Mexico’s prison problems stem primarily from a lack of control. Corruption is rife among guards and wardens, who have been implicated in abetting mass escapes and allowing mafias to charge inmates fees for simple comforts such as sleeping on bunks.... Read more»
Today on Buckmaster - We start things off with a conversation with Terry Bracy, Buckmaster Show Washington contributor. Then, we preview the Sonoran Region Business Development Conference presented by Tucson’s Caballeros del Sol. Also, Guy Gunther of CenturyLink.... Read more»
Authorities in Sonora have arrested eight people accused of killing two boys and one woman as human sacrifices for Santa Muerte — the saint of death.... Read more»
Unlike the U.S. Border Patrol, Mexico’s Grupos Beta does not detain migrants — its sole mission is to provide aid to those in distress.... Read more»
When his 18-year-old son disappeared last year, Nepomuceno Moreno became an anguished parent, searching for answers about his missing child. In his quest, became one of the public faces of the missing, joining up with anti-violence groups to call for justice. He was recently killed.... Read more»
A roundup of news coverage from the Mexican side of the border: The Drug Enforcement Administration reports it is making headway in the war on drugs in Mexico. Another report shows that cartel operations are constantly evolving with the Sinaloa and Zetas cartels at the center of the action.... Read more»
Ask Teresa Leal what she thinks of herself, and she’ll say she’s hyperactive and disciplined. The Sonora native who lives on the Mexican side of Nogales will also say she’s a warrior. And the 60-year-old curator and educator at the Pimeria Alta Historical Society adds that she has no plans to slow down.... Read more»
The Sonoran hot dog is making a national name for itself lately, thanks to numerous articles and TV spots “discovering” what has been common along the border and in Southern Arizona for years. The full shebang touts bacon, beans, tomatoes, mayonnaise, cheese, avocado, vinegar-soaked jalapeños and two types of onions, fresh and grilled.... Read more»
Children of U.S. government employees must leave Monterrey, Mexico, the State Department said Friday as it extended its warning of travel dangers in that country.... Read more»
Pima County Sheriff’s deputies are looking for a Tucson woman who may have been kidnapped in Nogales, Son.... Read more»
The U.S. State Department has renewed its warning for Americans to avoid unnecessary travel to northern Mexico. The state of Sonora is not in the list of areas to avoid travel but Nogales, Son., is mentioned as a city where firefights have broken out.... Read more»2
In national immigration news, the federal government filed a lawsuit against SB 1070, causing mixed reactions in Arizona. South of the border, the gunfight that left 21 people dead in northern Sonora was the result of a feud between drug gangs.... Read more»3
An official with the Mexican government has advised citizens not to travel to Arizona in the wake of the state’s tough new immigration law. Aeromexico said it is suspending flights to Phoenix and Tucson due to a “significant” fall in demand.... Read more»1
The U.S. State Department has issued a travel alert for U.S. citizens traveling to Mexico, citing a rise in violence throughout the country. Nogales, Son. and other border cities are listed in the alert as where most of the violence has occurred.... Read more»
PUERTO PEÑASCO, Mexico - Reports of border violence and a State Department travel alert didn’t deter Jamison Haponenko from a Mexican vacation with his family. “We’ve brought our daughters down here a couple of times already, and there have never been any problems.”... Read more»
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