Archives for June 2010
COURTESY RAY MELENDEZ, The Laredo Broncos of the United League announce that they will be hosting the Second Annual free baseball clinics for Little Leaguers in Laredo on Select Saturday’s when the Broncos are playing at home. “This is a great way to give back to the community of Laredo,” says Broncos General Manager Jose
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Conference will focus on issues related to public health along the U.S./Mexico border (Laredo, TX – June 22, 2010) At the request of U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar and U.S. Congressman Silvestre Reyes, chair of the Congressional Border Health Caucus, City of Laredo Health Department Director Dr. Hector F. Gonzalez will be part
Courtesy Ashley Patterson, President Sends to Congress Specific Emergency Requests for Southern Border Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime and Global Counterterrorism, released the following statement in response to a letter released by the White House Tuesday in which President Obama respectfully requests Congress to approve
Courtesy Roberto Treviño, Breaking News! This just in to the newsroom! The Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) has just added three outstanding Laredoans to the statewide Media Honor Roll. Richard “Heatwave” Berler from KGNS-TV, Alma Ferrara from KLDO-TV, and Nick Georgiou from the Laredo Morning Times were named to the 2010 Media Honor Roll
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Texas State Representative Richard P. Raymond (D-42) made an announcement that the City of Laredo received a $2.5 million cancer prevention grant, the largest in the department’s history, from the Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT). According to Dr. Hector F. Gonzalez, director of the City of Laredo Health Department,
Courtesy Jose Melendez, Kenny Gilbert has been named this week’s Player of the Week award presented by TAMIU Housing & Residence Life. Kenny is the 3rd week recipient after hitting .367 batting average, 1 homerun and 9 runs batted in. Kenny also had a .406 On Base percentage that week. Coming in second was Dimitri
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, District I Council Member Mike Garza, joined by Mayor Raul G. Salinas, various City of Laredo directors and staff and representatives from Crane Engineering Corp. and Whitestone Construction, Ltd., officially broke ground on the Merida Drive Extension Project, hoping to alleviate some of the traffic congestion problems for people who work and
Courtesy Maru De La Paz, Assisted by the Drug Enforcement Administration and Laredo Police Department Laredo, Texas (Webb County) – A narcotics investigation by the Webb County Sheriff’s Office leads to the seizure of narcotics and US currency. On Friday, June 18, 2010, at approximately 8 p.m., members of the narcotics unit of the Webb
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
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