SUBSCRIBER ONLY News | Crossing the border with your dog? The U.S. just changed the rules. By Alexandra Mendoza August 2, 2024 at 3:57 p.m. For instance, dogs must be at least 6 months old, have a microchip that can...
News | Teens expected to face federal charges in ‘violent, premeditated’ Chula Vista shootings By Alexandra Mendoza July 30, 2024 at 8:05 a.m. The shootings killed one and wounded two, including a man who Mexican authorities say is...
SUBSCRIBER ONLY News | Greyhounds up for adoption in San Diego after sudden closure of historic Tijuana racetrack By Alexandra Mendoza July 28, 2024 at 5:02 a.m. The Caliente greyhound racetrack, whose history dates back to 1927, recently and unexpectedly announced that...
News | House Speaker Johnson, Rep. Issa tour U.S.-Mexico border in San Diego By Alexandra Mendoza July 26, 2024 at 5:55 p.m. The U.S.-Mexico border in San Diego is a backdrop for election-season debates over immigration policy
News | ‘El Mayo’ Zambada, historic leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, and son of ‘El Chapo’ arrested in US By Associated Press July 26, 2024 at 7:47 a.m. A leader of the powerful Sinaloa cartel for decades alongside Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, Zambada...
Courts | San Diego-area Border Patrol agent claims immunity from prosecution in fatal crash By Alex Riggins July 22, 2024 at 3:48 p.m. Border Patrol Agent Dustin Sato-Smith has successfully moved his case from state court to federal...
Crime and Public Safety | Flight delays, border gridlock and more as Microsoft outage hits San Diego County By Teri Figueroa July 19, 2024 at 5:43 p.m. Airport, courts, hospitals and law enforcement agencies in San Diego experienced effects of outage, and...
Transportation | Delays continue to plague completion of Otay Mesa East border crossing By Alexandra Mendoza July 17, 2024 at 10:08 a.m. San Diego County officials now predict the Otay II crossing won't be open to traffic...
News | Tijuana now has the San Diego border region’s only nonstop flight to this major Asian capital By Alexandra Mendoza July 13, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. Hainan Airlines on Friday resumed its Beijing-Tijuana-Mexico City route after a four-year hiatus due to...
Crime and Public Safety | Fourth arrest made in connection with Baja California surfer killings By Alexandra Mendoza July 10, 2024 at 3:31 p.m. Two Australian surfers and their American friend were found dead in a remote area south...
Education | Are bilingual and binational students getting the schooling they need? There’s ‘a lot of work we need to do,’ educators say By Kristen Taketa July 5, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. More than a million California public school students are English learners. Meanwhile, 45,000 students cross...
Courts | Former Baja California prosecutor’s office employee sentenced for cocaine load By City News Service July 3, 2024 at 3:11 p.m. Ana Sofia Lopez Osuna, 33, was arrested last year for driving a car loaded with...
News | Tijuana federal legislator and former Mayor González Cruz dies By Alexandra Mendoza July 3, 2024 at 1:41 p.m. Arturo González Cruz, 69, the first Tijuana mayor from Mexico's current ruling party, Morena, suffered...
Courts | Mexican drug broker with disputed cartel ties sentenced in San Diego By Alex Riggins July 1, 2024 at 5:55 p.m. Rubén Velázquez Aceves, known as "El Ingeniero," or The Engineer, had been accused of being...
The iconic Caesar salad turns 100. Do you know its local origin story? By Alexandra Mendoza July 1, 2024 at 2:10 p.m. Tijuana is hosting a four-day centennial bash for the dish said to be created there,...
News | SENTRI vehicle lane will stay open an extra two hours in Otay Mesa By Alexandra Mendoza June 28, 2024 at 3:15 p.m. Beginning Friday, border crossers will have an additional two hours to use the trusted traveler...
Courts | 3 companies along San Diego-Mexico border ordered to pay $840K in back wages and penalties By Alex Riggins June 28, 2024 at 6:26 p.m. Settlements are part of series of investigations dating to 2019 and have led to recovery...
Courts | Mexican attorney linked to botched hit on journalist agrees to extradition from San Diego By Alex Riggins June 27, 2024 at 3:04 p.m. Mexico suspects Armando Escárcega Valdez of masterminding the failed assassination attempt of prominent Mexico City...
Courts | San Diego judge rules CBP falsely imprisoned 9-year-old U.S. citizen at border By Alex Riggins June 24, 2024 at 11:55 p.m. U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel awarded the family $1.5 million, ruling Customs and Border Protection...
Courts | Supreme Court rules in government’s favor in San Diego ‘blind mule’ drug courier case By Alex Riggins June 20, 2024 at 6:19 p.m. In a 6-3 opinion that could have wider implications in criminal cases, the Supreme Court...
News | A new nonstop flight from Tijuana to this U.S. nightlife destination is coming By Alexandra Mendoza June 20, 2024 at 5:58 a.m. Mexico's Volaris airline will be offering direct service from the Tijuana International Airport to Las...
News | Border crossings and migrant street releases remain steady despite Biden’s executive order By Alexandra Mendoza June 19, 2024 at 5:53 p.m. In the week and a half since the presidential asylum restrictions were implemented, more than...