LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Webb County leaders announced a public town hall to address the New World screwworm, one day before the parasite was confirmed in Starr County . The meeting is scheduled for Aug. 18 at the Laredo ISD Performing Arts Center on San Bernardo Avenue. Doors open at 10 a.m., and p...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A chase involving law enforcement came to an end on Masterson Road in south Laredo on July 20, according to reports. The Laredo Police Department confirmed the incident involved Border Patrol and said it had no additional details. Further information will be published as it ...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo’s American Little League Senior Division team is headed to the World Series in South Carolina after defeating Victoria (Texas East) 4-3 July 20 in the championship game of the 2026 Southwest Regional Senior League Tournament. The Laredo team, made up of high schoolers...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - River levels dropped after the Rio Grande reached a peak of 18 feet on Sunday, July 19, leaving multiple large buoys stranded along Laredo’s riverbank and prompting city officials to shift focus to cleanup and recovery. Nuevo Laredoans expressed concern over the rising water...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. ( WMC /Gray News) - A Tennessee toddler was found dead Monday morning after he was taken by his biological father without permission. Memphis police said the boy’s father was taken into custody while officers continued to investigate what led up to 3-year-old Joseph Martinez’s deat...
POLK COUNTY, Neb. ( KSNB /Gray News) - A central Nebraska coach and former educator died in a crash Monday, officials said. Polk County Sheriff Dwaine Ladwig said the crash happened just after 6 a.m. on Highway 92, about 8 miles west of Osceola. Polk County dispatch received a 911 call about a pi...
ODESSA, Texas ( KOSA /Gray News) - Odessa police are working to identify a man found dead inside a clothes donation box last Friday at 8th Street and Coleman Avenue. Investigators say no signs of foul play were found. An autopsy has been ordered. Neighbor noticed odor weeks before discovery A nei...
ANDERSON COUNTY, S.C. ( FOX Carolina /Gray News) - Officials in South Carolina released the name of the person who was killed in an early morning house fire on Sunday. The Anderson County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as 73-year-old Jerry Martin Ellis. Anderson County 911 received a call...
NEW YORK (AP) — A former U.S. Army soldier toting an anti-ICE sign set off fireworks, lit a fire and shot a pellet gun Monday morning outside a Manhattan federal office building, injuring three people before security officers subdued him, authorities said. Andrew Arrabaca, 43, went to the buildin...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A hot airmass is parked above south Texas. The air 2,000 feet above the ground is dry, and stirs in with daytime heating, lowering afternoon humidity. A tropical depression in the eastern gulf may dissipate over southern Louisiana midweek. The remains of it’s upper level cir...
GREENVILLE, N.C. ( WITN /Gray News) - A man is facing multiple charges after court documents show he assaulted and injured a nurse. 64-year-old Reginald Jones was arrested on Thursday. Warrants stated that on Monday, while Jones was a patient at ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville, he yelled ...
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - The Pentagon has identified two U.S. service members killed in Iranian missile and drone attacks on a military base in Jordan, as the number of American troops killed since the start of the war with Iran has climbed to 17. The Department of Defense said 1st Lt. Tyler James ...
PICKENS COUNTY, S.C. ( FOX Carolina /Gray News) - Police in South Carolina said an employee at a Christian school was arrested on charges of soliciting a minor. According to the Easley Police Department, Heather Nichole Hill was arrested Friday. Police said Hill was charged with criminal solicita...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - In just a few weeks, students will be headed back to the classroom to start a new school year. Teachers have already started to report to their classrooms and last minute preparations are occurring. Each school district starts on different dates. August 10 Laredo I-S-D, the ...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - “We are playing in the circumstances they played Thursday and we did too but there is one difference you guys are better lets show them on the field” That was Head Coach Johnny Ibarra’s message before the Laredo Heat jumped on to the field on Saturday for their playoff match...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The Area Health Education Center (AHEC) held its second annual press conference, 5K run and wellness fair at Laredo City Hall July 20, with a focus on mental health resources and the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. Leaders said suicide deaths in the area are down 25 percent...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo police arrested 60-year-old Sergio Cano on July 18, for a theft of service charge, a state jail felony. The charge stems from a report filed May 13, when a transportation broker went to the Laredo Police Department and said he had been hired by a company and had commu...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A 24-year-old Laredo man has been charged with injury to an elderly person after police say he attacked a 93-year-old at a local emergency room. Daniel Alderete is accused of beating the elderly victim while the victim was seated on a hospital bed at a Laredo emergency room ...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A water pipe break that flooded Webb County’s main administration building is continuing to disrupt county services, including pushing back the deadline for a housing assistance program. The pipe burst on July 5 on the third floor of the Webb County Billy Hall Building, dama...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Floodwaters swept buoys from the riverbanks in Eagle Pass and dislodged others that had already been placed in the Rio Grande, prompting concern among Laredo leaders and advocates over rising water levels. Mayor Dr. Victor Trevino said the city has no information or reports ...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Two months after six migrants were found dead inside a boxcar at the Union Pacific rail yard in north Laredo, KGNS+ Telenoticias is taking a closer look at the tragedy. The special, titled “Tragedia Migrante,” examines the circumstances surrounding the deaths and what author...
