On behalf of Judge Juan Caballero and the Caballero Family we wish all of you a Very Happy and Blessed Father’s Day.

Courtesy Xochitl Mora,
Texas Department of Transportation hosted a drive-thru ceremony for the Mines Road Overpass project, that will connect Mines Road-Del Mar-IH-35 over the Union Pacific railroad crossing, so that traffic will avoid getting “stuck” on either side of Mines Road by the train.  According to City of Laredo District VII Council Member Jose A. Valdez, Jr., who first  worked on the project as a  council member back in 2000, when the Metropolitan Planning Organization first studied the issue and set aside funding for the project, ”This project should not …

Courtesy Xochitl Mora,
The City of Laredo Health Department is urging the public not to consume the following products from Campbell Soup Supply Co. and Marie Callendar’s.
Campbell “SpaghettiO’s”: The City of Laredo Health Department (CLHD) has received notification from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of a recall of approximately 15,000,000 pounds of “Spaghetti Os” with Meatballs processed and canned by the Campbell Soup Supply Co. due to possible under-processing.  These products were manufactured between December 2008 and June 2010 and distributed …

Courtesy Maru De La Paz,
-         Sheriff Martin Cuellar’s 2nd Year in Office    -
 Laredo, Texas – The Texas Commission on Jail Standards has awarded 100% compliance to the Webb County Jail for the second year in a row.
 In the history of Webb County, in over 20 years, this is the 1st  time that a newly elected Sheriff passes jail inspection in his first 2 years in office.  On June 16th and 17th 2010, The Webb County Jail went through an unannounced and very meticulous jail inspection.  As a result,  The Texas …

Courtesy Maru De La Paz,
 Laredo, Texas (Webb County) – On Thursday, June 17, 2010, at approximately 12 noon, Webb County Sheriff’s Office Crime Stoppers Division responded to a call regarding illegal activity at a Motel on the 2500 block of Saunders.  Upon arrival, Deputies discovered one bundle of marijuana along with 22 marijuana plastic baggies ready for distribution.  The marijuana had a weight of  14.3 pounds at an approximate street value of $7,099.  Arrested at the scene was Ruben Arce, 19, he was charged with possession of marijuana, felony 3.

Courtesy Danny Angel,
(June 18th)-ROBSTOWN, TX-The Broncos (9-14) fell to the Thunder (8-14) in game one of the series 8-4 after allowing seven runs in the fifth inning. LHP Brian Buchanan (2-1) made his fifth start of the season in Coastal Bend.  Buchanan, winner of his last two starts, looked to continue keeping the Broncos in the win column after they took two of three from San Angelo at home. On the opposing mound was RHP J.J Trujillo (1-2) for the Thunder, making his fifth start of the year.
Buchanan had only …