February 2009 Archives

We're back in the Valley for a series of stories this week. It's an interesting time of year here. Winter Texans are still enjoying the warm weather and relative calm before the first wave of Spring Breakers hits the beach. The sunny, palm tree-lined streets seem the same. And yet, something has drastically changed.

>> Continue reading: Returning to the Rio Grande Valley

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Top officials in the Border State Chihuahua are on high alert after gunmen attacked a convoy escorting the Governor Sunday night. And the Mayor of Juarez is the target of death threats that include his family "even if they're in El Paso, Texas," according to anonymous signs posted in Juarez.

>> Continue reading: Border Death Threats

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This is the peak season for sunny border towns. It's the time of year when "snow birds" from other parts of the country flock to the southwest to spend their winters and money. But if the popular Nogales is any indication -- drug violence is killing off tourism. And an updated U.S. State Department travel alert for Mexico is sure to make people think twice about crossing the border.

>> Continue reading: New Travel Alert for Mexico

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The Juarez city police department is on high alert after a hit squad ambushed a commander killing him and two other officers. A fourth officer was injured in the attack.

>> Continue reading: Commando kills Police commander in Juarez

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It started on a bridge linking Laredo-Nuevo Laredo, spread to the McAllen-Reynosa area and ended in El Paso-Juarez. The protestors waved hand-made signs and shouted "soldiers get out!" But is this what it seems? A real backlash or an effort to sway public opinion against a government crackdown on drug traffickers?

>> Continue reading: Protesters block international bridges

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This is the peak season for sunny border towns. It's the time of year when "snow birds" from other parts of the country flock to the southwest to spend their winters and money. But if the popular Nogales is any indication -- drug violence is killing off tourism. And an updated U.S. State Department travel alert for Mexico is sure to make people think twice about crossing the border.

>> Continue reading: Tourists stay away from border towns

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PHOENIX - Grenades used in three recent attacks in northern Mexico and South Texas originated from the same stash, say U.S. investigators who suspect the paramilitary group known as the Zetas is behind the assaults.

>> Continue reading: Border grenade attacks

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As violent crime surges, the border city known as an international manufacturing center has created a new "safety corridor" for U.S. executives and others who work in Ciudad Juarez.

>> Continue reading: Protecting Americans who work in Juarez

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All the murders and crime scenes in this Mexican border city provide plenty of forensic evidence and that led a doctor at the busy Juarez crime lab to develop a new method to help identify victims.

>> Continue reading: JUAREZ CSI

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A McAllen Border Patrol agent is the latest to plead guilty to bribery charges for accepting cash from drug traffickers to "escort" drug loads. This type of corruption is part of a growing concern as cartels look for ways to get around tighter border security.

>> Continue reading: Border corruption on the U.S. side

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