NEW YORK (AP) — Frank Beard, the drummer for the Texas boogie-rock trio ZZ Top who kept the tempo for the band’s biggest hits like “Sharp Dressed Man,” “Legs” and “Gimme All Your Lovin,’” has died. He was 77. Beard was in hospice care when he died Tuesday at his ranch in Richmond, Texas, with fam...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A former Webb County Tax Office employee and three other people have been indicted in an alleged vehicle title fraud scheme to avoid paying state taxes. Anabell Rivera, a former employee of the Webb County Tax Assessor’s Office, was formally indicted by a We...
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HONOLULU ( KHNL /Gray News) - Hawaii Volcanoes National Park confirmed this week that the beloved Holei Sea Arch has collapsed. According to the park, the collapse happened Sunday on Hawaii Island. Park officials said the impressive sea arch was cut into the cliff of an ancient l...
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ROCK ISLAND, Ill. ( KWQC /Gray News) - An unlicensed home-based catering business in Illinois has been ordered to cease operations after dozens of people were sickened at a football team dinner. According to the Rock Island Health Department, it was notified of a foodborne illnes...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The deadline to register to vote in Webb County is Monday, Oct. 5. Texas does not allow residents to register to vote completely online. Voters can check their registration status on the Texas Secretary of State portal. New applications must be postmarked by...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A 27-year-old woman faces multiple felony charges after police say she tried to bribe an officer during an arrest in Laredo. The incident started early Thursday morning, Oct. 1, on Candlewood Road, where officers found Cassandra Chavez banging on someone’s f...
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MESA, Ariz. ( KPHO /Gray News) — A professional boxer is facing a first-degree murder charge after police say he beat and killed his girlfriend’s 2-year-old son and abused his own 1-year-old child. Mesa police said the situation started Tuesday when paramedics responded to an apa...
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( InvestigateTV ) — A crash can change a life in seconds and in many American cars, a safety feature designed to keep front-seat passengers from hitting each other is still missing. Plus, when deadly crashes keep happening, families want more than promises — they want safer stree...
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - President Donald Trump will travel to Vandalia, Ohio, Saturday to campaign for Republican Sen. Jon Husted and gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. The visit comes as new polling shows Democrat Sherrod Brown leading Husted by 8 points, according to Maris...
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(Gray News) - A mother in Pennsylvania is accused of allowing her 7-year-old daughter’s teeth to decay so badly that the girl could not eat solid food or live without pain. Maria Lopez-Paz, 39, was charged with endangering the welfare of a child. On Sept. 10, Scranton police resp...
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PORTLAND, Ore. ( KPTV /Gray News) - The Portland Trail Blazers have fired newly hired play-by-play broadcaster Braiden Bell. According to a statement from the team, Bell’s termination stemmed from social media posts that violated team and league policies about racist, sexist and ...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Every October, communities nationwide mark National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual campaign dedicated to educating the public about early detection, honoring survivors, and funding research to find a cure. Across the country, advocacy groups, healt...
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - This story proves something good can grow in the harshest of environments – and it’s help nourishes more than just the people who plant it. Connor Trett takes us to Missouri where people are turning over a new leaf, literally....
