LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Webb County now owns the Casa Blanca Ballroom on Highway 59. Commissioners say no final use is set, but Tax Assessor-Collector Patricia Barrera fears her office will be relocated there. Barrera voiced her concerns again to Commissioners Court on Oct. 13, continuing a fight s...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Two men were shot on South New York in Laredo, according to a preliminary update from the Laredo Police Department on Oct. 21. Police said both victims sustained gunshot wounds. A preliminary medical evaluation indicates the injuries are non-life-threatening...
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VAN ZANDT COUNTY, Texas ( KLTV /Gray News) - A sheriff’s deputy was killed and a police officer was injured late Tuesday during a warrant service that ended in a shootout, authorities said. County Court at Law Judge Joshua Wintters confirmed the deputy killed was Adam Sherifi. A ...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo police responded to a reported shooting near New York Avenue and Tinaja on Oct. 21. Laredo police reported the shooting at 6:32 p.m. At least one person was injured, police said. Information is preliminary. LPD said that as of 6:48 p.m., New York and ...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A band of moist air in the lower potion of the atmosphere is moving west from the western gulf into south Texas. This will bring more humid air, mainly cloudy skies, and a slight chance of a scattered shower Thursday. Drier air will follow Friday with warm t...
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HOBBS, New Mexico. ( KCBD /Gray News) - A 13-year-old in New Mexico is accused of shooting a teacher outside a middle school, according to authorities. Ryker Teel is facing charges of aggravated assault and tampering with evidence, among others. Just before 11:40 a.m. on Sept 25,...
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BEND, Ore. ( KPTV /Gray News) - Becky Drury, a teacher who was shot at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend last week, shared a message Wednesday about what she remembers from that day. “I’d like to share my memories of what happened at Silver Rail Elementary because I want to m...
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - President Donald Trump is rolling out a new $8 billion farming package to provide one-time relief payments to farmers facing rising fertilizer and diesel costs. The announcement comes ahead of another $26 billion bailout. $12 billion was distributed earlier...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A 38-year-old man was arrested on charges including driving while intoxicated with a child passenger after a crash at East Gustavus Street and Tilden Avenue on Oct. 16, according to Laredo police. Police responded to the crash around 4 p.m. The driver of a 2...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - New mobility equipment at Laredo’s Haynes Recreation Center is giving residents with limited mobility greater access to aqua aerobics classes. City staff at Haynes introduced a PVC walker and wheelchair built for pool use, marking Laredo’s first city-provide...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Webb County voters are closing in on a milestone after the first few days of early voting , with nearly 10,000 ballots cast. On the third day of early voting, Oct. 21, voters turned out at some of the area’s most popular voting locations, including the Lared...
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LAFAYETTE PARISH, La. (Gray News) - A sheriff’s deputy is being credited with rescuing a nonverbal child who had wandered into a Louisiana pond. Body-camera video of the rescue was shared on social media. On the evening of Sept. 6, Lafayette Parish sheriff’s deputies responded to...
