Archives for October 2010
Courtesy Raul Leal, US 83 (Guadalupe-Chihuahua Sts.) cross streets between Monterrey Ave. and Cedar Ave. in Laredo/Webb County: ● NEW – Saunders Avenue, between Chihuahua and Rosario Sts. will be closed for one week beginning Monday, October 4, 2010 to install fire hydrant and manhole. ● UPDATED – Maryland Avenue, between Chihuahua and Guadalupe will
Courtesy Joe Baeza, On September 30, 2010 at 3020 Santa Maria at a convenience store a man enters the store at 9:09 pm. The man pulls out a knife and comes at the clerk behind the counter. The robber then makes the clerk open the register and pulls out $500 dollars in currency. The man
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Santa Ursula Connector boasts award-winning design (Laredo, TX) The City of Laredo’s Santa Ursula Connector engineering design has been recognized by Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute, an engineering organization headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with membership throughout the world, as the best of the best in its design category. Earlier this week,
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, “A Season for a Cure” JDRF volunteers are coming together once again, led by 2010 Hope Gala Chairs Tom and Marianne Lamont, to present another spectacular event. This year’s Hope Gala will flash you back to “late December back in ‘63” with the music of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons sensational
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Loans are part of a Department of Energy grants (Laredo, TX Oct 1, 2010) The City of Laredo Environmental Services Department, with funds provided by the Department of Energy, through their Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant, has established a Home Energy Efficiency Revolving Loan program. This program will provide a friendlier,
Courtesy Joe Baeza, On August 14, 2010 a routine traffic stop in the downtown area leads police investigators to the discovery of an intricate auto theft ring. The traffic stop of a Ford F-250 truck being driven by Angel Albert Perez returned with that truck being stolen out of San Antonio TX. The arrest proved to be significant
Courtesy Roberto Treviño, LISD Campus Crime Stoppers continues bringing home the gold. A press conference was held Friday morning to announce the nine awards won during the Crime Stopper International conference which was held in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The group competed with other crimes stopper organizations representing 22 countries. LISD Campus Crime Stoppers competed with
Courtesy Lesley Lopez, WASHINGTON D.C.- Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX 28) announced that his bipartisan legislation to increase government efficiency and decrease waste is one step closer to becoming law, after H.R. 2142, the Government Performance and Results Modernization Act of 2010 passed the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. This
Courtesy Raul Leal, LAREDO – The southbound (SB) left lane on US 83 South ( Zapata Highway) between Palo Blanco and Southgate will be closed today, Friday, October 1, 23010 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for road work. Please slow down and prepare to merge to open lanes. Expect delays. The
Courtesy TxDot, AUSTIN—The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) launched a new reporting system this week that makes it easier and faster for Texans to report maintenance issues on Texas highways. The new, more efficient system also gives citizens a better opportunity to be a part of the maintenance solution by providing several million additional pairs
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