Courtesy Xochitl Mora,
Laredo, TX – The City of Laredo Health Department (CLHD) is encouraging everyone to get vaccinated against Influenza A H1N1. The vaccine is safe, efficacious, and although H1N1 is still acting like seasonal “Flu” those at high risk can have serious complications. The best prevention method to reduce the risk of illness is preventive measures and vaccination.
 Therefore we want to inform the public that we will have an H1N1 Vaccination Clinic:
Wal-Mart Loop 20
Saturday, February 6, 2010
10:00 am to 3:00 p.m.
H1N1 vaccine will be offered to everyone and encourage …

Courtesy Xochitl Mora,
 Weather permitting, on-going construction on several of Laredo’s industrial street projects will include several closures, starting next.  The City of Laredo contractor will coordinate with area businesses to maintain access. The traveling public should slow down, drive with extreme caution, and observe all safety signs, traffic control devices and flaggers in the work zone area.
 Killam Industrial Park
Beginning February 8, 2010, the intersection of Amparan and Aburn Road will be closed to through traffic. 
 Beginning February 10, 2010, the intersection of El Gato and Conly Road will be closed to …

Courtesy Ashley Patterson,
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) together with USDA Rural Development State Director Paco Valentin and Jim Hogg County Officials will announce Monday over $5.2 million in federal funding for the construction of a 48-bed detention center in Hebbronville, Texas. Jim Hogg County will receive $3,949,000 in federal grant funding and $1,317,000 in loan assistance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Assistance Funds Program.
Congressman Cuellar and USDA Rural Development State Director Paco Valentin will discuss how the federal funding will be used to construct the …

Courtesy Joe Baeza,
 The LPD Explorer post presented Chief Carlos Maldonado with the William H. Spurgeon award for the department’s excellent Explorer program.  The LPD Explorers, led by Sergeant Eduardo S. Cabello, traveled to Corpus Christi, TX.  The South Texas Council held the annual Awards Banquet on Friday Jan. 29 at the Lexington Ship.  The Spurgeon award (read e-mail attachment for detailed explanation & history of the award) is the highest recognition for individuals and organizations contributing significant leadership to the Exploring program.  The LPD Explorer program has been in existence …

Courtesy Joe Baeza,
*Original Update From December:  
*December 09, 2009 
At about 2:12 am, LPD received a call of a theft on progress by the 1000 block of Ranch Way. The caller on the line reported that someone was stealing his neighbor’s motorcycles. Caller further stated that the suspects had just left the area in a pick-up truck, unknown make or model.  Officers converged immediately covering all the outlets coming from the Mines Road area. Downtown officers were advised to cover the bridges as well.
 An officer spotted Ford pick-up truck with a motorcycle …

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