Vázquez siblings make ‘The Show’ their own

The Vázquez siblings have looked south – really south – for inspiration for their fourth video, which was released Friday. The siblings are Angie, Abelardo and Gustavo Vázquez, from Mexicali. Their interpretation of Adele's "Rollin in the Deep" became an Internet sensation, logging 50.4 million views on YouTube since its release in November. For their […]

April 13, 2017 at 6:41 AM PDT

Xolos savor sweet victory

The Xolos virtually assured they will remain in Mexico's premier league by beating Estudiantes Tecos in Guadalajara on Friday night 2-0. The win moved Tijuana's team up several rungs in the relegation percentage table. And it momentarily placed it in second place in the league's standings, with 16 points, the result of four wins, for […]

April 13, 2017 at 6:41 AM PDT

Tijuana to get baseball team

TIJUANA – There’s good news for local baseball fans. The group that owned the Algodoneros of Guasave, in Sinaloa, had requested that the Pacific League approve the transfer of their franchise to Tijuana. On Friday, the team presidents did just that, according to the league’s website. The president of the Algodoneros, Jaime Castro Parra, was […]

April 13, 2017 at 6:41 AM PDT

Xolos and Tecos moving in opposite directions

It is considered the second most populous metropolitan area other than Mexico City. It has been called the cultural center of Mexico. It is one of North America's most business-friendly cities. It even has three professional soccer teams in Mexico's top-flight league: Chivas de Guadalajara, Atlas and Estudiantes Tecos of the Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara. […]

April 13, 2017 at 6:41 AM PDT

Five missing after boat capsizes off Baja coast

TIJUANA – Five men, including the Baja California's fisheries' chief, remain missing after their boat capsized during the storm that rolled through the region Tuesday. "A small motor flaw" and a large wave combined to overturn the boat, according to two fishermen who were rescued. Despite the poor weather conditions Thursday, authorities and private fishing […]

April 13, 2017 at 6:41 AM PDT

Campaign uses famous faces to promote Tijuana

TIJUANA – Look who's been here. That's the message of new public photographic exhibit, whose goal is to communicate that the city is safe to visit. The exhibit is made up of images of national and international figures who have visited Tijuana. They include Nobel laureates Al Gore and Mario Molina and TV personality Larry […]

April 13, 2017 at 6:41 AM PDT

U.S. suspect in double homicide captured in Baja

TIJUANA – A man suspected of stabbing to death his wife and mother-in-law in Los Angeles County on Tuesday was captured a few hours later in Rosarito Beach, authorities announced. Baja California police identified him as Jonathan Scott Chacon, 23, a Los Angeles native. In a statement, state police said that Chacon is suspected of […]

April 13, 2017 at 6:40 AM PDT

8 tons of drugs destroyed in Tijuana

TIJUANA – Authorities incinerated Wednesday afternoon more than 8 tons of illegal drugs at a military facility in the city’s south side. The drugs had been seized in various operations, said Fermín Gómez, the local representative of Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office. The drugs that were incinerated before the news media were 16,652 pounds of marijuana, […]

April 13, 2017 at 6:40 AM PDT

Xolos players on U.S. team to play against Mexico

TIJUANA – Two Xolos players will play on the United States' U-23 team in a friendly match against Mexico's squad Wednesday night in Texas. The two, who are Mexican-Americans, have been preparing with the rest of the U.S. squad for the games in March to qualify for the Summer Olympics in London. Regardless of the […]

April 13, 2017 at 6:40 AM PDT

Snow temporarily closes mountain road near Tecate

TIJUANA – After the heaviest snowstorm of the season, a stretch of La Rumorosa, a curving mountain road about 70 miles east of the city, was reopened around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, state authorities announced. The highway was closed Monday night at 9, said Alfredo Escobedo, the director of the state’s Civil Protection agency. He spent […]

