8 US citizens among Mexico border city deaths this month

The Juarez drug cartel operating in US-Mexico is fighting a turf war for control of Chihuahua state and its key drug routes to the United States with the Sinaloa cartel, from the neighbouring state further...

More kids caught in Mexico drug-war crossfire

" CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) - Twelve-year-old Alexia Belen Moreno was afraid living in her father's house in Ciudad Juarez, where drug cartels are fighting a bloody war. She begged to move in with her mother just...

'Hit list' names southern New Mexico residents

An article in the Sun News describes how violence in Mexico is heading north of the border:   By Jose L. Medina/Sun-News reporter Article Launched: 06/19/2008 08:17:06 AM MDT LAS CRUCES — A hit list...

Happy Cinco de Mayo!

There are many Cinco de Mayo festivities happening today.  Parades, street fairs, live music, good food, and drinking are just a few of the ways people will be celebrating.  Today is a day of celebrating...

CBP Officers in Texas Find $3 Million Worth of Dope in 'Empty' Sea Container

"El Paso, Texas - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working anti-terrorism operations at the Bridge of the Americas commercial cargo lot in El Paso discovered 3,343 pounds of marijuana in a sea container yesterday. The huge bales of pot were concealed in a false...

Female murders in Ciudad Juarez hidden for years

 Ciudad Juarez, Mexico - Every day thousands of people, cars, trucks and trains pass through the Mexican town Ciudad Juarez's six border crossings to the United States, while 300 international companies have set...

Pregnant woman dies in immigration custody

"Rosa Isela Contreras-Dominguez, a legal permanent resident facing deportation for a felony drug conviction, was seven weeks pregnant when she lost consciousness at a federal detention center in El Paso on Tuesday night and died at a local hospital. The 35-year-old mother of...

Vancouver Speaker Series: Ex-Soldier Warns Canada about Afghan Mission

"A former Canadian soldier will be speaking out against Canada's Afghanistan mission tonight at the Unitarian Church at 949 West 49th Ave."

Marching for Women Loved & Lost

"Two words spoken by a man she has never seen in person are the reason college student Maxine Frank decided to march in the Downtown Eastside yesterday to remember women she never knew. When Robert (Willy) Pickton...

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