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1 month ago | 
kgns.tv | Marissa Limon |Salma Lozano
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The City of Laredo received recognition Tuesday morning, May 20, for being an inclusive tourist destination. Wheel the World, an organization that evaluates accessibility, awarded the city after 10 locations across Laredo met the needs of people with disabilities. Places like the TAMIU Planetarium and San Agustin Plaza were honored, along with several parks and hotels.
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1 month ago | 
kgns.tv | Yocelin Gallardo |Salma Lozano
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Students at United High School are closer to getting a sensory room thanks to an $18,000 donation. Casa Karinyo gave the money to United ISD’s Special Education Department. They raised the money at a concert in April called “Rockin’ the Spectrum.”The event had music, food, family fun, and focused on autism awareness. Joe Barron with Casa Karinyo said the sensory room will help students who are having a rough day. “They can go in there and wind down.
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1 month ago | 
kgns.tv | Salma Lozano |Marissa Limon
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Some downtown business owners say they’re having a hard time getting people to shop in the area. They blame problems like small crimes, abandoned buildings, and more people living on the streets. “We had an incident with a person who stole garments from here from this promotion, and they caught him in the next store doing the same thing,” said Eugenio Cache, a downtown business manager. “The police returned the garments.”Shop owners say the empty buildings make things worse.
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1 month ago | 
kgns.tv | Salma Lozano |Marissa Limon
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Business owners in downtown Laredo are concerned about poor infrastructure, petty crimes and a rising homeless population harming their operations, with little to no city involvement in addressing these issues. Business owners like Eugenio Canche, who runs a store in Downtown Laredo, claim that a lack of amenities, an increase in petty crime and a growing homeless population have negatively impacted their sales.
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1 month ago | 
telemundolaredo.tv | Telemundo Laredo |Salma Lozano |Jorge Ernesto Viñals
LAREDO, Texas - Este viernes 9 de mayo, se llevó a cabo una misa en la Catedral San Agustín en honor al nuevo papa León XIV. Fue a las 12 de la tarde que feligreses llegaron a la iglesia en el centro de Laredo para pedir por el pontificado del nuevo papa. Este viernes se dio a conocer más sobre la postura del nuevo papa, quien es originario de Chicago. Se espera que el nuevo papa apoye a la comunidad migrante y tome una postura similar a la que tenía el papa Francisco.
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1 month ago | 
kgns.tv | Salma Lozano |Marissa Limon
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - A group of moms in Laredo got a break and some pampering on Tuesday, May 6, thanks to a local group. Grupo Amor, a nonprofit that helps women who have faced domestic violence, held a special spa day for moms in the community. Women who came were treated to free haircuts, facials, and manicures. One mom, Olivia Carrillo, said she always looks forward to the event. “We know that there aren’t a lot of things that as moms we can do, and this event is really great,” Carrillo said.
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1 month ago | 
kgns.tv | Salma Lozano |Christian Del Rio
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Laredo is saying thank you to the people who help bring visitors to the city — from hotel clerks and taxi drivers to rideshare workers and many others. The Laredo Convention and Visitors Bureau kicked off National Travel and Tourism Week by sharing how important travel is to the city. As of 2024, travel helped create more than 5,500 jobs in Laredo and brought in over $189 million in earnings.
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1 month ago | 
kgns.tv | Marissa Limon |Salma Lozano
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - So far, only about 8% of registered voters have voted early in the City of Laredo’s bond election. According to Webb County Elections Administrator José Luis Castillo, the lack of participation is concerning. “It’s going to affect us either way, and that’s why it’s very important people come out and vote. We always say this, and I know it’s very cliché, but your vote is your voice,” Castillo said. The election, which costs over $100,000, will continue Saturday, May 3.
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1 month ago | 
kgns.tv | Salma Lozano |Marissa Limon
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - Unpaid tickets may prevent you from getting new license plates if the Webb County Commissioners Court approves the Scofflaw program. Additionally, the same program would allow municipalities to deny car registration to individuals with outstanding fines, fees or taxes. According to the Webb County Tax Assessor-Collector, Patricia Barrera, the program is likely to become a reality.
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2 months ago | 
telemundolaredo.tv | Telemundo Laredo |Salma Lozano |Jorge Ernesto Viñals
LAREDO, Texas - Feligreses se dieron cita en la catedral San Agustín, al centro de Laredo para rendir honor al Papa Francisco. Desde la mañana del lunes 21 de abril, la ‘Diócesis de Laredo’ lamento la muerte del papa e invito a la comunidad a una misa. Telenoticias KGNS+ platicó con el obispo y con residentes de Laredo que acudieron a pedir por el papa y también pedir por el futuro de la iglesia católica.
