Tijuana

The County of San Diego Department of Environmental Health has extended the existing beach water-contact closure area at the Tijuana Slough shoreline north to include the Imperial Beach shoreline. Sewage-contaminated runoff in the Tijuana River has been entering the Tijuana Estuary, and water sample results indicate contamination of ocean water now extends from the border north to the Imperial Beach…

Both United States and Mexican officials announced separate plans on Tuesday to upgrade Tijuana River wastewater facilities.

Mexican soldiers seized a huge drug stash at a house in the border city of Tijuana, including about two tons of methamphetamine, eight tons of marijuana and 131,500 pills containing the synthetic opioid fentanyl.

A couple was arrested last week and accused of collecting payments in a kidnap for ransom scheme that left a San Diego man and a Norwalk man dead in Tijuana, Mexico.

Efforts are increasing as leaders on both sides of the border work to curb the number of COVID-19 cases. San Diego County and Tijuana leaders have formed a binational group that’s working to track the growing number of COVID-19 cases. The San Diego Regional Border Unified Command is looking into the rising number of cases in the South Bay...

San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer announced the establishment of a binational group responsible for monitoring the potential impacts of COVID-19 and cross-border travel on San Diego health care and emergency resources.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is dedicating its entire $300 million budget for infrastructure projects along the U.S.-Mexico Border to combat sewage pollution in the Tijuana River Valley.

Omar Alejandro Guerrero has been working for the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) for 20 years and has never experienced anything like the COVID-19 pandemic or the pressure it adds to his job as a food handler.

A group of San Diego college students and staff are showing that lending a helping hand during the coronavirus pandemic knows no borders.

The group says they’ll continue making shields until Tijuana has everything they need.

Nearly $30 million worth of drugs were seized after federal authorities discovered a “sophisticated drug-smuggling tunnel” that connected a warehouse in Otay Mesa, California, to another warehouse in Tijuana, Mexico, earlier this month.

A variety of drugs worth an estimated $29 million in street value were discovered in a “sophisticated” cross-border tunnel underground.

Authorities in Tijuana are increasing prevention measures in the region to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus after a ninth case was reported. Activities in “non-essential” establishments like clubs, bars, casinos, gyms, churches, funeral homes, museums, party halls and community centers were immediately suspended as part of a new measure due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Tijuana City Council…

A rainy day in San Diego prompted officials to issue an urban runoff advisory and a water contact closure at all coastal beaches and bays.

The last clue in a chilling murder mystery spanning both sides of the border is atext message from the victim. Lincoln Park resident Jimmy Ortega went to Tijuana, Mexico earlier this month to buy a car, according to his mother. The next day, he sent his family a message saying he felt he was in danger. That was the last…

A cultural center in Tijuana, Mexico is hoping to bring the community together through art to help distract from the social tensions happening in the city.

Mexican authorities report that a man with the same name as known cartel leader Octavio Leal Hernández, also known as “El Chapito Leal,” was arrested on Wednesday after a shootout with police.

NBC 7’s Jackie Crea explains what the leader’s arrest could mean for anti-cartel efforts.

Two Tijuana police officers were arrested in San Diego County for their part in an attempted robbery scheme targeting a home in Chula Vista that they believe harbored a $1 million prize.