( Aging Untold ) — Ransomware is malicious software that can lock users out of their data or device until a ransom is paid and spoofed phone numbers and artificial intelligence can make scams look and sound real. For older adults, families and businesses, one wrong click can create financial and...
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Senators are on Capitol Hill this week for the final time until after Election Day, with the Protect College Sports Act expected on the agenda. The bipartisan bill would overhaul college sports, enshrining pay for athletes’ name, image and likeness, known a...
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SPOKANE, Wash. (Gray News) - A Washington state mother is facing charges after her 8-year-old daughter, who had allegedly been left home alone, was found dead in an overflowing bathtub. Travionna Johnson, 23, is facing felony charges of manslaughter and abandonment of a dependent...
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PEORIA, Ill. ( WEEK /Gray News) - Authorities in Illinois say a man is in custody after a mother and her 2-year-old son were killed in what is believed to have been a domestic violence incident. Heaven J. Wood, 20, and her 2-year-old son, KJ Duncan-Wood, were found dead early Fri...
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MOBILE, Ala. ( WALA /Gray News) - An Alabama pastor is recalling the tragic moments after seeing a close family friend and his fiancée become victims of a deadly train crash. Leonard Whitfield, assistant pastor of Mount Airy Missionary Baptist Church, says he was on his way to th...
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ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - FIRST ALERT 7 Forecast for Sunday, September 27th, 2026: Very warm and sunny afternoon with rain-free conditions to wrap up the weekend. More changes arrive next week. SUNDAY To start Sunday, morning lows are forecast in the 70s, and skies are expected to b...
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LUBBOCK, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - The No. 11 Texas Tech Red Raiders defeated Sam Houston State 49-14 at Galaxy Stadium. Defense ruled the day, forcing three interceptions. They also held the Bearkats to 74 yards rushing. The Red Raiders improve to 4-0 in 2026 and hit the road next wee...
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MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - The late Midland Lee Rebel, Cedric Benson, is forever immortalized in Midland with a bronze statue outside Astound Broadband Stadium. This afternoon, Cedric's friends and family gathered for the ceremony. Several people spoke about Benson, including h...
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HAZEL GREEN, Ala. ( WAFF /Gray News) - A couple died in a house explosion in Alabama. Madison County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that two people were killed in the explosion, which happened in Hazel Green. Madison County Coroner Dr. Tyler Berryhill identified the two people killed...
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MESA, Ariz. ( KPHO /Gray News) — A teenage boy is facing multiple felony charges after a private gun sale erupted in gunfire Thursday afternoon. Mesa police said the shooting occurred just before 1:30 p.m., when a woman was trying to conduct a gun sale with a man and a 16-year-ol...
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ATLANTA, Ga. ( ANF /Gray News) — A Georgia police officer shot a man and his family’s two dogs early Thursday in front of the man’s four young children, according to his wife. Kelsy Lackey said they called 911 just after midnight on Bishop Road in Fairburn because she was worried...
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BELTON, S.C. ( FOX Carolina /Gray News) - A man was arrested and eight dogs, including four puppies, were taken from his home in South Carolina after they were found to be malnourished. James Louie Conard, 49, was arrested Thursday by Anderson County Sheriff’s Office detectives a...
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ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - One person is dead after a fatal motorcycle crash in Odessa on Friday night. OPD reported they were called to the 2000 block of E. 42nd St. about a major crash around 7:49 P.M.. A Jeep Wrangler was driving eastbound on 42nd St and a Honda motorcycle, operat...
