Alexandra Mendoza

5 days ago | sandiegouniontribune.com | Alexandra Mendoza

Legoland California visitors got to see 30 two-person teams showcase their talents on Sunday as they built creative models to compete for a spot on the TV show “Lego Masters.”For the first time since the reality competition premiered in 2020, viewers will be able to watch the audition process for the show, which is filming its sixth season. Filming took place this weekend at the Carlsbad theme park, also a first.

1 week ago | sandiegouniontribune.com | Alexandra Mendoza

San Diego Bishop-Designate Michael Pham, the first U.S. Catholic bishop appointed by Pope Leo XIV and himself a refugee, led a delegation of faith leaders Friday to accompany immigrants attending court hearings at the Edward J. Schwartz Federal Building in downtown San Diego. Earlier, Pham had offered a Mass at the Cathedral of St. Joseph recognizing World Refugee Day. Faith leaders voiced solidarity with immigrant communities amid the Trump administration’s tactics to ramp up deportations.

1 week ago | sandiegouniontribune.com | Alexandra Mendoza

Un túnel de narcotráfico incompleto, pero altamente sofisticado, entre Tijuana y Otay Mesa fue localizado y desactivado por la Patrulla Fronteriza de Estados Unidos, informaron las autoridades el miércoles. El túnel transfronterizo se encontraba en plena construcción cuando fue descubierto por agentes de la Patrulla Fronteriza de Estados Unidos asignados al Equipo de Túneles del sector a principios de abril.

1 week ago | gazettextra.com | Alexandra Mendoza

SAN DIEGO - An incomplete but "highly sophisticated" drug-smuggling tunnel between Tijuana and Otay Mesa was located and disabled by the U.S. Border Patrol, officials said Wednesday. The cross-border tunnel was actively under construction when it was uncovered by U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the sector's Tunnel Team in early April. The team made entry into the passageway, which ran beneath part of the Otay Mesa port of entry, officials said. Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency.

1 week ago | reviewjournal.com | Alexandra Mendoza

SAN DIEGO — An incomplete but “highly sophisticated” drug-smuggling tunnel between Tijuana and Otay Mesa was located and disabled by the U.S. Border Patrol, officials said Wednesday. The cross-border tunnel was actively under construction when it was uncovered by U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the sector’s Tunnel Team in early April. The team made entry into the passageway, which ran beneath part of the Otay Mesa port of entry, officials said.