San Ysidro crossing closed after collapse

The San Ysidro port of entry is temporarily closed after a construction structure collapsed around 11 a.m. Wednesday, falling on at least one vehicle, according to several eyewitnesses. They said that all traffic was being rerouted back to Tijuana through one gate at the extreme left-hand side of the port of entry, causing chaos for […]

April 13, 2017

‘It’s time’ to make a difference, immigrants told

Luz Herrera arrived in San Diego in 1989 from the Mexican state of Guerrero with the goal of making a better life for her family. After many struggles, she opened in 1999 a Mexican restaurant in North Park, El Comal, which now employs 50 people. Nearly two decades after her arrival, Herrera applied for U.S. […]

April 13, 2017

Law against slave trade gets first test

TIJUANA – State authorities are prosecuting the first case under the new Baja California law that cracks down on the slave trade. State deputy prosecutor Martha Imelda Almanza announced that Pedro Águila Flores, 24, is charged with imprisoning and sexually exploiting a young woman. He was detained Aug. 30 in Tijuana following an investigation by […]

April 13, 2017

Mexico steps up extraditions to county

For decades, criminals thought the border was a reliable place to evade justice. Today, thanks to a growing relationship between prosecutors in the United States and Mexico, that's no longer the case. From 2008 to date, Mexico has extradited ten people to San Diego County authorities, with three more extraditions in the works by the […]

April 13, 2017

New fashion depicting drug lords a hit

The T-shirts have colorful images of wanted drug traffickers, machine guns and even "bullet" holes pierced by lasers. They are part of a disturbing new fashion that has been made popular by Mexican musicians whose "narco corridos" tell the stories of drug lords. The leading designer of these clothes is Eleno Serna, whose Chula Vista-based […]

April 13, 2017

Overtime goal gives Xolos a tie against Toluca

TOLUCA –Tijuana’s soccer team narrowly escaped defeat against the Diablos Rojos, when José Sand scored a goal in extra time, tying the game 1-1 Sunday. A goal by Ivan Alonso had put Toluca ahead at minute 67. And that’s where the game stood until Sand, who entered the game in the second half, sent a […]

April 13, 2017

Terrorist attacks changed border’s life dramatically

SAN DIEGO – The border received a hard blow following the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, a blow that still has the region reeling a decade later. Tijuana residents who worked in San Diego County have sacrificed hours of sleep to be able to arrive on time. Those used to crossing northbound to go […]

April 13, 2017

Pressure builds on Xolos’ coach to stop slide

They walked off the team charter bus on a sunny day earlier this week. Some smiled while speaking to each other. Others kept to themselves. A handful of them wore their headphones as they prepared to enter the airport. Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles players depicted a similar jive before starting other road trips. This time the […]

April 13, 2017

Soccer season quickly heats up among college teams

The college soccer season has begun and the first two weeks already have featured some spicy match ups for local teams. There was the University of San Diego men's squad beating San Diego State 2-1 in a crosstown rivalry last week. The intensity was high. And there was the typical trash talk, hard tackles, yellow […]

April 13, 2017

Power restored as Baja takes stock of losses

TIJUANA – Border region residents returned to their routines Friday after power was restored around midnight, swapping stories of how they had fared during the "mega apagón." The blackout left more than three million people in all five Baja California cities without electricity in an unprecedented outage that stretched to southern Orange County and Arizona. […]

April 13, 2017

Festivities mark Independence Day in Mexico

People on both sides of the border will be able to celebrate Mexico's Independence Day in a variety of events, some expected to draw thousands. Here's a look at some of the major ones in the region. SAN DIEGO COUNTY Mexican Festival, Sept. 10 Up to 10,000 people are expected for a free festival featuring […]

April 13, 2017

Power restored to 3 million Baja residents

TIJUANA – Border region residents began returning to their routines after power was restored around midnight. The "mega apagón," as it was referred to in Spanish, left more than three million people in all five Baja California cities without electricity in an unprecedented outage that stretched to southern Orange County and Arizona. Particularly hard hit […]

April 13, 2017

27 killed in two weeks in Tijuana drug violence

TIJUANA – The surge in deadly violence continues in the city, with six people killed since Sunday, a total of 27 in two weeks, authorities said. The latest homicides pushed the death toll this year to 353 through Wednesday. State authorities estimate that 80 per cent of the murders can be attributed to conflicts among […]

April 13, 2017

Tip leads to huge haul of cartel’s drugs Tijuana

TIJUANA – An anonymous tip led authorities to one of the largest seizures of drugs tied to the Sinaloa cartel in this city. Baja California police agents confiscated Tuesday night 83.6 pounds of cocaine and 4.6 pounds of "crystal" methamphetamine and an arsenal in a house in the eastside district of La Presa that served […]

April 13, 2017

Festival presents free Latino films in South Bay

Latino films will take center stage on Wednesdays in September at the Otay Ranch Town Center to mark Hispanic heritage month. All the Spanish-language movies will be presented for free during in the fourth annual "Que viva el cine latino" festival, which is presented by the Media Arts Center San Diego. Each spring, the organization […]

April 13, 2017

Police searching for two sisters missing in Tijuana

TIJUANA – Authorities are seeking the public’s help to find two sisters who have been missing from their home since Saturday. The girls were identified as Leslie Karina and Jazmín Esther Sosa Carrera, 11 and 12 years old, respectively. Their father said the girls left their house without anyone noticing on Saturday, the state Attorney […]

April 13, 2017

Cartel lieutenant recaptured near Guadalajara

GUADALAJARA – Federal police recaptured on Monday one of the most wanted men in Baja California who had escaped from a hospital in July. Police agents captured Héctor Eduardo Guajardo Hernández, nicknamed "El Güicho," along with three other persons, according the federal public safety department. Guajardo, 33, escaped on July 17 from a hospital in […]

April 13, 2017

La Toya Jackson ‘saves’ singer from elimination

Border region singer Frank Díaz was saved from elimination from the Mexican reality show "La Academia" by an unlikely savior: La Toya Jackson. In Sunday's prime-time show, Díaz sang the Juan Gabriel tune "No Tengo Dinero" alongside fellow contestant Yanilen, a performance the judges called "horrible." They told Díaz that he had talent but needed […]

April 13, 2017

Ex-police agent is detained in death of Mexicali man

TIJUANA – There’s been a break in the case of four former state police agents wanted in the killing of a Mexicali man, a death that cost their boss his job. One of the ex-agents of the State Preventive Police (known as the PEP) was detained in the Sinaloa city of Guamúchil over the weekend […]

April 13, 2017

Vintage Baja wine has the aroma of success

ENSENADA – The award-winning winemaker refers to her latest creation in personal terms. "It's like a son to me," said Laura Zamora, who has worked for Vinos Santo Tomás for 33 years, the last five in charge of production. "And it tastes like Baja California." She is referring to a red wine called Único Cabernet-Merlot […]

April 13, 2017