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May 2009 Archives


Border Czar Southbound Searches to Continue

5:08 PM Thu, May 28, 2009 |
Angela Kocherga

Czar 009.jpgBorder Czar Alan Bersin visited an El Paso bridge to get a first hand look at a strategy to combat powerful drug cartels. But in this case the officers were checking cars headed across the border into Mexico.

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Juarez cheers Mexico's Cinderella Soccer Team

4:36 PM Fri, May 22, 2009 |
Angela Kocherga

Indios 011.jpgJuarez, the city battered by drug violence, has something to celebrate: a cinderella soccer team that advanced 4 in Mexico's semi-finals.

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New Passport Cards Expedite Border Crossings

4:25 PM Wed, May 20, 2009 |
Angela Kocherga

bridge 002.jpg A June 1st deadline looms for U.S. citizens who are required to have a passport to return home by land or sea. Many people living in Border States opted for the new, cheaper, wallet-sized passport card. And some are just learning those documents also have a time sa...



Women gunrunners supply Mexico Cartels

2:38 PM Fri, May 08, 2009 |
Angela Kocherga

To keep their arsenals well stocked drug cartels in Mexico recruit people from the U.S. to buy and smuggle their weapons across the border, among their top picks: women .

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As flu cases stabilize, Mexico begins to return to "normal"

5:50 PM Mon, May 04, 2009 |
Angela Kocherga

Mexico's health Secretary says the number of flu cases is waning so authorities will allow government offices and many businesses to reopen Wednesday. Most school closures will extend through May 11, next Monday.

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Angela Kocherga

Border Bureau Chief Angela Kocherga files regular news stories for KHOU-TV from our bureau based in El Paso.