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First coronavirus death in Mexicali

March 31, 2020 1:43 PM Sumiko Keil

Health officials in Mexicali confirm the first coronavirus death in Baja…

Mexico broadens one-month shutdown as virus cases top 1,094

March 31, 2020 6:40 AM The Associated Press

Mexico’s government broadened its shutdown of “non-essential activities” to the private sector and prohibited gatherings of more than 50 people…

Police search for man suspected of killing his wife

March 31, 2020 6:24 AM Sumiko Keil

Chula Vista police are searching for a man suspected of killing his wife…

Mexico widens shutdown in the face of coronavirus

March 30, 2020 8:24 PM Lisa Sturgis

Mexico’s government has broadened its shutdown of “non-essential activities” to the private sector and prohibited gatherings of more than 50…

AMLO visits the border

March 30, 2020 1:50 PM Sumiko Keil

Over the weekend, the President of Mexico Andrés Manuel López Obrador inaugurated works in popular neighborhoods as part of the federal…

Mexican President AMLO to visit Border

March 28, 2020 12:16 AM Christian Galeno

MEXICALI, B.C. (KYMA/KECY) – In the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will visit San Luis Rio Colorado…

Mexico’s president to visit Mexicali and San Luis Rio Colorado

March 27, 2020 12:04 PM Sumiko Keil

Despite current coronavirus situations, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) will visit Mexicali and San Luis Rio Colorado this…

Coronavirus cases rise in Mexicali

March 26, 2020 1:38 PM Sumiko Keil, Brandon Mejia

Baja California is now under phase two of the coronavirus pandemic after two individuals who did not travel got the…

Hotels in Mexicali could close amid coronavirus crisis

March 26, 2020 8:58 AM Sumiko Keil

Only one hotel in Mexicali has decided to close due to the health contingency caused by coronavirus…

Mexican shelters stop accepting new migrants

March 25, 2020 2:02 PM Sumiko Keil

In the face of the coronavirus pandemic on the US-Mexico border, shelters in Mexicali have stopped accepting additional sheltering of…

Mexicali rejects plans for US-owned brewery

March 24, 2020 1:29 PM Sumiko Keil

The federal government has rejected the construction of a massive, US-owned brewery in…

Man with gunshot wound found dead in an irrigation canal

March 24, 2020 10:33 AM Sumiko Keil

Mexican police pulled a body from an irrigation canal Monday afternoon in San Luis Rio Colorado,…

Woman shot in the head in San Luis, Rio Colorado

March 24, 2020 6:30 AM Sumiko Keil, Arianna Shell

A woman is in critical condition after being shot in the head in San Luis Rio Colorado, Mexico,…

Coronavirus cases double over the weekend in Mexicali

March 23, 2020 1:20 PM Sumiko Keil

Mexican health officials confirmed three new cases of coronavirus over the weekend in Mexicali.…

Missing 5-year-old found dead in Mexicali

March 20, 2020 7:03 AM Sumiko Keil

MEXICALI, B.C. (KYMA, KECY)-The body of Abraham Martinez Vazquez was found Thursday in a vacant home in Mexicali. El Imparcial reported the…

Coronavirus concerns shut down Chinese restaurants in Mexicali

March 19, 2020 1:41 PM Sumiko Keil, Christian Galeno

Chinese food restaurants in Mexicali have closed their doors to the public as a prevention measure due to the…

San Luis Port of Entry reopened after temporary morning closure

March 19, 2020 8:34 AM Sumiko Keil

UPDATE: The San Luis Port of Entry has now been re-opened, according to…

Mexicali take precautions as two women test positive for coronavirus

March 18, 2020 11:26 AM Sumiko Keil, Christian Galeno

Two cases of coronavirus are confirmed in…

2 Mexicali women test positive for coronavirus

March 17, 2020 6:57 PM Lisa Sturgis, Brandon Mejia

Two women from Mexicali have tested positive for…

Schools and events in Mexicali; San Felipe cancelled due to coronavirus

March 17, 2020 1:41 PM Sumiko Keil

Due to concerns of the coronavirus, tourist and recreational activities have been suspended in Mexicali and San Felipe.…