San Diego, CA

Columbus, OH

San Diego County, CA

Latin Times

A California lawmaker announced that a $400 million contract has been awarded to refurbish a plant dedicated to treating wastewater in Tijuana, where raw sewage flowing into the U.S. has caused a spike in related illnesses. U.S. Rep. Juan Vargas, a Democrat, made the announcement on Thursday, saying the funds...

Tijuana River sewage crisis: $400 million awarded to refurbish wastewater treatment plant

Border Report

"The flooding could affect working class neighborhoods in Tijuana considering that the waters that are flowing through here are extremely polluted and can cause greater long-term health concerns.”

Border Patrol bridge project over Tijuana River criticized as ‘boondoggle’

SEATTLE - Following the recent arrest of two high-profile Mexican drug lords, a Virginia-based private security firm is urging Americans traveling to Mexico in the next few days to be cautious and monitor trusted sources to avoid any getting caught up in a violent flare-up. Mexican government officials at the border state of Chihuahua also raised concerns over possible violence and are preparing for a "worst-case scenario," said Public Safety Director Gilberto Loya on July 29. "Why prepare? Because it is not clear what happened. There could be a different response from criminal groups if it was a surrender or a betrayal between cells of the same cartel," Loya added.

Americans urged caution when travelling to Mexico as arrest of high-profile drug lords could lead to flare-up

California State

El Centro, CA

NewsNation

Border Patrol officials want to give more power to local California officers in the fight against drug cartels.

California law preventing local authorities from fighting cartels

El Paso, TX

The center currently houses 730 single adult males and females.

ICE allows rare look inside migrant holding facility

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued new guidelines directing agents to stop discarding migrants' personal belongings, following hundreds of complaints criticizing the agency for failing to return items such as medicine, clothing, cell phones, cash, and identity documents. The directive now classifies legal documents, contact information, and religious...

Border Patrol agents ordered to stop discarding migrant's belongings after hundreds of complaints

Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) claimed that top drug kingpin Joaquín Guzmán López, son of El Chapo Guzmán and who was arrested alongside Ismael El Mayo Zambada on July 25 in El Paso, negotiated his surrender with Washington:. "The United States government...

Mexican president claims that top drug kingpin Joaquín Guzmán agreed to turn himself over to U.S.

The Panamanian government announced the expansion of U.S.-funded deportation flights from the Darien Gap, the treacherous jungle path in its border with Colombia that has become a key migration route, to include nationals from more countries. Concretely, the José Raúl Mulino administration indicated that it will carry out flights for...

Panama announces expansion of U.S.-funded deportation flights to include migrants from Ecuador, India, China

CBS Sacramento

The United States managed to arrest Mexico's most-wanted drug lord, but Mexican prosecutors - and the president — now say they are considering bringing treason charges against those who handed him over.It's part of the long, strange saga of Sinaloa cartel leader Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, who unexpectedly appeared on a flight that landed near El Paso, Texas, in July. That private plane flight was arranged by another drug capo who decided to turn himself in.U.S. officials say Joaquín Guzmán López — a son of imprisoned cartel leader Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán — flew to the United States to turn...

Sinaloa cartel leader's case takes strange twist after U.S. arrest

Coronado, CA

The New Republic

One day in March 2017, Mitch McKay and his wife, Suzanne, took a walk on the sand near Imperial Beach, a small surf town south of San Diego where they’d raised their children. Suzanne liked to collect sea glass, and they often brought a spare grocery bag to pick up any trash they found amid the seaweed and driftwood. “It was our ritual,” Mitch said. Back home, Suzanne started to suffer from splitting headaches that seemed to emanate from the back of her neck, near the base of her skull. The headaches soon got bad enough that she went to...

The California Beach Town Awash in Poop

Georgia State

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Atlanta, GA

Daily Coffee Press

A 40-year-old man has been sentenced to over 28 years in prison for distributing significant amounts of fentanyl and other controlled substances to dealers in the Middle Georgia region. Authorities revealed that investigators uncovered evidence linking the drugs provided by the defendant, 40-year-old Lagary Williams, also known as "Frog," from Atlanta, to a fatal overdose.

Atlanta Man Sentenced to 28 Years for Supplying Deadly Fentanyl Linked to Fatal Overdose

Polk County, FL

Fort Meade, FL

Uncovering Florida

The Polk County Sheriff's Office has made an arrest after conducting an investigation into a case of credit card fraud involving 28-year-old Burger King employee, Kellyn Miley. The incident was discussed in detail during this morning's briefing with Sheriff Grady Judd.

Burger King Employee Caught Using Customer's Credit Card for Food at Former Job

The U.S. military will send additional equipment to Kenyan forces deployed in Haiti, as both they and their local counterparts continue to struggle in their fight against armed gangs controlling large swaths of the country. Concretely, the U.S. Southern Command said it has started sending 24 additional armored vehicles and...

U.S. to send more heavy military equipment to Haiti as forces struggle to defeat armed gangs

High ranking officials from the United States, Colombia and Venezuela met in Cartagena de Indias this week to discuss increasing their cooperation on addressing irregular migration. Concretely, the three countries discussed different policies with this aim, including efforts for the socioeconomic regularization and integration of migrants, as well as promoting...

U.S., Colombia and Panama agree to increase crackdown on regional migration route through more deportations

The Mexican government is issuing an arrest warrant for the jailed son of Sinaloa Cartel founder Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, alleging he kidnapped a fellow narco boss and flew him straight into the waiting arms of US law enforcement a month ago.

Mexican government accuses El Chapo’s son of kidnapping cartel boss ‘El Mayo’ and handing him to the US

Riverside County, CA

Perris, CA

A skydiving teacher and her student died in Southern California when “dust devils” got in the way of their tandem dive. On August 2, Devrey LaRiccia Chase, 28, and an unknown student who was attached to her during the tandem jump opened the parachute during their dive at Skydive Perris in Riverside County. Two small whirlwinds were then seen.

Flying Teacher and a Student in California Died When They Hit Dust Devils

DC News Now

Seven inmates at a prison in Juarez, Mexico, were injured during a fight between rival factions of the Sinaloa drug cartel on Sunday, Chihuahua state police said.

Fight between Sinaloa cartel members leaves 7 injured at Juarez prison

Mexico has sent hundreds of additional troops to Culiacán following the capture of Sinaloa Cartel co-founder Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada and violent episodes that followed. Concretely, 600 army members were deployed to the state, joining 400 others who were sent to the state less than a month ago. State governor Ruben Rocha Mora said that at least 10 murders committed during the past days are related to the capture of Zambada, which took place on July 25.

Mexico sends hundreds of additional troops to Sinaloa as violence soars after El Mayo's capture

National City, CA

Lemon Grove, CA

Chula Vista, CA

Bonita, CA

La Mesa, CA

Spring Valley, CA

Imperial Beach, CA

NewsBreak

Air purifiers handed out in San Diego are not enough to combat the sewage stench coming from Tijuana

SEATTLE - Residents near the San Diego-Tijuana border continue to raise concerns over the distinctive, sewage-like smell that has plagued the region in recent months. Despite...

Air purifiers handed out in San Diego are not enough to combat the sewage stench coming from Tijuana

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