SD Classic begins: Flash vs. Boca FC

Then there is Eliseo "Papo" Santos. He is the Boca FC coach. He coached the Flash during the A-League years. Santos is a well-known coach within the Mexican-American community in San Diego. He has often fielded youth and high school teams with mostly Latino players. Boca FC has an ethnic mixture in its roster. "We […]

April 13, 2017 at 4:27 AM PDT

Mexican boxing ‘queens’ to battle in classic duel

TIJUANA – Mexican boxers have divided their countrymen when they have fought each other, think Érik "Terrible" Morales vs. Marco Antonio Barrera during their epic trilogy. Never before, however, have Mexican female boxers done that. That's the passion inspired by the 10-round fight between Tijuana boxer Jackie Nava and Mexico City's Ana María Torres this […]

April 13, 2017 at 4:27 AM PDT

Woman’s courage helps bring killer to justice

Adriana Camacho was surprised when her ex-husband tried to rekindle their relationship after getting out of prison in 2007. She told him she had trust issues they needed to work out. That's when he told her he had once killed a woman. Camacho wasn't scared away. Instead, she reported him to the San Diego County […]

April 13, 2017 at 4:27 AM PDT

Federal police commander shot to death in Tijuana

TIJUANA – A federal police commander was shot to death Friday morning on Airport Boulevard, in the Mesa de Otay district, authorities reported. The State Attorney General’s office identified the victim as Manuel Plata Camacho, a commander in the Federal Preventive Police agency. The agent had stationed his patrol car in the heavily traveled zone […]

April 13, 2017 at 4:27 AM PDT

Free help for owners facing foreclosure

Marta Lemus of San Ysidro is on the verge of losing her house of six years to her bank. Or maybe not. The 58-year-old and her husband had difficulty paying their monthly mortgage after she lost her job at a frozen food factory in 2009. On top of that their monthly payments began to rise […]

April 13, 2017 at 4:26 AM PDT

MTV show taping artistic side of Tijuana

TIJUANA – A team from "MTV World Stage" began taping interviews Thursday with local musicians and writers for a series about cities around the world affected by violence. The network's production team taped a musical workshop that DJ Ramón Amezcua, alias Bostich, a member of the Nortec Collective, gave at Iberoamericana University as part of […]

April 13, 2017 at 4:26 AM PDT

Bilingual 911 dispatchers offer lifeline in moment of crisis

Whenever a Spanish speaker calls 911 in cities and communities served by the San Diego County Sheriff's Department, there's a chance he or she will be speaking to Sofia Baez, who is bilingual. The Sheriff's department has seven Spanish-speakers among its 100 dispatchers who field emergency phone calls. Spanish-speaking callers are no different than English-speakers […]

April 13, 2017 at 4:26 AM PDT

Elite youth clubs to compete against nation’s top teams

Most local youth clubs are into the off season this time of year but some elite teams don't get much time to rest. That's the case for clubs from San Diego that are slated to compete in the Cal South National Cup. Teams with boys and girls in the Under 12 and U-13 age categories […]

April 13, 2017 at 4:26 AM PDT

Musicians’ fight leads to arrest

TIJUANA – Two members of one the most famous musical groups to come from this city have been feuding since their falling out three years ago. That dispute landed one of them in prison Wednesday, Roberto Alonso Mendoza López, after he was arrested at Tijuana's airport, accused of beating the other one, and even yanking […]

April 13, 2017 at 4:25 AM PDT

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 at 4:24 AM PDT

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 at 4:24 AM PDT

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 at 4:23 AM PDT

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 at 4:23 AM PDT

‘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 at 4:21 AM PDT

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 at 4:21 AM PDT

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 at 4:20 AM PDT

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 at 4:20 AM PDT

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 at 4:20 AM PDT

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 at 4:19 AM PDT

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 at 4:19 AM PDT