https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/laredo/en-usCopyright (C) 2026 newslocker.comThu, 14 Oct 2021 18:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/laredo/small-business-owners-looking-forward-to-re-opening-of-bridges/Thu, 14 Oct 2021 18:39:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/laredo/small-business-owners-looking-forward-to-re-opening-of-bridges/ DHS says next month they will allow fully vaccinated travelers from Canada and Mexico to enter the U.S. for non-essential purposes.
“Which means the families or tourists or people that come shop, they can come into the United States with proof of vaccines. Proof under the United States or WHO,” stated Henry Cuellar, U.S. Congressman District 28.
In January the U.S. will require essential workers]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/laredo/re-opening-of-bridges-will-be-in-phases-starting-november/Thu, 14 Oct 2021 18:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/laredo/re-opening-of-bridges-will-be-in-phases-starting-november/ Yesterday at around 3:30 pm the authorities received a call concerning a structural fire in the Montecristo area. Although there was no casualties the family is now asking the community for help. Now more than ever since all their belongings turned to ash. The family says that the fire spread quickly due to the mattress and toys left outside.
“We think that it was because of some light switches, because]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/laredo/edinburg-family-left-with-nothing-after-fire-consumes-their-home/Wed, 13 Oct 2021 17:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/laredo/edinburg-family-left-with-nothing-after-fire-consumes-their-home/ Pfizer says studies show the vaccine is effective for minors. All they are pending is the approval from the FDA.
“Yes, we’re ready for the vaccine to come out. We have a 5-year old and a 13-year old. The 13-year old is already vaccinated, so we are waiting for the 5-year old to get vaccinated,” shared Lauren Cavazos.
“We decid]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/laredo/pfizer-pending-fda-approval-for-children/Wed, 13 Oct 2021 00:50:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/laredo/pfizer-pending-fda-approval-for-children/ The body of 30-year old Ashley Nicole Castro was found at 5:26 a.m. She was pronounced deceased by the medical examiner 13 minutes later.
Castro was arrested on October 3rd for possession of a controlled substance. During her detention, she allegedly refused drug detox treatment offered to her by jail personnel.
In a statement, Sheriff Martin Cuellar says they]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/laredo/body-of-30-year-old-inmate-found-unresponsive/Tue, 12 Oct 2021 00:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/laredo/body-of-30-year-old-inmate-found-unresponsive/ According to economists, the price increase is due in part to the difficulties that the Coronavirus has brought to the production process and the changes to the government’s budgets, including multiple payments sent out to Americans so stimulate the economy.
Experts say that since August there has been a price increase up to 4.9 percent in basic p]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/laredo/the-price-on-basic-need-items-has-increased-worldwide-due-to-the-pandemic/Sat, 09 Oct 2021 03:37:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/laredo/the-price-on-basic-need-items-has-increased-worldwide-due-to-the-pandemic/ When Governor Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 15 into law, this gave school districts the opportunity to formalize a plan to offer virtual instruction, but only to a percentage of the district’s population.
“When you offer it it has to be to students who had 90 percent of attendance last year, passed all their state exams and all the classes and they are limiting it to 10 perc]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/laredo/lisd-offers-virtual-instruction-to-students-who-qualify/Sat, 09 Oct 2021 03:22:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/laredo/lisd-offers-virtual-instruction-to-students-who-qualify/ According to studies by the Cancer Foundation, each year 1 out of 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer, in the United States. According to previous studies, 43,000 women are expected to lose their lives due to this disease.
The Breast Cancer Foundation coordinates in collaboration with community members to organize fundraising events for patients with this disease.
Fox Rio Grande Valley’s Kim Meza spoke with a va]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/laredo/local-gym-helps-raise-breast-cancer-awareness-with-upcoming-event/Sat, 09 Oct 2021 03:07:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/laredo/local-gym-helps-raise-breast-cancer-awareness-with-upcoming-event/ According to police, a victim lost her phone that contained photos of her credit card.
