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Friday, October 26, 2012  Authorities are confirming that four out of 132 escaped inmates from a prison in Piedras Negras are dead while another nine have been captured.

Monday, October 08, 2012  A Zetas leader arrested in the streets of Nuevo Laredo is being accused of masterminding the Falcon Lake murder of American tourist David Hartley and the massacres in San Fernando.

Monday, October 01, 2012  Several prisoners who escaped from a jail in Piedras Negras are back in custody after being arrested in Nuevo Laredo.

Thursday, September 27, 2012  The carjacking of a Catholic bishop and other violence have prompted U.S. Consulate officials to issue an alert for Americans living in or traveling to the border community of Piedras Negras.

Tuesday, September 18, 2012  Authorities say 132 inmates have escaped from a jail in Piedras Negras, sparking a search by federal police and soldiers in an area close to the U.S. border.

Thursday, July 26, 2012  Authorities are reporting that a live jaguar was found along with marijuana and weapons at a stash house south of the border in Piedras Negras.

Wednesday, March 21, 2012  Seven gunmen are dead and three are behind bars after a shootout with Mexican soldiers on a highway linking Nuevo Laredo and Piedras Negras.

Monday, October 17, 2011  Three men are facing criminal charges for the kidnapping some 61 Honduran immigrants outside a bus station in Piedras Negras, Coahuila.

Tuesday, May 24, 2011  A Zetas leaders is behind bars after being arrested in a small town just outside Nuevo Laredo.

Wednesday, February 02, 2011  Mexico will provide electricity to Texas to help the U.S. state weather an ice storm that has forced rolling blackouts.