[[{“value”:” County Judge Ricardo Samaniego originally ran for office on a platform of fiscal discipline but turned out to be just another tax-and-spend progressive. He voted to raise his own salary to…
Border Report – 17 migrants found in locked trailer in South Texas
McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — Border Patrol agents this week rescued 17 migrants from a locked tractor-trailer and pulled a woman from the Rio Grande where she nearly drowned, according to officials…
KTSM News – El Paso woman to ref basketball at 2024 Paris Olympics
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The 2024 Paris Olympics are officially underway, and while there are several Borderland athletes competing in the Games, El Paso’s Blanca Burns will be officiating the men’s…
KTSM News – Socorro ISD starts new year with activities complex, electric buses
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Socorro Independent School District (SISD) is welcoming students for the 2024-2025 school year with a new building and electric buses. The first day of school for SISD…
KTSM News – Paris Olympics kicks off with ambitious outdoor opening ceremony
PARIS (AP) — Celebrating its reputation as a cradle of revolution, Paris kicked off its first Summer Olympics in a century on Friday with a rain-soaked, rule-breaking opening ceremony studded with stars and fantasy…
Border Report – 50 minors in Tijuana apply to change gender identity on birth certificates
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — Fifty minors in Tijuana have applied to change their gender classification on their birth certificates after the state of Baja California rewrote its civil code to allow…
Yard Barker – NCAAF best bets: 2 college football conference futures
Believe it or not, the 2024 college football season is less than a month away. Let’s check out two conference title futures we’re eyeing up for the upcoming season. Read: Read More
Border Report – Migrants can’t avoid drug and human traffickers at the border, White House official warns
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — The White House’s top immigration adviser says migrants can’t avoid reaching the border without interference from drug smugglers or human traffickers. Blas Nuñez-Neto held an online discussion…
Border Report – Half a million tires illegally exported from US to Tijuana each year
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — About 500,000 tires are illegally exported across the border from San Diego every year, and it’s hurting hundreds of tire shops throughout the Tijuana region. Antonio Ramos…
Border Report – Migrant encounters in San Diego down 62%, DHS says
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — The San Diego Sector averaged 460 encounters a day this last week, compared to more than 1,200 weekly encounters before President Biden issued an executive order to…