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Monday, February 25, 2013  A Laredo man is behind bars in the Rio Grande Valley after authorities found more than 500 pounds of cocaine in the attic of home he was renting.

Monday, September 24, 2012  The border city of Laredo is trying to combat the stigma of drug cartel violence in its sister sister of Nuevo Laredo with a "Laredo is Safe" campaign that includes 17 yellow billboards around Texas.

Thursday, September 06, 2012  Mexico's Foreign Relations Department says a Mexican has been fatally shot by a U.S. Border Patrol agent on the frontier between the cities of Laredo, Texas, and Nuevo Laredo, Mexico.

Tuesday, July 31, 2012  Customs officers in Laredo have seized two stolen Egyptian sarcophagus-type artifacts and are working on getting them back to Egypt.

Monday, July 16, 2012  If you see a few military helicopters overhead don't be alarmed, that's the word from Congressman Henry Cuellar.

Friday, June 22, 2012  Customs officers reported seizing about $194,000 worth of counterfeit-label jeans coming in Laredo.

Thursday, June 21, 2012  A family member says a 6-year-old boy has died after authorities say he was shot by his mother's boyfriend at a South Texas hotel.

Wednesday, June 20, 2012  Police have confirmed that a body found in a Laredo hotel room is that of a mother whose two young children were allegedly shot by her boyfriend.

Tuesday, June 19, 2012  Police say one of two boys shot in a Laredo hotel room is still alive and on life support.

Tuesday, June 12, 2012  A South Texas man has admitted writing more than $225,000 worth of unauthorized checks from a Border Patrol union account overseen by a relative.

Friday, June 08, 2012  Authorities are asking for the public’s help in finding a teenage murder suspect who may be hiding out along the U.S./Mexico border.

Friday, January 27, 2012  American officials are confirming reports about intense shootouts in the streets of Nuevo Laredo. It's all taking place in an area directly across the border from Laredo, Texas.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012  A federal jury in South Texas has convicted an alleged hit man for a Mexican drug cartel in his second trial on racketeering, conspiracy and weapons charges.

Thursday, December 08, 2011  The father of two children shot by their mother after being denied food stamps in Texas is spending time with his hospitalized son, one day after his 12-year-old daughter died.

Wednesday, December 07, 2011  The grandmother of two children shot by their mother inside a Texas welfare office says her former daughter-in-law had a history of mental problems.