WEBB COUNTY, Tex. (KGNS) - A 55-year-old man was arrested after Webb County Sheriff’s Office investigators recovered 2.65 pounds of cocaine from a home in Laredo.The Webb County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit executed a search warrant at a home on the 600 block of E. Taylor St. on June 29 as par...
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LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo police found no weapons and made no arrests after receiving a tip about a person armed with a gun at a residence on Market St.Shortly before noon on Tuesday, June 30, the Laredo Police Department received a call from a third-party law enforcement agency reporting that...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Fans in Laredo are gearing up for Mexico’s World Cup matchup against Ecuador, with green, white, and red jerseys on display across the community ahead of an 8 p.m. kickoff.For many Laredoans, the match carries significance beyond the sport. Residents said Mexico’s run in the...
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - In a closely watched decision, the Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down President Trump’s Executive Order from his first day in office. The order would have banned birthright citizenship for the children of undocumented immigrants and some temporary foreign visitors. Nearly...
ST. CLAIR COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC/Gray News) - Alabama authorities say a prosecutor has been found dead after falling in the lake during a boat race. According to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, 64-year-old William “Bill” R. North was serving as a spotter for the Pell City Sail Club when he fell i...
WEBB COUNTY, Tex. (KGNS) - A 55-year-old man was arrested after Webb County Sheriff’s Office investigators recovered 2.65 pounds of cocaine from a home in Laredo.The Webb County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit executed a search warrant at a home on the 600 block of E. Taylor St. on June 29 as par...
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - The man accused of killing two Israeli Embassy staffers outside the Capital Jewish Museum appeared in court Tuesday for a status hearing, as attorneys debated his confinement conditions and a trial date remained unset.Elias Rodriguez entered the hearing unshackled and weari...
PLANTATION, Fla. (Gray News) - A father in Florida forgot his 18-month-old son in the backseat and later found him dead during daycare pickup, according to reports.Plantation officers were called to A World of Discovery Academy shortly after 5:30 p.m., when they received a “report of a deceased c...
(Gray News) – Actor Michael Byrne, best known for his role as the villain in “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade,” died June 20, according to several reports. He was 82. The Guardian was first to report his death, but no cause was stated. Byrne was also known for his work in the films “Braveheart...
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WSMV/Gray News) - A Tennessee Christian school will have to pay thousands of dollars to a student it reportedly prevented from graduating.Morgan Armstrong, who was a senior, sued Tennessee Christian Preparatory School after she said the school banned her from graduation last yea...
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - President Donald Trump will join lawmaker and other dignitaries Wednesday for the dedication of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota, celebrating the life and conservation legacy of the nation’s 26th president.The opening comes as the United States ma...
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - The Supreme Court on Monday handed down a significant Fourth Amendment ruling that strengthens constitutional protections for Americans’ cellphone location data.In a 6-3 decision, the justices determined that when police obtain a person’s stored location history from a comp...
(InvestigateTV) — Back-to-school shopping is no longer just about picking up pencils and notebooks, it’s also other supplies.Cherry Dale, vice president of financial education at Virginia Credit Union, said school costs can vary depending on a child’s age and interests — and that new shoes and cl...
(Gray News) - Rescue workers pulled a 3-year-old child from the rubble in Caracas on Tuesday, six days after devastating twin earthquakes hit Venezuela.Footage released by the Jordan Civil Defense showed emergency personnel freeing the 3-year-old child who had been trapped under debris.They cheer...
GLENDALE, Ariz. (KPHO/Gray News) — A 27-year-old was among three wildland firefighters killed over the weekend while battling a large fire close to the Utah-Colorado border.Their deaths have renewed questions about the safety of fire emergency shelters and the equipment deployed before they died....
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo Police Department vehicles and officers were on the scene near Market St. and New York Ave., along with Laredo Fire Department officials.LPD was also seen deploying drones in the area.A KGNS crew reported the police presence on Tuesday, June 30, just after noon.No add...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Two job fairs are scheduled for area residents looking for work, offering opportunities in the energy and warehousing industries, according to Workforce Solutions.Orlando Gonzalez with Workforce Solutions provided details on both events.LEG Team On-Site Job Fair is set for W...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - City of Laredo administrative offices will be closed Friday, July 3, in observance of Independence Day. All services are scheduled to resume normal operations Monday, July 6, 2026.Garbage collection will proceed as normal Friday, July 3, with no changes to the regular schedu...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The Laredo Police Department will hold a Hero Recognition Ceremony to honor the officers and citizens who responded to a recent plane crash in the city.The ceremony is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 30, at LPD Headquarters, located at 4712 Maher Ave. State Sen. Ju...
(Aging Untold) — In this episode of Aging Untold, we examine the shift many people feel in their 70s, when priorities change and living with purpose takes on new meaning. Plus: how constipation affects the body and safe ways to find relief. Then the meal-frequency myth — what science really says ...
