Courtesy Alex Meyer, (Laredo, Texas)-Recently, the Laredo Federal Credit Union (LFCU), awarded $500.00 scholarships to several local high school graduates. Ten United ISD students were among the 22 recipients at the drive-thru award ceremony hosted at LFCU’s McPherson Road location. President/C.E.O Rafael Martinez and several co-workers coordinated the event. “Laredo Federal Credit Union believes in
Courtesy Dana Youngentob, Nearly 500 individuals in Laredo will receive substance use disorder support through grant Washington, DC—U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced that People with Ideas of Love, Liberty, Acceptance and Respect (PILLAR) in Laredo will receive $1,196,880 through the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The grant will help support the implementation
Courtesy Lauren Cavazos, (Laredo, Texas)-United ISD’s Office of Technology received the Tyler Excellence award for the year 2020. Due to the Covid 19 pandemic, Tyler canceled their annual Tyler Connect conference for the last two years. However, the district was invited to receive the award last week in Indianapolis at the Tyler Connect 2022 conference.
Courtesy Eliseo Ceja, LAREDO, Texas – The City of Laredo Health Department has confirmed the first case of Hepatitis A this year. Currently, there are no additional cases epidemiologically linked. This is the first confirmed case of hepatitis since 2015. The individual is now in good condition. The case was first detected at a local
Courtesy Jennifer Gutierrez, LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers seized cocaine in two separate enforcement actions that totaled over $1,500,000 in street value. “This seizure demonstrates how the officers’ determination, utilization of technology and canines led to the discovery of this hard narcotic,” said Port Director Alberto Flores,
