The Latest Breaking News from Tijuana

TIJUANA, Mexico — Mexican federal authorities on Wednesday arrested David López Jiménez, who goes by the nickname "Cabo 20." He is accused of ordering the murder of Tijuana photojournalist Margarito Martínez Esquivel.

In Tijuana, a landmark program has grown exponentially over the last few years and has professionalized education for migrant children in a way not seen before in the city.

SAN DIEGO — A nearly half-billion-dollar investment in new sewage treatment facilities in Tijuana could clean up perpetually polluted beaches in San Diego, U.S. and Mexican officials say.

A drug cartel hijacked and burned more than a dozen vehicles across Tijuana and killed innocent bystanders in the region during a spree of violence. But can officials reassure a nervous city?

TIJUANA, Mexico — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador spoke in Tijuana on Friday morning, following a weekend of chaos in the border city that left more than 30 vehicles burned and residents in panic.

TIJUANA, Mexico — President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced Tuesday the arrests of six people allegedly involved in the various acts of violence in Tijuana on Friday when vehicles were set on fire in a dozen locations, people were forced off public transportation at gunpoint and roads were blocked.

Violence in Mexico's border towns during the weekend significantly cut the usual flood of visitors making the trek from California down to Tijuana, Ensenada and Rosarito.

Days of widespread drug cartel arson and shootings in four Mexican states last week have left people asking why drug cartels exploded, and what do they want

“US government employees have been instructed to shelter in place until further notice,” consulate says

Cartels appear to be targeting stores, vehicles and bystanders in response to disputes or attempts to capture members by Mexican authorities.

Hundreds of Mexican military troops were flown into Tijuana on Saturday to beef up street patrols after armed gangs hijacked and burned at least a dozen vehicles in the border city, the latest in a wave of attacks hitting civilians across the country.