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PHOTO RECAP: Mayor Raul G. Salinas Meets With Vice-President Joe Biden

Courtesy Xochitl Mora, City of Laredo Mayor Raul G. Salinas met with Vice-President Joseph Biden last week at a reception in honor of Hispanic Heritage month.   “It was an honor to visit with the Vice-President Biden and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, in their home.  They both made me feel most welcomed,” Mayor Salinas stated. 

CBP Officers at Laredo Port of Entry Seize Nearly $1 Million in Cocaine from Two Commercial Trucks

LAREDO, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Laredo Port of Entry on Thursday kept vigilant watch in the World Trade Bridge cargo lot and seized two loads of cocaine valued at nearly $1 million, one from a Free and Secure Trade (FAST) driver, in two separate enforcement actions.     The

Newman Elementary Students Get “Reved Up” for the Accelerated Reading Program

Courtesy Veronica Cantu, (Laredo, Tx)-Newman Elementary School recently held a pep rally to kick off their Accelerated Reading Program.  It is a software program designed to compliment the classroom reading program.  The Program provides additional information to students regarding their reading rates, amount of reading, and other variables related to reading.  There are three steps

Law Enforcement Veteran Runs for UISD Trustee Position

Manuel  Lugo a lifelong law enforcement officer and businessman steps up as a candidate to become a UISD Trustee representing the citizens of District 4.  Lugo comes off a recent stint as a  Webb County Deputy Constable from Pct.2.  UISD and City Elections will take place during the Presidential Election with early voting starting on October 22nd and running

HSI shares more than $800,000 with Webb County Sheriff’s Office for critical assistance in drug smuggling investigation

 Courtesy Nina Pruneda, LAREDO , Texas — The Webb County Sheriff’s Office was presented with a check for more than $800,000 Thursday from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).   Jan ice Ayala, HSI Assistant Director of Domestic Operations from Washington , D.C. , and Jerry Robinette , special agent in charge

City of Laredo Health Department Kicks Off Border Binational Health Week

Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Laredo, TX— The City of Laredo’s Health Department (CLHD), in collaboration with the Secretaria de Salud de Nuevo Laredo, Juridiccion Sanitaria No. V, United States Mexico Border Healthy Commission and the Texas Department of State Health Services will commemorate Border Binational Health Week (BBHW) October 1, 2012 through Saturday October 6, 2012.

Laredo Students to Learn it Does Pay to Recycle

Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Borderplex contest winners receive prizes, pizza party, good feeling they helped Laredo environment  Laredo, TX— The 20th Annual Borderplex Directory Recycling Contest will once again pit local schools against each other in a friendly competition to see who can collect the most outdated phone books.  Three winners will receive cash prizes, totaling

UISD to Host Second Annual “Let’s Move for Scholars 5K Run/Walk

(Laredo, Tx)-The United Independent School District is preparing for its Second Annual “Let’s Move for Scholars 5K Run/Walk”.  The event will be held on Saturday, January 12, 2013 at the Johnson Student Activity Complex.  Last years event was a huge success which raised over $24,000 for scholarhips with over 900 participants.  UISD invites the public

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