Laredo and the Border

15+ hour, 33+ min ago   (239+ words) A truck driver was sentenced to federal prison for a human smuggling attempt that subjected multiple individuals to “hazardous conditions,” authorities said. Truck driver Robert Martinez Jr, 51, of Needville, Texas, was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison to be immediately…...

18+ hour, 33+ min ago   (1685+ words) Texas recorded 50,048 crashes, 20,951 injuries and 298 deaths during September 2026, according to the monthly figures compiled for this article. Commercial motor vehicles were involved in 3,659 crashes, resulting in 41 deaths, 1,303 injuries and 142 suspected serious injuries. In North Texas, Dallas recorded 2,036 crashes, while Fort…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (547+ words) AUSTIN, Texas — A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle and killed on E. State Highway 71 near the Austin airport this morning, according to Austin-Travis County EMS (ATCEMS). The crash occurred on the westbound side of the highway near the 1600 block…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (421+ words) EL CAJON, Calif. (KGTV) - New safety measures are going in along a stretch of Interstate 8 that one El Cajon city councilmember has called dangerous after years of crashes involving vehicles leaving the freeway. Just east of the Mollison Avenue exit,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (304+ words) CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 28-year-old Corpus Christi resident has been found guilty of transporting illegal aliens. The jury deliberated for approximately two hours before convicting Jose Manuel Gomez following a two-day trial. On July 2, Gomez drove a white Ford F…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (313+ words) North Texas recorded 59 fatal collisions in September, with Dallas and Tarrant counties accounting for more than half of them. Dallas County led the region, again, in number of collisions for September, according to data from the Texas Department of Transportation....

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (1610+ words) TL;DR: Based on an analysis of 2025 CCRS records, the highest crash counts in Rialto were along the SR-210 corridor (120 crashes) and at the I-10/Riverside Avenue interchange area (46). Injured drivers or passengers can use CHP or police reports as evidence…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (53+ words) KGNS Pickup crashes into Laredo fire station; driver arrested Laredo Health Department discusses gaps in mental health care access Laredo police seek help identifying man in vehicle theft Community Dash 5K supports United Way of Laredo Laredo mayor opposes buoy barrier’s…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1089+ words) Samantha Flores distinctly remembers seeing her own silhouette in a car’s headlights before it struck her during her bike ride home. She remembers the second car passing over her “like a spaceship.” She woke up from her coma with three…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (526+ words) A man accused of killing his father in a case stemming from May 2021 is scheduled to return to the 111th District Court before Judge Monica Z. Notzon on Oct. 13 for a final pretrial hearing after years of competency proceedings. Antonio Cruz III…...