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New Campaign Aims To Empower Residents Of Tijuana
- Feb. 4
- Border
A few companies in Tijuana hope that a series of slogans printed on billboards and banners around the city will help empower residents.
Mexico Arrests Two More Alleged Members Of Drug Cartel
- Feb. 8
- Border
A U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration spokeswoman say that Manuel Garcia Simental and Raydel Lopez Uriarte, who allegedly operated in Tijuana, were detained by Mexican law enforcement in La Paz, Baja California Sur, Monday morning.
Two Alleged Members of Mexican Drug Gang Arrested
- Feb. 8
- Border
Mexican federal police say two drug gang leaders arrested Monday morning in La Paz were Teodoro Garcia Simental's successors. Before his arrest, Teodoro Garcia Simental, or "El Teo," headed a drug gang in Tijuana that sparked the most violent period in the city's history.
San Diego Mayor Says Wheels Turning On Border Transport Hub
- Feb. 4
- Border
San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders says the funding process for a new transportation center at the San Ysidro border crossing is moving forward. He has been in Washington, D.C. to lobby for the project.
Baja California Police Detain Man With Sniper Rifle
- Feb. 3
- Border
Baja California police say a man they detained who had a high calibre armor piercing gun offered officers $20,000 to let him go.
Mom Of 2 Missing Tijuana Children Gives DNA Sample In S.D.
- Feb. 1
- Border
The mother of two children who went missing in Tijuana during heavy rains nearly two weeks ago provided a DNA sample in San Diego Monday. She wants to know if the bodies of two children found here last week are her children.
SPJ Asks Mexican Authorities To Help Curb Violence Against Reporters
- Jan. 29
- Border
The U.S. Society for Professional Journalists has joined a chorus of journalism and human rights groups that are calling on Mexican authorities to fully investigate crimes against reporters. The groups say Mexico is one of the world's most dangerous places for reporters.
SDSU, Baja Calif. Public Safety Agree To Share Info And Resources
San Diego State University officials and Baja California's Secretary of Public Safety plan to work together to create systems to securely share information across the U.S.-Mexico border.
Child's Body Not One Of The Two Missing Children From Tijuana
- Jan. 27
- Border
Mexican consular officials in San Diego say the child's body found Wednesday afternoon at the border near Border Field State Park is not one of the two Tijuana children who remain missing after last week's rains.
ICE Arrests 8 Tied To San Diego Gangs With Mexican Cartel Connections
- Jan. 27
- Border
U.S. officials say the gangs are based in North County, Barrio Logan and Lemon Grove. The arrests are part of a nationwide crackdown on transnational gangs.
Border Videos
Tijuana Police Force Becomes New Enemy In Drug Wars
Tijuana police officers have become another target in the brutal drug wars. Drug cartel hit men have killed 23 officers in the last five months.
City Workers Begin Clearing Debris In Tijuana River Valley
KPBS Border Reporter Amy Isackson explains why a local group is opposed to the City of San Diego dredging the Tijuana River Valley.
U.S. Teens Duct-Taped With Drugs Crossing Border
Smugglers have discovered a new way to bring their drugs into the U.S. KPBS Border Reporter Amy Isackson has details about why teens are crossing the border with drugs taped to their bodies.
Beefed-up Border
Reporter Amy Isackson speaks with Gloria Penner about plans to screen all vehicles entering Mexico from San Diego this fall. Local editors react to the plan.
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