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Courtesy Alex Meyer, (Laredo, Tx)-In conjunction with Fire Prevention Month during the month of October, Killam Elementary invited the Laredo Fire Department to their campus to teach students about fire safety. The presentation included a review of rules as they pertain to fire prevention as well as a demonstration of how to evacuate a building
Courtesy Joe Baeza, On October 20, 2013, at approximately 9:53 pm, the Laredo Police Department Communication received a call about a robbery that just occurred at the Lucky 7 Casino located at 320 W. Village Blvd. The caller stated that she had just been robbed. Witnesses at the scene stated that an unknown male subject entered
Courtesy Richard Pauza, Laredo, Texas –U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Laredo Port of Entry have seized more than $4.2 million in narcotics during the first three of weeks of October. The $4.2 million accounts for four different enforcement actions that include a total of 111 pounds of methamphetamines and 22 pounds
Courtesy Veronica Cantu, “We’re number #1! We’re number #1!” (Laredo, Tx)-That’s the “chant” that all United ISD high school bands will be bellowing as United, United South, Alexander, and Lyndon B. Johnson High Schools each earned a 1st Division Rating at the Music Region XIV UIL Marching Band Contest held October 19at Shirley Field Stadium.
Courtesy Richard Pauza, LAREDO, Texas – As his distinguished federal career spanning more than four decades draws to a close, Eugenio Garza Jr., Director, Field Operations, Laredo Field Office, announced that he will retire in January 2014 and an acting DFO will be named. “I would like to advise the community of my forthcoming retirement
Courtesy Raul Leal, LAREDO, TX – In an official presentation of ceremonial grant checks held last week at the Laredo Police Department, the Texas Department of Transportation Laredo District and the TxDOT Traffic Safety Division delivered two traffic safety grants to the City of Laredo and the Laredo Police Department (LPD). The Laredo Police Department
Courtesy Alex Meyer, The third annual Agua es Vida Art Competition, sponsored by the Rio Grande International Study Center (R.I.S.C.) and The Laredo Center for the Arts, was held on October 11 at the Laredo Center for the Arts. A trio of Alexander High School artists (sophomores Araceli Reyes, Yulissa Ibarra and Cindy Ibarra, a
Courtesy Dora Cisneros, (Laredo, Tx)-Municipal Court Judge Rosie Cuellar will be hosting a community outreach program this coming Saturday October 26th. The workshop is being held in conjuction with the Laredo Police Department and Teens in the Driver Seat at the Laredo Municipal Court starting at 10:oo a.m. and ending at 1:00p.m.. The event is free of
Courtesy Veronica Cantu, (Laredo, Tx)-Grab your cowboy hats and get ready for United Independent School District’s Annual Parent Festival! The western themed event takes place from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on October 26, 2013 at United High School located at 2811 United Avenue. The event is free and open to all UISD parents. “We
Courtesy Veronica Cantu, All Students From Elementary to High School & Their Parents Invited To Help Bring Awareness To Bullying (Laredo, Tx)-In honor of National Bullying Prevention Month, PILLAR (People with Ideas of Love, Liberty, Acceptance and Respect) will be hosting an anti-bullying event from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on October 29, 2013 at the
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