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US woman with arrest warrant found in San Luis, Mexico

July 30, 2025 5:11 PM Marcos Icahuate

The Sonora Attorney General’s Office says 29-year-old Janelle Yadai “N,” had an outstanding arrest warrant issued in March by the U.S. Marshals in…

Two people found dead in crash on Mexicali highway

July 28, 2025 2:24 PM Marcos Icahuate, Scott Gross

At kilometer 18 on the Tijuana-Mexicali highway, a serious accident was reported, killing a 30-year-old man and a 29-year-old…

Mexicali reports first heat-related death in 2025

July 1, 2025 3:54 PM Marcos Icahuate, Skylar Heisey

Mexicali reported its first heat-related death in summer 2025. The victim, Juan, was from from…

U.S. Border Patrol finds drug smuggling tunnel from Tijuana to San Diego

June 21, 2025 5:37 PM NBC News, Dillon Fuhrman, Manoah Tuiasosopo

The tunnel was nearly 40 inches high and 30 inches wide, and in some areas, 50 feet deep. It had electrical wiring, lighting, a ventilation system,…

Woman arrested in San Luis, Mexico with US warrant for marijuana trafficking

June 19, 2025 11:56 AM Marcos Icahuate, Miriam Ordonez

On June 18, Sonora officers from the Criminal Investigation Agency (AMIC) had a search warrant for home in San Luis Rio…

Yuma man killed in border wait line in San Luis, Mexico

June 17, 2025 12:49 PM Adrik Vargas, Dillon Fuhrman

Sonora state authorities say armed men approached the vehicle of the victim and shot him to…

Less than 200 deported migrants registered at shelter in Mexicali

May 26, 2025 3:14 PM Carolina Garcia, Dillon Fuhrman, Miriam Ordonez

184 deported migrants have been registered at the federal shelter in Mexicali, a relatively small number compared to the deportations during the…

Four people killed in one day in San Luis, Mexico

May 23, 2025 10:42 AM Marcos Icahuate, Abraham Retana

Reports of an armed attack were received in several neighborhoods in the city around 9 p.m. Tuesday, leaving four people…

Homicides drop significantly in San Luis, Mexico

May 20, 2025 4:44 PM Abraham Retana, Marcos Icahuate

The Sonora State Police took control of security in San Luis, Mexico, for the second time in less than a year due to an increase in…

Nearly 5,000 people protest for the removal of Baja California’s governor

May 20, 2025 5:50 AM Jalen Fong, Carolina Garcia, Dillon Fuhrman, Valeria Rodriguez

Families, social groups, and political parties gathered Saturday demanding the revocation of Baja California Governor Marina Del Pilar. This comes…

Mexicali traffic chief removed for alleged acts of corruption

May 15, 2025 4:05 PM Marcos Icahuate, Carolina Garcia, Scott Gross

The municipal government’s director, Julián Leyzaola, revealed that a traffic chief had to be removed after allegedly charging officers up to 3,000…

Convicted killer who escaped from prison captured in Mexico

April 19, 2025 8:27 AM NBC News, Dillon Fuhrman

Mexican officials confirmed, Cesar Hernandez, a convicted killer who escaped prison custody from Delano in December, was arrested by Mexican security…

Sonora state police take over security in San Luis, Mexico as homicides rise

April 11, 2025 3:55 PM Marcos Icahuate, Abraham Retana, Miriam Ordonez

It’s why the Sonora state police is taking over the security command yet again from the City of San…

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum visits San Luis, Mexico

March 31, 2025 1:35 PM Abraham Retana, Dillon Fuhrman

During her first visit to San Luis, Mexico, Saturday night, President Sheinbaum touched on the U.S. tariffs and the construction of a new port of…

Mexico President to visit San Luis, Mexico this weekend

March 27, 2025 5:46 PM Abraham Retana, Danyelle Burke North, Marcos Icahuate

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is visiting San Luis, Mexico this…

Latest on the arrest of a woman suspected of killing her wife

March 24, 2025 9:27 AM Dillon Fuhrman, Karina Bazarte, NBC News

53-year-old Yolanda Olejniczak Marodi was named, by investigators, as the prime suspect in the February 17 stabbing death of Cal Fire Captain Rebecca…