After over a thousand new positive cases of COVID are reported during August, officials say it’s perfectly clear that the community is no longer taking this virus seriously.
While students will not be returning to class right away, Chief Roberto Villarreal says their mission and duties of protecting their campuses and those working will not change.
Representative Henry Cuellar announced Monday that Laredo College and TAMIU will receive nearly $1.5 million each over the next five years to help first-generation, low income and disabled students.
The summit will continue on for the next three days as LISD cabinet members and leaders make presentations displaying goals for each department fore the upcoming year.
The orientation sessions are being held online and they serve to introduce new teachers to the district and their policies before remote learning begins on August 24.
Middle school and high school students over at LISD will be able to find out what their class schedule is going to be like for the upcoming school year.
In a time of uncertainty, many parents are looking into the best ways to keep their children educated while also staying safe from the coronavirus; as a result, some parents have opted for another option, homeschooling.
Laredo City Manager Roberts Eads says several departments are working together to make sure 8-liners and bingo halls are following local and state regulations.
Laredo’s Health Authority Doctor Victor Trevino presented saying that hospitals in our area face daily challenges with capacity, especially overflow in the ICU’s.
The online sessions are supposed to go a long way in helping parents understand how iPads and Chromebooks work so they can be able to help their children during remote learning.
Laredo College announced they are doing something they have never done before: granting all its students a 20% discount on their tuition for fall 2020.
The City of Laredo’s Solid Waste Department along with Laredo Police went out to different overpasses to clean areas that were in need of a little upkeep.
The Texas Department of Public Safety is asking for the community’s help in locating a woman who is believed to be tied to an alleged property forging scheme.
The Webb County Medical Examiners Office is now at capacity with bodies, the majority being border crossers who either drowned in the river or died from the elements while crossing into the U.S.
Although there is a high demand for the devices used for remote learning, LISD assures that all students will have a device before the start of the school year.
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality told us in an email that they received three formal complaints about the black smoke coming from the crematorium and conducted an investigation with assistance from the Laredo Health Department and Laredo fire marshal.
For this weekend in particular, both malls are not sure what to expect, but they are reassuring that all shoppers are taking social distancing measures including wearing masks in all stores and restrooms as well as having hand sanitizer stations available.