GOLDSBORO, N.C. ( WITN /Gray News) - A pickup truck and a piece of automobile history crashed Monday morning in eastern North Carolina, hurting three people. The crash involved a 1926 Ford Model T and a Chevrolet pickup truck in Goldsboro, police said. Three people were taken to a hospital for ca...
GALLATIN, Tenn. ( WSMV /Gray News) — Signs designating part of a roadway in Tennessee as the Charlie Kirk Memorial Highway are being moved after Vietnam veterans voiced concerns. Sumner County Commissioner Jeremy Mansfield said the signs were installed on a stretch of State Route 386 long known a...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. ( KCTV /Gray News) - A 5th-grade girl from Kansas died days after she and her family were involved in a crash while traveling to a soccer tournament in Nashville. The family was driving to a Nashville soccer tournament, according to a GoFundMe St. Ann Catholic School identified t...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) -The World Trade Bridge reopened after dozens of large buoys broke free upstream over the weekend and traveled down the Rio Grande, forcing a temporary closure . Mayor Victor Treviño said the river has dropped significantly and is now sitting at just over five feet. Federal cr...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Webb County leaders announced a public town hall to address the New World screwworm, one day before the parasite was confirmed in Starr County . The meeting is scheduled for Aug. 18 at the Laredo ISD Performing Arts Center on San Bernardo Avenue. Doors open at 10 a.m., and p...
Pembroke Pines, Florida ( InvestigateTV ) — Anytime she hears a plane engine overhead — no matter where she is — the sound stops Megan Bishop in her tracks. Standing in the South Florida sun, scanning the sky for the source of the recognizable hum, Bishop said it’s been that way for the last five...
TUCSON, Ariz. ( 13 News /Gray News) - The suspect in a mass shooting in downtown Tucson Sunday morning has been identified. According to records, 21-year-old David Leroy French is facing charges of aggravated assault with a firearm and aggravated assault involving serious injury. The Tucson Polic...
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (Gray News) - Rev. Al Sharpton said a large reward will be offered to anyone who provides more information in the death of Nolan Wells, the 18-year-old who died during a July 4 trip to an island with friends. Sharpton made the announcement during Wells’ funeral Monday. “I wan...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. ( WMC /Gray News) - The mother accused of shooting a man to death after finding him in her daughter’s bedroom appeared in a Tennessee court Monday morning. On July 16, 36-year-old Kendra Scott was taken into custody after a man was found dead at the scene of a shooting in the Walke...
( InvestigateTV ) — A new WalletHub survey finds high gas prices are reshaping summer travel for a majority of Americans, with 59 percent saying transportation costs have affected their plans and 51 percent planning to spend less than last year. John Kiernan, managing editor at WalletHub, said th...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo ISD is hosting a back-to-school fair and style show Tuesday, July 21, at 3 p.m. at the LISD Performing Arts Complex. The event is open to all LISD families and will feature free school supplies, LISD backpacks for students who are present, immunizations, vaccines and ...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The City of Laredo is asking residents to weigh in on the future of Laredo International Airport at a public workshop. The airport is hosting its first public workshop on Tuesday, July 21, for its long-range master plan, a roadmap intended to guide future improvements and ex...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo College is hosting its third annual Flamenco Fest from Tuesday, July 28, through Friday, July 31, with a culminating performance on Saturday, Aug. 1. The event includes workshops open to the public and free participation for LC students. The four-day workshop series o...
WASHINGTON (Gray News/AP) — President Donald Trump shared a photo of Vice President JD Vance’s new baby. Trump shared a photo on Truth Social of the newborn, Alec Neel Vance, taken at the hospital with two older siblings. “Congratulations! A perfect baby boy for the wonderful Vance family,” Trump...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) -The City of Laredo will resume normal commercial operations at the World Trade Bridge on Monday, July 20, 2026, following the removal of a floating debris hazard from the Rio Grande.Mayor Dr. Victor D. Treviño lifted the temporary emergency suspension after the debris was suc...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Halloween festivities come early this year with Teen Summerween Week at the Laredo Public Library. The event runs from Monday, July 20, through Thursday, July 23, featuring a different activity each day for students in grades fifth through 12. Activities will include Game Da...
ATLANTA ( Atlanta News First /Gray News) — Fairlife has stopped producing milk in the United States after it was hit by a ransomware attack, Coca-Cola announced Thursday. Fairlife identified “unauthorized access by a third party to a portion of its systems, including its production-related system...
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