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USD soccer team looking to stop tough USF
It is one goal that made a significant difference last weekend for the University of San Diego Toreros. The men's soccer team could have been unbeaten and on top of the West Coast Conference if it wasn't for a score by Gonzaga's Nathanael Pacheco10 minutes into double overtime last Sunday. But the same could be […]
April 13, 2017
‘Super’ bust yields 17 tons of marijuana
TIJUANA In one of the largest seizures on the border, Mexican soldiers discovered more than 17 tons of marijuana on Wednesday night in a mobile home in a northeastern neighborhood, according to military authorities. The commander of the Baja California's Second Military Zone, Gilbert Landeros, raised the possibility that the drug belonged to two […]
April 13, 2017
Criminals’ house to become haven for children
TIJUANA – The federal government donated a house, which had been seized from organized criminals, to build a Boys and Girls Club in a troubled eastside neighborhood. The impoverished barrio, called Camino Verde, is made up of homes built haphazardly on steep canyons and is home to about 40,000 residents. They face problems with gangs […]
April 13, 2017
Baja fires chief deputy amid surge in crime
TIJUANA This city has new lead crime fighters. The Baja California Attorney Generals Office fired the director of its Tijuana office on Monday night, citing an agency restructuring. The departure of Assistant State Attorney Martha Imelda Almanza comes a week after the Tijuana municipal government replaced its top law enforcement officer with attorney Alberto […]
April 13, 2017
‘Walk of Fame’ honors success in border region
TIJUANA - A dozen individuals and a soccer team were honored Wednesday in "The Walk of Fame" for fostering a positive image of the border region. The goal of the annual award is to highlight the creativity, effort and discipline of a variety of professionals who are good ambassadors for Tijuana. They were honored at […]
April 13, 2017
High-tech tool helps rescue kidnap victim
TIJUANA In a dramatic conclusion worthy of "NCIS," the Mexican military tracked the whereabouts of a businessman through his cell phone and rescued him Tuesday morning, 90 minutes after he was abducted by a group of men posing as state police agents. The commander of Baja California's Second Military Zone, Gilbert Landeros, said that […]
April 13, 2017
Largest tequila festival features 300 brands
TIJUANA An estimated 10,000 visitors are expected to turn out to Mexico's largest and most successful tequila festival, open Wednesday through Sunday on avenida Revolución. The Expo Tequila Tijuana 2011 features more than 300 brands of Mexico's most emblematic beverage. A total of 45 tequila producers will be on hand, as well as brands […]
April 13, 2017
Elderly man dies in kidnapping attempt in Baja
TIJUANA An elderly man was found dead on a street in the citys east side, the apparent victim of a kidnapping attempt, authorities announced Monday. Two people who witnessed the crime were injured, said the state Attorney Generals Office, which identified the man who died as Fidel Ruiz Rocha, 75. He was found covered […]
April 13, 2017
Adios, Frank: Local singer tossed off reality show
TIJUANA The local reality show participant has been tossed out of "The Academy." The judges voted Frank Díaz off the popular program, which airs in Mexico and the United States on Sunday nights. The goal of the show is to find the next star of Latin American entertainment. Participants attend an "academy," where they […]
April 13, 2017
Workers’ comp fraud up 40% in SD County
Fraud involving the workers' compensation insurance program is one of the fastest-growing crimes in San Diego County. This type of crime can occur in two ways when an employer does not provide the required insurance or when employees fake a disabling injury to collect benefits. At the state level, this type of fraud costs […]
April 13, 2017
Exhibit honors ‘Great Ones from Jalisco’
TIJUANA The works of some of Mexico's renowned painters, such as José Clemente Orozco, Juan Soriano and Jorge González Camarena are at the heart of an exhibit that opened over the weekend to celebrate "The Great Ones from Jalisco." The inauguration Friday coincided with the first of a three-day art festival called Entijuanarte 2011 […]
April 13, 2017
Xolos fit to be tied after another doubtful penalty
It was long overdue. Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles needed a break. The Xolos were looking for any opportunity, any fragment of fortune they could get to muster a win. After all, the club had endured seven-straight games without a win. That chance appeared to be coming Saturday night. It didn't happen. Tijuana could not catch that […]
April 13, 2017
Mexican army seizes 5,152 lbs. of marijuana
TIJUANA.- The Mexican army working in this region had a very busy week. The commander of Baja California's Second Military Zone, Gilberto Landeros, announced Monday the seizure of 788 pounds of cocaine, with a street value of more than $11 million. The next day he announced the seizure of nearly $1 million in cash at […]
April 13, 2017
Bus crash kills woman, injures 26 in Tijuana
TIJUANA A woman was killed and 26 others injured, three seriously, when a public transit bus flipped over Friday morning, police announced. According to transit investigators, the driver of the bus of the Azul and Blanco line, Eduardo Efraín Morales Reyes, 30, was driving too fast and lost control on a curve. The driver […]
April 13, 2017
Back-up goalie’s goal is to help Xolos win again
He watched as his teammates were about to make history. Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles were at the brink of clinching a spot in the Mexican Primera Division as they counted down the seconds in a promotion match against Irapuato in May. Adrián Zermeño could only sit and witness the Xolos make the shift to Mexico's top […]
April 13, 2017
New chief takes over Tijuanas police department
TIJUANA The citys new Secretary of Public Safety addressed his officers on Thursday, a day after the City Council ratified his appointment to the post. Alberto Capella visited the police substation in the Otay district, where he addressed the rank and file. He named the man who will be his second-in command, retired army […]
April 13, 2017
Girl, 13, missing from home in Tijuana
TIJUANA State authorities are asking the publics help to find a 13-year-old girl who disappeared from her home more than a month ago. She was identified as Diana Arely Vázquez Hernández. According to her father, on Sept. 3 she left her house without telling anyone, taking all of her clothes and personal papers. A […]
April 13, 2017
$1 million in cash seized at border in Tijuana
TIJUANA The Mexican army seized nearly $1 million in cash being transported Tuesday in an armored vehicle attempting to travel into the United States at the Otay border crossing, military authorities announced Wednesday. Gen. Gilberto Landeros, the commander of Baja Californias Second Military Zone, said the $915, 319.50 apparently belonged to an exchange house […]
April 13, 2017
Two men die in attempt to enter U.S through coast
In separate events, the U.S. Border Patrol discovered the bodies of two Mexican men who had attempted to enter the country illegally through the San Diego coast. In the first incident, three individuals tried to swim from the beach area of Playas de Tijuana toward Imperial Beach, according to Michael Jimenez, of the Border Patrol. […]
April 13, 2017
Tijuana replaces police chief in dramatic change
TIJUANA Mayor Carlos Bustamante fired on Tuesday the city's police chief and named his replacement, attorney Alberto Capella, who once held that post in the previous administration but was removed for poor performance. The mayor explained the change during a press conference as "a transition," stressing that it did not signal a departure from […]
April 13, 2017
