...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers seized more than 137 pounds of liquid methamphetamine at the Laredo port of entry.Officers referred two Mexican citizens to secondary inspection after they attempted to cross into the United States in a pickup truck. A vehicl...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Gov. Greg Abbott declared a state of disaster Tuesday, July 14, for 59 Texas counties, including Webb and Zapata counties, as severe storms and dangerous flash flooding continue to threaten parts of the state.The disaster declaration allows the rapid deployment of state reso...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The Laredo Police Department (LPD) said Monday, July 13, that three people were attacked, treated and taken to the hospital after a bee swarm near the intersection of Illinois Street and Hawaii Circle in central Laredo.LPD issued a bee swarm advisory about 8 p.m. after respo...
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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Spain’s defensive prowess and swagger were just too much for an attacking trio led by France great Kylian Mbappé, and just enough to get the 2010 champions into another World Cup final.The Spanish team managed a record sixth shutout in seven games so far, winning 2-0 in th...
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. (KMOV/Gray News) — A 16-year-old girl was found shot to death in a Missouri home over the weekend.Gabbriana Boyster’s body was found Saturday afternoon in a home near Hillsboro, about 45 minutes southwest of St. Louis.Investigators said she was shot in the head.Jefferson Cou...
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (KMOV/Gray News) — Two teenagers in Illinois are suspected of shooting seven family members, killing five of them and critically injuring two others.The shootings happened Sunday in East St. Louis across three locations, including Jones Park and the Samuel Gompers public hous...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The Laredo Immigrant Alliance is speaking out in response to a series of deadly immigration enforcement incidents across the country, condemning the incidents and calling for greater accountability.Max Prado, an organizer with the group, said the deaths are tragic. Prado sai...
GRAFTON, N.D. (KVLY/Gray News) - Two families are suing a hospital in North Dakota, alleging staff switched two newborns at birth more than 36 years ago.The complaint was filed July 7 in Walsh County District Court, naming Christian Unity Hospital Corporation, doing business as Unity Medical Cent...
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