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RSS FeedCourtesy Xochitl Mora, This holiday season, as Laredoans are happily tearing away at wrapping paper, ripping open boxes, scouring through gift bags, tossing aside tissue paper and bows and discarding plastic moldings for toys, Willie Bote, Laredo’s environmentally-friendly trashcan mascot, has only one wish for his fellow citizens: please recycle! “Let’s give Mother Earth
Courtesy U.S. Embassy Mexico City, (Mexico City) – Following up on Presidents Obama and Calderon’s commitment to build a 21st century border that promotes economic competitiveness while enhancing security, the United States and Mexico opened the Donna-Rio Bravo border crossing between Donna, Texas and Rio Bravo, Tamaulipas on December 14, 2010. This new bridge
Courtesy Raul Leal, LAREDO – Loop 20 entrance-exit at Maria Luisa Drive will be closed Saturday, December 18, 2010 from 5 a.m. to 12 noon for contractor work at intersection. Detour to Ben Cha Drive north of Maria Luisa Drive . More construction work is planned for this area in the immediate future. Map
Courtesy Raul Leal, LAREDO – The following street-lane closures are in effect for US 83 (Guadalupe-Chihuahua Sts.) between Monterrey Ave. and Cedar Ave. in Laredo/Webb County: NEW – Chihuahua St., right lane closure, between San Leonardo and Cedar Ave. December 16, 2010, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Right lane closure will continue on
Courtesy Maru De La Paz, Laredo, Texas (Webb County) – On Wednesday, December 15, 2010, at approximately 6:20 a.m., Webb County Sheriff’s Deputies conducted a traffic stop on Highway 83 south and Prada Machin Road on a Kenworth truck tractor white in color pulling a gravel trailer. Deputies conducted roadside interview which led Deputies to
Courtesy Maru De La Paz, Laredo, Texas (Webb County) – On Sunday December 12, 2010 at approximately 11:30 p.m., Webb County Sheriff’s Deputies conducted a traffic stop on HWY 83 and Sierra Vista. Upon approaching the vehicle Deputies identified the driver as David Alfaro, 25 years of age display suspicious behavior. During the investigation a
Courtesy Maru De La Paz, Laredo, Texas (Webb County) – On Thursday December 9, 2010 at approximately 8:50 pm, while conducting a motor vehicle stop authorities of the Webb County Sheriff’s Office arrested a subject on HWY 359 and Emiliano. Authorities of the Sheriff’s Office observed the vehicle commit a traffic violation which resulted in
Courtesy Roberto Treviño, All Laredo Independent School District campuses will be closed Friday, December 17 due to staff development. There will be no classes for students on Friday so that staff may attend their professional development courses. However, LISD administration, faculty, and staff will report to work on Friday morning for their required
Courtesy TxDot, AUSTIN, TX — Throughout the holiday season, TxDOT will be working with police departments and sheriff’s offices across the Lone Star state to reduce impaired driving. Law enforcement statewide will be working overtime to find and arrest impaired drivers from now through New Year’s Day. To remind Texas motorists to celebrate
Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Come see St. Peter’s courtyard transformed into a mini Bethlehem, as the entire school participates in one of the most moving musical interpretation of the birth of Jesus. Every child in the school participates, from the K-3, K-4, and K-5-year olds’ angelic angel choir, to the 8th graders portrayal of Mary, Joseph,
