Brenda Camacho
Anchor / Reporter / Senior Producer
Laredo, TX
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Brenda Camacho graduated from Alexander High School, Class of 2012. She then went to Laredo Community College for two years, then transferred to Texas State University where she graduated with her Bachelor’s Degree in 2016.
After graduating, Brenda joined the KGNS Team as an Associate Producer and then worked her way up to an Anchor/ Reporter/ Senior Producer. You can catch Brenda anchoring the KGNS News Early Edition at 5 p.m. every Wednesday through Friday and on the weekends for the KGNS News Weekend Edition at 5 p.m. and 10 p.m.
Brenda is grateful for the opportunity to inform the Laredo/Webb County community on what’s happening in the area.
You can follow Brenda on Facebook by clicking on the Facebook link above.
Updated: May. 26, 2022 at 6:15 PM CDT
|By Brenda Camacho
Webb County Elections Administrator Jose Luis Castillo says on Tuesday, they did experience some issues with technology and ran out of ballots at one or two locations, but the issues were resolved immediately.
Updated: May. 25, 2022 at 10:07 AM CDT
|By Justin Reyes and Brenda Camacho
The United Independent School District has reached out to school officials in Uvalde to offer their sympathy and support during this difficult time.
Updated: May. 23, 2022 at 1:31 PM CDT
|By Brenda Camacho
Men wanting to get their own form of contraception now have a chance to do so locally.
Updated: May. 19, 2022 at 4:11 PM CDT
|By Brenda Camacho
A proposal to bring back Laredo College sports fails at the LC Board of Trustees meeting
Updated: May. 18, 2022 at 3:13 PM CDT
|By Brenda Camacho
Next week roughly 1,500 LISD students will walk the plank to receive their diploma.
Updated: May. 17, 2022 at 4:24 PM CDT
|By Brenda Camacho
The city of Laredo is trying to implement a “quiet zone” along the KCS railroad.
Updated: May. 16, 2022 at 10:12 PM CDT
|By Brenda Camacho
The Laredo City Council officially selected Healthcare Management Associates to provide consulting services to the county and city to help bridge any gaps in the local health services sector.
Updated: May. 16, 2022 at 1:15 PM CDT
|By Brenda Camacho
The airport has been without a full-service restaurant for three years as they prepare to expand the facility.
Updated: May. 13, 2022 at 10:16 PM CDT
|By Brenda Camacho
City of Laredo elected officials react to a citizens' group's demand to improve the public water system.
Updated: May. 12, 2022 at 12:14 PM CDT
|By Brenda Camacho
Activists took to the streets of City Hall as they demanded a change to the city’s water.
Updated: May. 10, 2022 at 8:42 PM CDT
|By Brenda Camacho
Workforce Solutions for South Texas is encouraging job seekers to attend their hiring events this month.
Updated: May. 9, 2022 at 5:49 PM CDT
|By Brenda Camacho
In observance of Women Riders Month, a group of female bikers put their pedal to the metal and rolled around the streets of Laredo.
Updated: May. 9, 2022 at 11:15 AM CDT
|By Brenda Camacho
Did you know that when you turn 26, the city and state are no longer required to keep your vaccine records; a fact that not a lot of people are aware of.
Updated: May. 3, 2022 at 3:43 PM CDT
|By Brenda Camacho
Council members who voted against working with the law firm felt that the city needs to work with a local attorney firm.
Updated: May. 3, 2022 at 10:01 AM CDT
|By Brenda Camacho
Private contractors hitting city waterlines is becoming a common occurrence. The City of Laredo is working on putting a stop to this.
Updated: May. 2, 2022 at 3:44 PM CDT
|By Brenda Camacho
Councilmember Ruben Gutierrez Jr. is requesting an explanation on the past three recent water line breaks.
Updated: Apr. 29, 2022 at 10:17 PM CDT
|By Brenda Camacho
The DEA and non-profit SCAN will be collecting unwanted medication on Saturday, April 30th
Updated: Apr. 28, 2022 at 5:42 PM CDT
|By Brenda Camacho
Moderna released results of a clinical trial that found two-doses of its lesser dose shot provided almost the same level of immunity for children as the full vaccine dose for young adults.
Updated: Apr. 27, 2022 at 3:12 PM CDT
|By Brenda Camacho
Nursing students over at Laredo College got a chance to step out of the classrooms and teach others about different topics including hypertension, as well as drug and alcohol abuse.
Updated: Apr. 26, 2022 at 4:01 PM CDT
|By Brenda Camacho
April 26 marks five years since the FBI raided city of Laredo and Webb County offices.
Updated: Apr. 24, 2022 at 11:05 PM CDT
|By Brenda Camacho
A City of Laredo Auditor reveals that a handful of staff at the Utilities Department are not complying with the City of Laredo employment requirements.
Updated: Apr. 24, 2022 at 4:10 PM CDT
|By Brenda Camacho
CBP agents stop a shipment of meth from entering the country.