April 13, 2017 at 6:40 AM PDT

Big gym opens to entice ‘familias’ to get moving

Joe Ochoa believes in the power of exercise. And he knows personally all those great and small things that can derail a Latino family from exercising regularly. He's determined to do his part to make exercise a habit, not just a once-in-a-while event. Ochoa has opened Family Gym, a 40,000-square-foot facility that offers affordable rates, […]

April 13, 2017 at 6:40 AM PDT

Library to offer recordings of Baja’s cultures

TIJUANA – A place is taking shape where you can hear Baja California's history. For ten months, a researcher has been gathering recordings that capture and preserve the stories of the state's indigenous communities and the waves of people who settled in the state. There's a recording of a grandmother who still speaks a native […]

April 13, 2017 at 6:40 AM PDT

Baja detains members of La Familia cell

TIJUANA – In a special operation, state authorities arrested five members of the criminal organization La Familia Michoacana who had ammunition for AK-47s, cash and methamphetamine valued at $640,000. According to authorities, La Familia, one of Mexico's most violent drug syndicates, has paid "a user's fee" to the Arellano Félix cartel for three years to […]

April 13, 2017 at 6:40 AM PDT

Xolos tie Toluca1-1 in intense match

TIJUANA – The Xolos tied Toluca 1-1 Saturday night, keeping pace with one of the toughest challengers the team has faced this Clausura tournament. At minute 15, Duvier Riascos centered a pass to Joe Corona, who scored a goal, making it 1-0, to the delight of the sold-out crowd at Caliente Stadium. Toluca’s Iván Alonso, […]

April 13, 2017 at 6:40 AM PDT

Volunteers tackle graffiti, one wall at a time

TIJUANA – Hundreds of volunteers turned out Saturday to paint over graffiti on buildings and fences along one of the city's most transited boulevards, the municipal government announced. They were participating in "Tijuana Blanca," a program organized by the city to clean up neighborhoods in the crowded La Mesa district. The volunteers, supported by municipal […]

April 13, 2017 at 6:40 AM PDT

Xolos to play red-hot Toluca under the lights

Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles will play another night game Saturday. This time the team hosts the Diablos Rojos de Toluca at Estadio Caliente starting at 7 p.m. The Xolos appear to have adjusted well playing at home under the lights or playing outside their usual Sunday noon starts. Tijuana is 3-2 since last summer during other […]

April 13, 2017 at 6:40 AM PDT

Janitors demand fair contracts in march downtown

The voice of hundreds of service workers echoed across downtown San Diego on Friday. Janitors who clean hotels, supermarkets and offices, community activists, and even elected officials marched together to demand better labor conditions for the working class, part of a statewide effort organized by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU). "This is the right […]

April 13, 2017 at 6:40 AM PDT

Meth, coke worth $1 million seized at checkpoints

Drugs valued at more than $1 million were seized at two Border Patrol checkpoints in the last week. The first occurred last Friday, when a 28-year-old Mexican woman stopped at the I-15 checkpoint in Temecula. Agents sent the woman, driving a 2006 Ford Fusion, to secondary inspection. There, they found 20 packages of methamphetamine hidden […]

April 13, 2017 at 6:39 AM PDT

Jenni Rivera plans concert in Tijuana

TIJUANA – Latin music star Jenni Rivera plans a concert April 21 in the bullring by the sea, her promoter announced Thursday. The so-called "Diva de la banda" is one of the most popular entertainers in the border region. She drew 29,000 fans to Estadio Caliente in 2010 and a year later some 26,000 despite […]

April 13, 2017 at 6:39 AM PDT

Bold cover speaks volumes about Latino vote

TIME Magazine's cover story, headlined "Yo Decido," powerfully underscores the importance of the nation's Hispanic voters. The words mean "I decide" in Spanish, the first cover headline the magazine has published in that language. It's accompanied by the legend, "Why Latinos will pick the next President." The cover depicts the faces of Hispanic voters in […]

April 13, 2017 at 6:39 AM PDT