37-year old Yosvany Benitez Lozada is accused of stealing the information from her mobile device.
“Benitez Lozada was able to gain entry and recovered these photos from the cell phone and he was able to get the credit card number in the photos. He made several transactions thro]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/laredo/police-officers-suggest-safe-tips-to-prevent-credit-card-fraud/Sat, 09 Oct 2021 02:27:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/laredo/police-officers-suggest-safe-tips-to-prevent-credit-card-fraud/ The PSJA district received around 130 million in federal funds for education programs. The district is known for the support that they give their students to be able to pursue their career while being in high school.
“]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/laredo/congressman-gonzalez-and-us-secretary-of-education-tour-psja-high-school-discuss-funding/Fri, 08 Oct 2021 19:53:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/laredo/congressman-gonzalez-and-us-secretary-of-education-tour-psja-high-school-discuss-funding/ After authorities found fraudulent activities involving Cabrera, he surrendered himself to the city of Edcouch police department. He is now facing up to one year in jail and a bond of up to $4,000 dollars.
The administrator reiterates the city of Edcouch was late to conduct the annual audits. That is why this alleged crime came to light until now.
Since it was presumably committed in 2019,]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/laredo/edcouch-commissioner-lorenzo-cabrera-turns-himself-in-for-theft/Thu, 07 Oct 2021 19:56:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/laredo/edcouch-commissioner-lorenzo-cabrera-turns-himself-in-for-theft/ “I would tell them, that life is worth more than a dream.” he stated.
The same message Border Patrol is sending. Agents say just last year they reported over 7,000 rescues in the Laredo sector.
“So we’ve seen a lot of it. Everything from people being locked inside of a tanker car and a railroad car, al]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/laredo/lost-migrant-shares-an-important-message-and-the-dangers-of-human-smuggling/Thu, 07 Oct 2021 01:05:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/laredo/lost-migrant-shares-an-important-message-and-the-dangers-of-human-smuggling/ The future of the project is pending approval from another board entity. If approved, this gives the green light for the Coves of Winfield Project to move forward.
“It’s about approximately 1,000 acres on loop 20 and Shiloh area on the north side of Laredo. In the project we are looking at doing apporoximately 1,800 homes” stated Cliff Killam, President and CEO of Killam Development.T]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/laredo/coves-of-winfield-project-awaiting-approval-in-north-laredo/Wed, 06 Oct 2021 07:15:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/laredo/coves-of-winfield-project-awaiting-approval-in-north-laredo/ Yesterdays social media blackout left millions of users without access to WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram. Many internet based businesses saw a radical decrease in sales.
Dania Guzman, owner of DG House of Fashion explains that she heavily relies on social media to connect with customers.
“As a small business, we do depend a lot on social media. I feel like social media is our biggest]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/laredo/social-media-outage-causes-an-impact-on-our-community/Wed, 06 Oct 2021 06:26:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/laredo/social-media-outage-causes-an-impact-on-our-community/ In honor of World Teachers’ Day, McAllen Mayor Javier Villalobos and the city of McAllen’s Commission issued an official proclamation showing their appreciation for the city’s teachers by announcing October 5th as McAllen’s official Teachers’ Day.
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By Chloe Melas, CNN
(CNN) — Brad Pitt has been awarded temporary joint custody of the six children he shares with Angelina Jolie, two sources with knowledge of the case told CNN.
The decision was made a few weeks ago and Jolie’s legal team has already appealed the judge’s decision, the sources said.
CNN has reached out to representatives for Pitt and lawyers for Jolie declined to comment.
“The recent dec]]>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/laredo/brad-pitt-awarded-temporary-joint-custody-of-his-six-children-sources-say/Fri, 28 May 2021 04:46:00 +0200https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/laredo/brad-pitt-awarded-temporary-joint-custody-of-his-six-children-sources-say/