Water outages and traffic disruptions affected two areas of Laredo’s District 6 over the weekend as the city responded to a broken pipe, a vehicle striking a water meter, and ongoing pipe repairs.
Laredo police have closed several streets and intersections that are prone to flooding as heavy rain moves into the area, according to the department’s social media page.
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Councilman Dr. Tyler King said a bolt failed on a water main near International Boulevard and Shiloh Drive on Friday, Nov. 6, leaving some North Laredo residents without water overnight.
The Mexican Consulate in Laredo will offer passport, consular identification card, and voter identification card services from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7.
A wellness center offering physical and mental health resources for Laredo firefighters opened Friday, Nov. 6, next to the main fire station on Del Mar Boulevard.
Laredo police reported a water line break around 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, prompting the closure of the area between International and Orange Blossom and Shiloh until further notice.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Eliomar Santos was taken into custody and will serve one year in the Webb County Jail, followed by three years of probation, Webb County District Attorney Isidro Alaniz said.
Jessica Reynaga had more than a volleyball championship to celebrate this week when fellow coach Alvaro Arriaga proposed after her Gallego Lady Ligers team won its game at the Boys and Girls Club.
