Vice President Mike Pence came to the Central Valley Wednesday to discuss the new trade deal with Mexico and Canada. The event was part campaign rally, part policy talk. The speech was held at the Doug and Julie Freitas & Sons Farms in Lemoore, 40 minutes south of Fresno. It …
Read More »Couple visiting from Mexico named as victims in Chowchilla double homicide
The man and woman found dead in a home near Chowchilla have been identified as Mexican nationals, according to the Madera County Sheriff’s Office. Armando Villanueva, 70, and Marta Torres, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Need to reach loved ones in Mexico? This company offers free calls, texts after quake
AT&T is offering free data, calls and text messages in Mexico through the end of Thursday in response to yesterday’s devastating earthquake that killed more than 200 people. In a … Click to Continue »
Read More »Cops: Merced County homicide suspect was hiding in Mexico. This is how he was caught
A man, Gesalio Alvarado Gonsales, who Livingston police said is wanted in connection to the 2013 homicide of Jose Luis Sandoval was caught by border agents while trying to enter the U.S. from Mexico, police said Monday. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Hiking from Canada to Mexico, she nearly drowned in Yosemite
Anya Galina Sellsted of Seattle nearly drowned while trying to cross Rancheria Creek in northern Yosemite National Park on a partially submerged log. Sellsted is one of about 3,000 people attempting the 2,650-mile trek from Canada to Mexico this summer. Many (including Sellsted) have left the High Sierra due to …
Read More »Journalist Javier Valdez Shot To Death In Mexico
Javier Valdez was driving in broad daylight down a street he must have known well, just a block from his office, when he became the latest victim of a wave of journalist killings that has hit Mexico. Masked gunmen forced Valdez from his red Toyota Camry, shot him dead and …
Read More »Journalist Javier Valdez Shot To Death In Mexico
Javier Valdez was driving in broad daylight down a street he must have known well, just a block from his office, when he became the latest victim of a wave of journalist killings that has hit Mexico. Masked gunmen forced Valdez from his red Toyota Camry, shot him dead and …
Read More »Merced sheriff’s detectives seeking Winton murder suspect in Mexico
Merced County sheriff’s detectives believe a man suspected of stabbing his new wife to death in Winton fled to Mexico, Undersheriff Jason Goins reported. Investigators believe Juan Carlos Lopez-Esparza, 26, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Delhi man pleads guilty to smuggling drug money into Mexico
A 32-year-old Delhi man has pleaded guilty to conspiring to smuggle drug money into Mexico, the U.S. Justice Department announced Tuesday. Arnulfo Huerta-Cornejo entered his plea Friday before U.S. District … Click to Continue »
Read More »Heading to Mexico? California health officials warn travelers to avoid Zika virus
California health officials are again warning winter travelers headed for Mexico to take precautions against the Zika virus, after an Ensenada man was reported testing positive for the mosquito-borne disease. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Mexico extraditing drug lord ‘El Chapo’ Guzman to U.S.
The Mexican Foreign Ministry announced Thursday that drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, was extradited from Mexico to the U.S. The U.S. Justice Department confirmed … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater homicide suspect captured in Mexico
A man suspected of killing an Atwater teenager was arrested in Mexico and has been booked into the Merced County Jail, Atwater police officials confirmed Wednesday. Eric Cruz Madero, 19, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Once declared a model for fighting air pollution, Mexico City again chokes
MEXICO CITY – As the evening thunder turned to rainfall last week, residents savored the cooling and cleansing effects of long-awaited spring showers. … Click to Continue »
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