Mexico resident claims $1.3 million lottery jackpot in South Texas
PHARR, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A Mexican resident claimed a $1.325 million jackpot prize after purchasing a winning ticket in Pharr. According to a Texas Lottery news release, the winning ticket was...
View Article'Tarzan' plotted murder in Mexico, feds say
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – A Juarez man who allegedly took credit for illegally bringing at least 20 groups of migrants over the border wall is due to appear in federal court in El Paso on...
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CBX expects crush of Americans heading to Mexico for Fourth of July
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- For a relatively small fee, the Cross Border Xpress provides airline travelers with proper documentation easy access between California and the Tijuana airport. The...
View Article19 bodies found in dump truck
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – The president of Mexico says his security forces will protect residents near the Guatemala border coping with rival gangs vying for control of drug and migrant...
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US captures, removes Mexican femicide suspect
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – U.S. immigration authorities have turned over to Mexico a man wanted for the Dec. 6 killing of a woman in the state of Sonora. Federal agents escorted the suspect only...
View ArticleBaja officials float idea of opening Otay Mesa II port of entry in southbound...
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- With the opening of the Otay Mesa II Port of Entry behind schedule on the U.S. side of the border, Baja California officials are wondering if a partial opening, in a...
View ArticleBirth of Caesar Salad in Tijuana 100 years ago recognized with festival
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- A culinary festival celebrating the first mixing of a Caesar Salad will take place in downtown Tijuana from Thursday to Sunday, involving 50 well-known chefs from across...
View ArticleOn average, 18 cars are stolen in Tijuana daily, prosecutors say
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- The rate of auto theft in the city of Tijuana remains high with an average of 18 vehicles stolen every day, according to Rubén Alfredo Maximiliano Ramos, prosecutor with...
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Ultramarathon was 'victory over the cartels,' Chihuahua officials say
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – On July 2, a drug cartel hung warnings from street signs informing residents of a picturesque mountain enclave in the border state of Chihuahua that the town was...
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A month removed from Biden's asylum executive order, fewer migrants crossing...
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- Volunteers report that Whiskey 8, a migrant gathering spot between San Diego and Tijuana, has been quiet in recent weeks. And the Iris Avenue Transit Center, a few miles...
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Missing Washington state child found in Mexico
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – A man and a child missing from Washington state since June 3 have been found safe and sound in Mexico. Authorities in Pullman, Washington, had been looking for Aaron...
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Concerns grow that Border Patrol will never reopen popular beach park in...
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- With two new border barriers almost done at the beach, some groups, including Friends of Friendship Park, wonder if it's finally time to reopen Friendship Park. For...
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Suspected drug tunnel found in Tijuana extending into U.S.
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — A yard used by food trucks to park at night in Tijuana is being heavily watched by members of Mexico's National Guard and other law enforcement. Investigators say someone...
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Woman allegedly kept daughters chained in water closet
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Police in Juarez, Mexico, have arrested a 29-year-old woman who allegedly chained her two daughters in a water closet and left the family home. Police officers took...
View ArticleUpdate: Anonymous tip led Tijuana police to suspected drug tunnel
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- The suspected drug tunnel found in Tijuana earlier this week was discovered after an anonymous tip was phoned into police, according to Leopoldo Tizoc Aguilar Durán, Baja...
View ArticleDrive to oust Tijuana mayor from Morena Party gains steam
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- Earlier this year, Tijuana Mayor Montserrat Caballero announced plans to seek reelection, but her political party, Morena, chose someone else instead. Admittedly...
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5 wounded, including 2 children, when gunmen storm aquatic park in Tijuana
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- On Wednesday evening, gunmen stormed an aquatic center in Tijuana and began randomly firing their automatic weapons at people who were enjoying time in a wave pool....
View ArticleUS, Mexico deterring migration through cruelty, border nonprofit says
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – A border nonprofit says the Biden administration and the governments of Texas and Mexico are deterring migration through cruelty and making it easier for criminals to...
View ArticleWarning: Americans at risk of kidnapping in Reynosa
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – The State Department has issued an advisory for Americans to avoid travel to the Mexican border state of Tamaulipas due to crime and kidnapping. The Level 4 advisory...
View ArticleMcDonald's massacre largely forgotten says movie producer
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- On July 18, 1984, a man named James Huberty walked into a McDonald's restaurant in San Ysidro, California killing 21 people including an 8-month-old baby boy. Huberty, an...
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