Updated: Apr. 23, 2022 at 6:39 PM CDT
|By Brenda Camacho
A missing teen lead Zapata County Sheriff's Deputies on a high-speed chase on US Highway 83
Updated: Apr. 23, 2022 at 6:22 PM CDT
|By Brenda Camacho
The young female tiger was removed by Laredo Police and Animal Control from a home in Laredo, Texas.
Updated: Apr. 20, 2022 at 5:13 PM CDT
|By Brenda Camacho
A water line break from a private contractor triggers water interruptions in the Del Mar Hills area.
Updated: Apr. 20, 2022 at 5:07 PM CDT
|By Brenda Camacho
Local middle schoolers awarded “8th Grader of the Month” recognition.
Updated: Apr. 20, 2022 at 1:26 PM CDT
|By Justin Reyes and Brenda Camacho
A local school district is providing some new job opportunities to those looking for employment.
Updated: Apr. 18, 2022 at 11:58 AM CDT
|By Brenda Camacho
The office itself is asking for the interim city manager to contract legal services to help in negotiating a contract with a city service department.
Updated: Apr. 18, 2022 at 9:13 AM CDT
|By Brenda Camacho
Selman took on the role in January after former City Manager Robert Eads turned in his resignation.
Updated: Apr. 16, 2022 at 6:07 PM CDT
|By Brenda Camacho
LPD Reports Vandalism at Concord Hills Park in South Laredo
Updated: Apr. 16, 2022 at 3:56 PM CDT
|By Brenda Camacho
CBP reminds Travelers of Easter Egg Rules
Updated: Apr. 15, 2022 at 11:16 PM CDT
|By Brenda Camacho
Dedrick Lindell Coleman,49, from DeSoto, TX, pleaded guilty to smuggling 95 undocumented people in a tractor-trailer, according to U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.
Updated: Apr. 15, 2022 at 5:53 PM CDT
|By Brenda Camacho and Christian Del Rio
The LISD Board of Trustees vote unanimously to immediately removed former Webb County Precinct 1 Constable Rudy Rodriguez's name from its police department building
Updated: Apr. 10, 2022 at 4:48 PM CDT
|By KGNS Staff and Brenda Camacho
Possible medical examiner found.
Updated: Apr. 10, 2022 at 4:40 PM CDT
|By Brenda Camacho
Laredo Police are warning residents of a new scam in town
Updated: Apr. 10, 2022 at 4:07 PM CDT
|By KGNS Staff and Brenda Camacho
Watch allegedly sold for 1/5th the value.
Updated: Apr. 10, 2022 at 4:05 PM CDT
|By Brenda Camacho
Extreme drought conditions in Webb County has prompted the Emergency Management Department to submit a request to Commissioners Court for a 90 day Burn Ban.
Updated: Apr. 10, 2022 at 3:02 PM CDT
|By Brenda Camacho
Residents living in the South Texas region are put under a Red Flag Warning.
Updated: Apr. 7, 2022 at 2:53 PM CDT
|By Brenda Camacho
An attorney representing the family of a man who lost his life in a fatal car accident on Loop 20 is asking for help.
Updated: Apr. 7, 2022 at 11:06 AM CDT
|By Brenda Camacho
Police are searching for a man accused of stealing electronics from a retail store.
Updated: Apr. 4, 2022 at 12:45 PM CDT
|By Brenda Camacho
The expansion project would add eight additional lanes to world trade bridge four going into Mexico and three coming into the United States.
Updated: Apr. 4, 2022 at 11:09 AM CDT
|By Brenda Camacho
Borundo-Firth said she was resigning in order to clear the way for the appointment of a permanent city attorney approved by a majority of council members.
Updated: Apr. 2, 2022 at 11:03 PM CDT
|By Brenda Camacho
Sealed Court Documents Possibly Linked to a Former Webb County Constable
Updated: Apr. 2, 2022 at 4:26 PM CDT
|By Brenda Camacho
Two people injured in head-on collision.
Updated: Mar. 31, 2022 at 5:44 PM CDT
|By Brenda Camacho
A grass fire in Fowlerton caused evacuations. Officials say the fire is 50% contained.
Updated: Mar. 31, 2022 at 4:40 PM CDT
|By Brenda Camacho
Another water workshop is being held by Laredo's city council.
Updated: Mar. 31, 2022 at 3:39 PM CDT
|By Brenda Camacho
Bundles of marijuana and an assault rifle were found during one of Zapata County’s latest busts.
Updated: Mar. 31, 2022 at 3:05 PM CDT
|By Brenda Camacho
A Texas senator is calling on the Biden Administration to keep a Trump-era border policy in place.
Updated: Mar. 30, 2022 at 2:57 PM CDT
|By Brenda Camacho
Who can use the city's sports fields? Laredo council makes a determination.
Updated: Mar. 28, 2022 at 10:12 AM CDT
|By Brenda Camacho
A man is rushed to the hospital after getting hit by a vehicle in east Laredo Saturday morning.