US-Mexico Border

The study looked at two aspects of wastewater pollution: the source and the concentration of pollutants along the San Diego County coastline.

A San Diego man who allegedly tried to smuggle 17 exotic birds across the U.S.-Mexico border was facing federal charges Tuesday.

Rescue crews responded Friday to an area near Otay Mesa where three people were reportedly stuck in a drainage tube near the U.S.-Mexico border.

Sinaloa Cartel kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman is serving a life sentence in a Colorado prison, and as he does, 17 family members just entered the United States in San Diego, part of a deal as the feds prosecute his sons and several other cartel leaders, reports NBC 7’s Shelby Bremer.

The two groups signed a binational agreement to share resources in a new initiative. Organizers say it will benefit families on both sides of the border.

The YMCA of San Diego County and YMCA México have signed a formal binational agreement to provide resources for those on both sides of the border.

When his handler noticed the German Shepherd’s behavior was declining, an agent radioed air and marine operations to airlift Boo to an animal hospital in La Mesa, reports NBC 7’s Jeanette Quezada.

A U.S. Customs and Border Patrol dog is recovering after a rattlesnake bit him while on duty last Friday, but it is the life-saving efforts that has people talking.

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations helicopter helped take “Boo” to an emergency hospital in La Mesa, where he was given anti-venom.

It’s not the first request for a state of emergency down in the South Bay, but local officials are hoping it’s the last.

A few precautionary measures will go a long way to protect yourself and your valuables, reports NBC 7’s Tania Luviano-Hurwitz.

A man who allegedly tried to smuggle a dozen parakeets stuffed inside his boots and inside the seat of his car through the Otay Mesa Port of Entry is facing federal charges Wednesday. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, among the 12 protected Orange Fronted Parakeets found during Tuesday afternoon’s alleged smuggling attempt, at least two of the birds...

This is hardly the end of the sewage fight after billions of gallons of toxic raw sewage have been dumped into the ocean. NBC 7’s Joe Little shows what the plant going online means for Imperial Beach and Coronado.

Mexican wastewater treatment plant dropped billions of gallons of sewage in the ocean since 2020.

A judge on Tuesday paused a new rule requiring money services businesses in Southern California to file detailed reports on any transaction over $200.

People in the South Bay want to know if there will be action on cross-border pollution after the EPA Administrator visited the region this week, reports NBC 7’s Joe Little. 

A judge has issued a temporary restraining order halting a new rule requiring money services businesses in seven San Diego ZIP codes that offer check cashing, wire transfers, money orders and more to file reports for anything over $200, reports NBC 7’s Shelby Bremer. 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin met with San Diego leaders Tuesday and got a up-close look at the persistent sewage issues plaguing the U.S.-Mexico border, reports NBC 7’s Joe Little.

Millions of gallons of polluted water flow freely across the border through the Tijuana River Valley and out to the ocean daily.

The administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency will inspect the Tijuana River Valley on Tuesday to address the cross-border sewage crisis. NBC 7’s Joe Little explains.