(Gray News) - LeBron James and the Lakers are done after eight seasons, according to multiple reports.According to ESPN, the 41-year-old NBA star informed the Los Angeles Lakers that the franchise can move on without him because he will play elsewhere during the 2026-2027 season.James spent the p...
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE/Gray News) - A man named Santa Claus was among 11 people arrested in an undercover sting targeting alleged child predators.The Kenner Police Department announced the arrest of 75-year-old Claus on Monday.The department said 11 suspects were arrested and 10 others remain wanted o...
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/Gray News) - A tip from a good Samaritan led to the U.S. Coast Guard recovering a package containing 50 pounds of marijuana from the Gulf last week.The U.S. Coast Guard Station Panama City said it received a notification at about 1 p.m. June 26, from the Florida Fish and W...
PORTLAND, Ore. (Aging Untold) — Portland International Airport is home to a volunteer music program that places live piano performances throughout its terminals, offering travelers a break from the noise and stress of air travel. A program born from tragedy The program began in the aftermath of t...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The Laredo Animal Protective Society (LAPS) is reminding pet owners of its microchip service hours.The service is available Wednesday through Friday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at 2500 Gonzalez St.For $20, pet owners can have their animals microchipped, providing a per...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - United ISD has announced the promotion of Dr. Sophia Lorraine Vasquez Scruggs as the new principal of Veterans Memorial Elementary School.Scruggs has served UISD for more than a decade, most recently as assistant principal at Freedom Elementary.She earned her doctorate in ed...
(Gray News/AP) - U.S. gasoline prices decreased by an average of 49 cents a gallon in the last month as expectations rose for an end to the war with Iran. But they’re not falling fast enough for President Donald Trump.“Gasoline Retailers must get their Prices down, IMMEDIATELY! They’re too high c...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a broad conception of birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump’s executive order declaring that children born to people who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens.The justices relied on a lo...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Aging Untold) — The popular belief that eating five to six small meals a day leads to greater weight loss is not supported by the evidence, according to an endocrinologist at Vanderbilt University. Dr. Anna Beth Bradley said that when people consume the same calories and macronu...
(Aging Untold) — Constipation is one of those topics nobody wants to bring up at the dinner table — yet it affects far more people than you might expect. About 16 out of 100 adults deal with it regularly, and that number climbs to roughly 33 out of 100 for people 60 and older, according to the Na...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Sunny and humid today, with high temperatures mid to upper 90s for all of South Texas. Heat index values will be around 100-110°F. Warm and muggy night with lows in the mid 70s -80s. There is a low chance (10-20%) of rain Thursday/ Friday and Sunday/Monday . The Dog Days of ...
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX/Gray News) - A man was arrested after he allegedly solicited minors for sex acts at a hotel Friday.The mother of a teenager who was in town for a football tournament told College Station police her son and several teammates were approached in an elevator by an intoxic...
(Aging Untold) — For many people, turning 70 marks something unexpected: not a slowdown, but a release. The pressure to prove, perform and please others begins to lift — and in its place comes clarity, purpose and a kind of freedom that earlier decades rarely allow, according to the Aging Untold ...
(Gray News) – Daveigh Chase, the actress who voiced Lilo in the beloved 2002 Disney film “Lilo & Stitch,” died of AIDS, according to the medical examiner’s office.Chase, 35, whose legal name was Daveigh Schwallier, died at a hospital June 16.“Chronic polysubstance use” was also listed as a contri...
JANESVILLE, Wis. (WMTV/Gray News) - A pair of Wisconsin parents are facing charges after their 1-year-old child drowned in the bathtub while the mother allegedly scrolled social media.The Rock County Sheriff’s Office received a report June 13 of a child that was not breathing and had possibly dro...
LANETT, Ala. (WTVM/Gray News) - Authorities in Alabama believe a man strangled his girlfriend then died of a heart attack while disposing of her body in a wooded area.Jessica Folds, 47, and her boyfriend, 44-year-old Daniel Robbins, were found dead June 10 in a wooded area in Lanett. Chambers Cou...
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC/Gray News) - An Alabama father who drowned while trying to save his children is being remembered as a happy man who put family and faith first.Israel Manual Montecino-Navarro, 35, drowned Sunday afternoon while trying to save several of his children from the Cahaba Ri...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A Mexican national has pleaded guilty to his role in a deadly stash house case in which one migrant died and 32 others were held in dangerous conditions.Cruz Alberto de la Garza pleaded guilty to holding 32 undocumented immigrants under conditions that resulted in one person...
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IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — U.S. captain Tim Ream says his teammates all recognize the golden opportunity in front of them to make their nation’s best World Cup run in their home tournament over the following days — and hopefully weeks.Yet instead of feeling amplified pressure under the raised expectat...
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Local and state officials are outlining steps to prevent New World Screwworm from spreading after Jim Hogg County and Nuevo Laredo confirmed cases over the weekend.Webb County Commissioner for Precinct 1 Jesse Gonzalez said the county is staying ready even though no cases ha...
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