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updated: Wed Jul 09, 2008 12:48 am

Laredo News

Local news for Laredo, TX continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

4 hrs ago | KGNS-TV Laredo

Need for food growing in Laredo

Laredo is said to have a low unemployment rate but still many fall below the poverty line.

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Related Topix: Laredo Metro, Webb County, TX

Tue Jul 08, 2008

KGNS-TV Laredo

Man turns self in for sexual assault

A Laredo man turns himself in to police after he's wanted on sexual assault charges.

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Related Topix: Laredo Metro

KGNS-TV Laredo

Man in serious condition after being ejected from car

A car chase in South Laredo involving local Border Patrol agents results in a rollover.

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Related Topix: Laredo Metro

KGNS-TV Laredo

Southside couple caught selling bargain priced gas out of their home

High gas prices are causing many people to look for cheaper means to get around.

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Related Topix: Laredo Metro

Mon Jul 07, 2008

The Boston Globe

African smuggling rings possible US terror threat

In this June 2, 2007 file photo, an illegal immigrant begins the swim across the Rio Grande River at the U.S. - Mexico border in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, just across from Laredo, Texas.

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Related Topix: Laredo Metro

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News of the Weird

LEAD STORY : Faced with its Alzheimer's residents' tendency to wander away, the Benrath Senior Centre in Dusseldorf, Germany, came up with a novel approach: a fake bus stop out front.

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Related Topix: World News, Germany, Laredo Metro

KGNS-TV Laredo

Illegal crossings down but many still risk everything for the American dream

It's a well-known issue along the U.S.- Mexico border...undocumented immigrants crossing every day.

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Related Topix: Laredo Metro

Sun Jul 06, 2008

KGNS-TV Laredo

City, County close for Fourth of July holiday

All city of Laredo administrative offices will be closed on Friday in observance of Independence Day.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, 4th of July, Laredo Metro, Webb County, TX

KGNS-TV Laredo

Latest Border Patrol graduation

The Laredo sector of the border patrol is growing. Twenty-one future agents graduated from the academy today.

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KGNS-TV Laredo

Premature Babies Battle for Life

Just a few weeks ago...we introduced you to the miracle of life--times three. Triplets born to parents Ramon and Graciela Flores at Laredo Medical Center.

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Related Topix: Laredo Metro

Sat Jul 05, 2008

KGNS-TV Laredo

Houston Beauty new Miss Texas USA

We caught up with the newly crowned Miss Texas U-S-A as she was shopping at Mall del Norte today.

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Related Topix: Laredo Metro

KGNS-TV Laredo

Taste of home: Tortillas headed to troops in Afghanistan

They were deployed to Afghanistan last November and now a local official is paying a visit this Fourth of July.

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Related Topix: Laredo Metro, US Politics, Henry Cuellar, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat

KGNS-TV Laredo

Assistant Police Chief files lawsuit against city

He applied to be Chief of Police but he wasn't hired. Now assistant police chief Fructoso San Miguel is fighting back against what he says is wrongdoing on the city's part.

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Related Topix: Laredo Metro

Fri Jul 04, 2008

KGNS-TV Laredo

Pain at the pump: Gas prices keeping travelers home this Forth of July

Laredoans at the gas pump aren't the only ones suffering from sticker shock. Drivers all across the nation are feeling the pinch and that's influencing their decision on whether they want to go out of town for ...

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, 4th of July, North America, World News, Mexico

KGNS-TV Laredo

Laredo teen uses El Metro as getaway car

A Laredo teenager faces charges after taking the metro bus to evade police. An alleged thief robs a car in the parking lot of a shopping center along the city's west side is caught red-handed. As he was caught, ...

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Related Topix: Laredo Metro

KGNS-TV Laredo

Police looking for sex offendor

The Laredo police department is on the lookout for a sex offender on the loose. 22-year-old Hector Lino Reyes is a convicted sex offender who failed to comply with the mandates he's required to follow.

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Related Topix: Laredo Metro

Thu Jul 03, 2008

KGNS-TV Laredo

Early morning accident sends man to hospital

A man was taken to the hospital this morning after an accident where he says he was cut off by another vehicle.

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KGNS-TV Laredo

Exclusive Video: Convicted sex offender on the run captured by fugitive unit

A convicted child predator is now in jail after several days on the run. Martin Guzman was caught Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Laredo Metro, Webb County, TX

KGNS-TV Laredo

Laredo drivers 2nd safest in the state

Many might find it hard to believe but Allstate says Laredo is the second safest city for motorists in Texas.

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Related Topix: Laredo Metro

KGNS-TV Laredo

Some 8-liners seized in police raids property of Laredo City Councilman

He's been in office for only a few weeks and already Juan Narvaez is in the spotlight.

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Related Topix: Laredo Metro

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Laredo, Texas is located in Webb County and is part of the Laredo Metro Area. Zip codes in Laredo include 78040, 78043, and 78041.

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