Laredo school districts announce latest COVID-19 totals
Jan. 13, 2021
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M.S. Ryan Elementary School students have breakfast before heading to their classrooms on Aug. 24.Danny Zaragoza / Laredo Morning Times file
As Laredo continues to see difficulty during the pandemic, UISD provided its COVID-19 update for the first week of January and the winter break.
As for UISD, the district received 799 student intake reports in these past two weeks, indicating 24 positive cases for both on-campus students and those involved in extracurriculars. With the vast majority of the UISD student population remote, the district stated that there were 245 positive case reports.
At LISD, the district reported 13 positive student COVID-19 cases during the winter break during a student service committee meeting. These do not include to off-campus totals.
2020 Laredoans of the Year: Frontline health care workers
Jan. 1, 2021
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A Heroes Work Here sign is pictured outside of Laredo Medical Center on May 11 as health care workers battle the COVID-19 pandemic inside. In the face of a once-in-a-lifetime global crisis, frontline health care workers have been vital to the community, as all of them share in receiving LMT’s 2020 Laredoans of the Year award.Cuate Santos / Laredo Morning Times fileShow MoreShow Less
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Dr. Ricardo Cigarroa visits Natividad Santana’s home in the Cuatro Vientos neighborhood in April.Courtesy of Josh Huskin / Texas MonthlyShow MoreShow Less
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L.I.F.E. Fair to be modified to a Show-and-Go Expo
Courtesy of the City of Laredo
Dec. 31, 2020
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High school students represent their FFA and 4-H clubs as they steers judged during the L.I.F.E Fair Steer Show judging during 2019 at the L.I.F.E. grounds.Danny Zaragoza / Laredo Morning Times file
In an effort to safeguard Webb County during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and recognizing that Webb County is amongst one of the county’s with the highest infectious rates in the State of Texas, L.I.F.E. is ensuring the community it will do everything possible to help stop the spread.
2020: Year in Review - Part 2: Trade, air service to Mexico among 2020 highlights
Dec. 31, 2020
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A train crosses the Texas Mexican Railway International Bridge in March 2020. While COVID-19 has dominated the headlines in 2020, the year has still featured plenty of other news. And LMT’s four-part year in review series will take a look at both, beginning with the two-part top non-COVID headlines and culminating with a two-day look at COVID’s impact on 2020.Danny Zaragoza / Laredo Morning Times
Editor’s note: 2020 has been filled to the brim with notable news, and it’s not just all related to the coronavirus pandemic. LMT will be taking a look at the top stories of the year both related to COVID-19 and not at all in a four-part series. We’ll continue with Part 2 of 4, finishing off discussion on the top non-COVID stories of the year in its own two-part series.
2020: Year in Review - Part 2: Trade, air service to Mexico among 2020 highlights
Dec. 31, 2020
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A train crosses the Texas Mexican Railway International Bridge in March 2020. While COVID-19 has dominated the headlines in 2020, the year has still featured plenty of other news. And LMT’s four-part year in review series will take a look at both, beginning with the two-part top non-COVID headlines and culminating with a two-day look at COVID’s impact on 2020.Danny Zaragoza / Laredo Morning Times
Editor’s note: 2020 has been filled to the brim with notable news, and it’s not just all related to the coronavirus pandemic. LMT will be taking a look at the top stories of the year both related to COVID-19 and not at all in a four-part series. We’ll continue with Part 2 of 4, finishing off discussion on the top non-COVID stories of the year in its own two-part series.