March will honor Camarena’s life

Anti-drug advocates this Saturday will march in memory of Enrique "Kiki" Camarena, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent whose brutal murder in 1985 inspired National Red Ribbon Week in the United States. The nonprofit SAY (Social Advocates for Youth) San Diego and the Enrique S. Camarena Educational Foundation are organizing the second annual "Marching for […]

April 13, 2017

Suitcases with grenades seized

Mexicali.- Municipal police arrested Monday night two men who picked up two suitcases tossed over the border fence from the U.S. side containing nearly 200 grenades and parts of weapons, according to news reports. Gen. Alfonso Duarte, the commander of Mexico's Second Military Region, and Mexicali's police chief, Alejandro Monreal, announced Tuesday that the men […]

April 13, 2017

In a darkest hour, supportive amigas

Julia Castañeda remembers feeling alone after she was diagnosed with breast cancer more than a year ago. A breast cancer support group for Spanish speakers at Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center helped erase that feeling. "We know all the pains. We counsel each other," Castañeda of San Diego said after a recent group meeting. "We […]

April 13, 2017

Defiant Morales: ‘I won’t retire’

Las Vegas . – Despite suffering a painful defeat Saturday night, Erik "Terrible" Morales vowed that he won't retire from the boxing ring. "I don't believe I lost that fight and I want a rematch," said the legendary Tijuana-born fighter after losing the WBA's light welterweight title. Morales, 34, waged an epic battle in the […]

April 13, 2017

‘Criminals are fleeing from here’

Officially, between 2008 and 2010 in Tijuana, some 2,327 people were killed, 390 people disappeared and more than 100 were kidnapped. By comparison, from Jan.1 to April 8 of this year, the state Attorney General's Office has logged 145 murders in Tijuana, 107 less than in the same period as last year. The rhetoric from […]

April 13, 2017

New home, classic rivalry

The first order of business for Carlos Reinoso when he was hired as Club America's new head coach was to circle a date on the calendar. The day? April 10. The opponent? Chivas de Guadalajara. "If you are truly an 'Americanista,' the first thing you have to do is see when the Clásico will be […]

April 13, 2017

Tons of drugs, fake items incinerated

TIJUANA – Authorities torched more than seven tons of illegal drugs and counterfeit items Friday at a military base, announced Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office. The drugs and items, seized in various federal investigations, were destroyed at the 28th Infantry Battalion at Aguaje de la Tuna, south of the city. The incinerated drugs included more than […]

April 13, 2017

When journalists become targets

Journalists are taking fewer risks covering the drug wars in Mexico in recent years out of fear for their safety, which is affecting investigative reporting of organized crime, according to a binational panel in San Diego on Friday. "The threats of violence, the crimes against reporters are influencing editorial coverage along the border," said Adela […]

April 13, 2017

Tip leads to pot worth $2.4 million

Tjuana.- An anonymous tip led state agents to a van in Mexicali loaded with more than 1,600 pounds of marijuana worth an estimated $2.4 million, authorities announced Thursday night. Police agents also detained nine people who were allegedly guarding the drug at a car wash, according to a release from the state police agency. A […]

April 13, 2017

Doctors dive into immigration debate

A national association of physicians Thursday in San Diego called on the U.S. government to develop a policy that increases access to health care to millions of uninsured, foreign-born residents, including undocumented immigrants. "Those who lack access to health insurance both live sicker and die younger," said Dr. Robert Luke, chair of the American College […]

April 13, 2017

Two SD teams push for momentum

Both San Diego amateur league teams will be looking to begin a streak this weekend. The San Diego Flash and San Diego Boca FC of the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) are heading into their second matches of the week. Both teams are coming off convincing wins in their season openers last week. San Diego […]

April 13, 2017

‘Empty’ truck yields million-dollar bust

Drug busts at the border are common but Tuesday’s seizure of marijuana worth more than a million dollars stands out. U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents, alerted by a one of their trained dogs, detected the drug in a tractor-trailer at the Otay Mesa cargo crossing, the agency announced Thursday. The Freightliner truck was pulling […]

April 13, 2017

Suspect in TV star’s murder arrested

Salazar Vega had already been detained once in Tijuana in February of 2002, charged with kidnapping an alleged drug trafficker, José Velázquez Martínez, from Sinaloa. Two years later, Salazar Vega escaped from the La Mesa state prison, the general said. At the two houses Tuesday night, the military seized weapons, police equipment and three vehicles. […]

April 13, 2017

Bone fragments, teeth unearthed

Tijuana.- Federal investigators found nearly 30 human bone fragments and 40 teeth Tuesday, the third day of excavating a clandestine grave in an eastern neighborhood, a victims' advocate said. Fernando Ocegueda said the remains were found in the grave at an uninhabited property in Loma Bonita, where the investigators have been looking since Sunday for […]

April 13, 2017

Washing machine had special load

Imperial Valley.- U.S. border authorities seized drugs valued at $344,000 hidden in several articles over the weekend, including a washing machine. U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents working at the Andrade crossing, using a trained dog, detected illegal drugs in a Dodge Ram pickup on Friday. The agents found 72 pounds of marijuana in 40 […]

April 13, 2017

Office in San Diego to expedite passports quickly

San Diego County residents will no longer have to travel to Los Angeles for urgent U.S.-passport services. The U.S. State Department has opened a passport office in downtown San Diego that will expedite services for U.S. citizens who plan to travel within 14 days or who have a life or death emergency. The San Diego […]

April 13, 2017

Two U.S. citizens killed in Tijuana

Tijuana – Two U.S. citizens were shot to death before dawn Monday as they waited in line to cross the border in their car near San Ysidro, the State Attorney General’s Office announced. Authorities identified the victims as Sergio Salcido Luna, 25, and Kevin Joel Romero, 28, who carried their U.S. passports with them. The […]

April 13, 2017

Drop in migration hits labor market

According to the state official, despite that pressure, Baja California has an unemployment rate of 5.6 per cent, "the lowest on the northern border and southern United States." By way comparison, the state's unemployment rate was 6.7 percent in January of 2010. Those statistics are meaningless to the people struggling every day to find a […]

April 13, 2017

The reel deal is downtown

For Rosa Dávalos, 53, another homemaker who has been shopping in the district for 30 years, the district's greatest virtue is the products' freshness, because the fish does not lose its flavor or nutritional value by being frozen. Horacio Aguilar is a distributor from the coastal town of San Ignacio, in Baja California Sur, who […]

April 13, 2017

The roots of Juarez’s nightmare

The former mayor of Mexico's most violent city, speaking at UCSD on Saturday, said the breakdown in Ciudad Juárez can be attributed largely to a lack of educational opportunities for young people. "Juárez is the city with the largest dropout rate in junior high school in the country," said ex-Mayor José Reyes Ferriz during a […]

April 13, 2017