Tecate News

Saturday, January 2, 2010 at 10:51 p.m. TIJUANA - Fourteen people died and 21 others were injured early Saturday i when a bus carrying agricultural workers and their families plunged more than 300 feet down an embankment off a curving mountain road about 70 miles east of Tijuana.

A 58-year-old female Canadian citizen was fined earlier this month after she failed to declare four bottles of medication she was carrying in her purse while crossing back into the country through the U.S. Port of Entry at Andrade, Calif.

In honor of the alco-holidays, Grub Street San Francisco brings you some favorite hangover cures that we collected from bartenders around town.

Canaries, steroids, alcohol hidden in a tire. Those are just a few of the more unusual items and methods people have tried when attempting to smuggle people or products into the U.S., federal Customs and Border Protection officials said.

The U.S. Marshals announced they have joined the International manhunt for an estranged husband accused of slaying his pregnant wife, a Customs and Border Protection officer, and her unborn child.

A known puppy smuggler was caught at the Tecate port of entry trying to sneak 15 sick pups into the country, and he admitted his plan was to sell them to people looking for Christmas gifts.

Pockets Alvarez had his doubts that people would be willing to spend thousands for children's furniture, but they did.

Police arrested two students at South Valley Middle School, 385 IOOF Ave., at 2 p.m. Dec.

Originally published December 11, 2009 at 8:14 a.m., updated December 11, 2009 at 12:18 p.m. Homicide victim Maribel Arteaga is seen here in her U.S. Customs and Border Protection uniform.

San Diego-based Internet broadcasting company ubroadcast inc. has signed an ad revenue sharing agreement with Baja California real estate development firm Grupo Valcas , an advertiser on its online TV service.

A Chula Vista city councilman says he hit and killed a 58-year-old man who was trying to cross a San Diego County highway.

Friday, December 4, 2009 at 2:44 p.m. Union-Tribune file photo Chula Vista City Councilman Rudy Ramirez was the driver in a Thursday morning accident that left a 58-year-old Dulzura man dead, Ramirez and the California Highway Patrol said.

Eli E. Sercarz, who explored the mechanisms of autoimmunity and developed key concepts about how the body's immune system attacks its own tissues, died of renal cell cancer Nov.

LA QUINTA, CA There's no better way to enjoy La Quinta's breathtaking nature scene than the La Quinta Trails Day, scheduled for this Saturday, November 21, beginning at 8:00 a.m. and continuing until 8:00 p.m. This special Trails Day goes far beyond hiking.

First on the list of fun restaurant-related goings on about town is Tacolicous ' "T-Lish Tuesdays" which kicks off today.

Health Net of California yesterday launched a cross-border health insurance plan in San Diego County targeting Latino workers in the region who want to receive medical services from doctors in both the United States and Mexico.

Friday, November 13, 2009 at 2:45 a.m. Chris Martin doesn't show much emotion. You sometimes catch flashes of enthusiasm from the Chula Vista fighter when he urges cheers from the crowd.

Border agents found a 32-year-old Mexican man suffering from a gunshot wound just north of the border near Tecate on Wednesday morning, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials said.

That's exactly how long it will be until the weekend. It's Tuesday morning and you just got over a heavy case of the proverbial "Mondays." Wouldn't it be great if you could unwind right away? You can - it's called Taco Tuesday.

Here's the official information from the US Customs and Border Protection on how the time change will affect the US Mexico border: San Diego - U.S. Customs and Border Protection will adjust hours of operation at San Diego area border stations from October 25 until October 31 to accommodate the one-hour time difference when Baja California, Mexico ...