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Updated: Jul. 11, 2020 at 12:52 PM CDT
|By Justin Reyes
The coronavirus has claimed a few more lives in the Laredo-Webb County area putting our death toll at 43.
Updated: Jul. 10, 2020 at 11:13 PM CDT
As of Friday's media briefing, Laredo Medical Center is at 100 percent capacity in the COVID intensive care unit with 20 patients in 20 beds.
Updated: Jul. 10, 2020 at 10:35 PM CDT
Along with Regent Care, the additional two nursing homes were quarantined for also having positive cases of COVID-19 inside the home.
Updated: Jul. 10, 2020 at 10:37 PM CDT
Doctor Trevino pointed out that these are not normal circumstances, and with Regent Care under an official quarantine, the Health Department steps in to make the decision if a resident can leave.
Updated: Jul. 10, 2020 at 9:20 PM CDT
The Food and Drug Administration adds five more products to the list of hand sanitizers that contain methanol, a substance that can be toxic when absorbed through the skin or swallowed.
Updated: Jul. 10, 2020 at 8:25 PM CDT
An increasingly hot and increasingly dry airmass lies above our shallow layer of humid gulf air.
FEATURES
Updated: Jul. 10, 2020 at 7:08 PM CDT
A local superintendent speaks out on social media regarding concerns about the reopening of schools in August.
Updated: Jul. 10, 2020 at 6:17 PM CDT
With the new school year exactly one month away, one local educator is concerned about how that might look like come August.
Updated: Jul. 10, 2020 at 5:51 PM CDT
Laredo Medical Center distributed care packages in a drive by parade Thursday morning.
Updated: Jul. 10, 2020 at 11:58 AM CDT
As part of the order, all local schools shall reopen through virtual, remote, or distance learning only.
Updated: Jul. 10, 2020 at 8:38 AM CDT
A local doctor has been at the frontlines of treating patients since the start of the pandemic has tested positive for COVID-19.
Updated: Jul. 10, 2020 at 7:47 AM CDT
An anonymous tip to the Webb County Sheriff's Office leads to the discovery of 67 pounds of marijuana.
Updated: Jul. 10, 2020 at 7:07 AM CDT
This is the full KGNS News Today show for July 10th, 2020.
Updated: Jul. 10, 2020 at 5:13 AM CDT
|By Justin Reyes
Get ready to crank up the AC because we are expecting a very hot and humid weekend!
Updated: Jul. 9, 2020 at 11:23 PM CDT
The state is already sending personnel to help, but once all those resources are maxed out, the city must established a field hospital to help with the overflow.
Updated: Jul. 9, 2020 at 10:13 PM CDT
A recent death of a local nursing home resident has shed some light on not only how vulnerable this population is, but how quickly a very contagious virus such as COVID-19 can spread and become deadly.
Updated: Jul. 9, 2020 at 9:31 PM CDT
The Laredo Health Authority Doctor Victor Trevino has released a local order mandating the closure of schools until the COVID-19 infection gets under control.
Updated: Jul. 9, 2020 at 8:06 PM CDT
A grand jury decides to indict Samuel Enrique Lopez, who is accused of committing the murders of a family of four earlier this year.
Updated: Jul. 9, 2020 at 7:45 PM CDT
More than 8,000 people have come out to vote during early voting.
Updated: Jul. 9, 2020 at 6:57 PM CDT
As the death toll continues to rise in Nuevo Laredo, the city’s Health Department is creating a new site where they will only bury people who died from COVID-19.
Updated: Jul. 9, 2020 at 6:20 PM CDT
On Wednesday’s media briefing, Investigator Joe Baeza said it’s adults, not just teens who are recently seen violating the curfew rule.
Updated: Jul. 8, 2020 at 11:20 PM CDT
This brings the total death toll now to 38 lives lost to COVID-19 in Laredo and the Webb County area.
Updated: Jul. 9, 2020 at 1:01 PM CDT
A Nuevo Laredo resident who was battling COVID-19 succumbed to the virus right outside an area hospital.
Updated: Jul. 9, 2020 at 11:36 AM CDT
|By Justin Reyes
An alleged drug smuggler posing as a golfer is caught by Border Patrol trying to drive a load of illegal narcotics into the country.
Updated: Jul. 9, 2020 at 10:25 AM CDT
Although the plans for the upcoming school year are still up in the air, UISD says it is planning on distributing state of the art technology for students in need.
Updated: Jul. 9, 2020 at 8:27 AM CDT
|By Justin Reyes
The Webb County Sheriff’s Office will continue to move forward in maintaining compliance for the safety of everyone who enters the jail.
Updated: Jul. 9, 2020 at 7:57 AM CDT
This is the full KGNS News Today show for July 9th, 2020.
Updated: Jul. 9, 2020 at 6:47 AM CDT
Border Patrol agents rescue a couple of illegal immigrants who were in dire need of medical assistance.