Texas city on the Rio Grande, Webb County seat across from Nuevo Laredo
Recent data shows US cities, including Los Angeles, San Diego, and New York, are experiencing population declines driven by reduced international migration and domestic outflows. The trend reflects broader national shifts, with many regions losing residents due to high living costs and policy changes. The impact on local economies and growth prospects is significant.
Rail workers have found six people dead inside a Union Pacific boxcar at a train yard in Laredo, Texas, on Sunday afternoon. Laredo police have confirmed six fatalities — five men and one woman — and have said autopsies will be done; authorities have not released identities or a cause of death. An investigation is ongoing.
Investigators have identified a potential seventh body connected to a federal smuggling case in the Laredo region. Earlier this month, six bodies were found in a shipping container on a Union Pacific train that had departed Long Beach, California. The Webb County medical examiner has ruled hyperthermia as the cause of death and authorities are pursuing updates in the investigation.
A Cessna Latitude crashed on Loop 20 in Laredo, Texas, killing one person and injuring others as bystanders helped pull victims from the burning wreckage. The highway remains closed as investigators assess the scene and determine cause.
Baer, founder of Capital Factory, has died in a private jet crash near Laredo, Texas, after the aircraft diverted from San José del Cabo. Six people were aboard; one fatality has been confirmed. Survivors have been treated and are expected to recover.