Mexico Coverage

US sanctions Chinese, Mexican companies over pill making machinery

MEXICO CITY (AP) -- The United States Treasury sanctioned more than a dozen people and businesses in China and Mexico Tuesday that allegedly helped provide machines used to make counterfeit prescription drugs in the latest efforts to confront trafficking of the deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl.

Mexico kidnapping victim returns to North Carolina

One of the two surviving kidnapping victims from a terrifying shootout in Mexico returned to North Carolina. His lawyer, however, says the road to recovery is only beginning.

'Nightmare': Survivor of Mexico kidnapping returns to North Carolina, seeks justice

Eric Williams and Latavia Washington McGee were in Mexico to help McGee get a medical procedure done. They were violently kidnapped by cartels in the area, which killed two others that traveled with them.

Destinee Patterson, WRAL reporter

2 NC men accused in plot to traffic fentanyl across US-Mexico border to pay cartels

Florida authorities arrested two central North Carolina men accused of helping traffic fentanyl into Florida from Mexico, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said in a press release posted on Friday.

Maggie Brown, WRAL multiplatform producer

Mexican court issues 83 arrest warrants related to the disappearance of 43 students

A court in Mexico on Friday ordered the arrest warrants of 83 people allegedly involved in the 2014 disappearance of 43 students, the prosecutor's office said in a statement.

By Marlon Sorto, CNN

More than 1 million migrants arrested at the US-Mexico border since October

More than 1 million migrants have been arrested after illegally crossing the US-Mexico border since last October, according to two US Department of Homeland Security officials, surpassing the 2019 border crisis tally with three months still left in the fiscal year.

By Priscilla Alvarez and Geneva Sands, CNN

Endangered (and adorable) wolves born in Mexico Zoo

Mexico City residents can now visit a litter of five Mexican wolves born at the Chapultepec Zoo back in April. Mexico City has invited people to choose the name for the five cubs.

Student says he, family fought for diploma

A Randolph County student who was initially denied his diploma because he draped a Mexican flag over his gown during the graduation ceremony last week finally received the diploma on Monday.

Asheboro student who wore Mexican flag to graduation finally gets diploma

A Randolph County student who was initially denied his diploma because he draped a Mexican flag over his gown during the graduation ceremony last week finally received the diploma on Monday.

Bryan Mims, WRAL reporter, & Matthew Burns, WRAL.com senior producer/politics editor

Student who wore Mexican flag at graduation speaks out after getting diploma

An Asheboro student speaks out about being denied his diploma for wearing a Mexican flag to graduation.

New dinosaur species identified

Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History reported that a team of paleontologists in Mexico have identified a new species of dinosaur after finding its 72 million-year-old fossilized remains almost a decade ago.

Dozens killed, at least 70 injured as Mexico City metro collapses

An elevated section of the Mexico City metro collapsed and sent a subway car plunging toward a busy boulevard, killing at least 20 people.

Fact check: Biden wrong about fastest-growing racial group

In a virtual meeting with the President of Mexico, Joe Biden said the Hispanic community is the fastest-growing population in the U.S. Hispanics did record the largest numerical increase in population of any racial or ethnic group from 2010 to 2019, but that's a different measure than "fastest-growing."

Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact reporter

Raw: Hurricane Zeta makes landfall in Mexico

Tropical Storm Zeta makes its way toward the United States coast after slamming into Mexico as a hurricane.

Hurricane Delta makes landfall in Louisiana, will bring rain to NC this weekend

WRAL meteorologist Zach Maloch said the weekend won't be completely dry, but it won't be a washout either.

WRAL Severe Weather Center

Working from home, or working from anywhere?

Remote working is allowing some to take their job on the road and enjoy the perks of travel during their off hours.

Wilmington family receives racist, threatening letter for Mexican flag

A Wilmington neighbor is supporting a family that received a racist, threatening letter for flying a Mexican flag on their front porch. The letter said that the flag was a symbol of war, and that they should take it down. But what happened next was a community response of love -- that overpowered the hate.

Barbie unveils new doll inspired by Mexican holiday

The doll is inspired by "Dia De Muertos" -- or Day of the Dead.

Mexico volcano rumbled back to life

'Popocatépetl' volcano spewed smoke and ash 2,000 feet out from its crater. Mexico officials warned people to stay away from the Volcano. Popocatépetl is 17,802 feet tall and is the second-highest mountain in Mexico and the fifth highest in North America.

US officials uncover 'sophisticated' border tunnel

An incomplete tunnel found stretching from Mexico to Arizona appears to be "the most sophisticated tunnel in U.S. history," authorities said.

Cafe in Mexico City using giant teddy bears to help with social distancing

The owners are placing giant teddy bears on seats at its outdoor tables to keep its diners at a safe distance from each other.

NC teams up with Mexico, Guatemala officials to get coronavirus safety message out to Latino community

State health and safety officials provide a July 23, 2020, update on the coronavirus outbreak in North Carolina and the state's response to it.

Rare Nile hippo born in zoo in Mexico

Zoo experts are tending to the newborn but survival chances are low because the mother had trouble feeding her other babies and could not manage their upbringing.

Teen from Willow Springs killed by police shotgun blast in Mexico

Alexander "Chander" Martínez Gómez, 16, was with eight other teens walking in the town of Acatlan de Perez Figueroa when law enforcement approached and shot two of them. Gomez died of a a shotgun blast to the head, authorities said.

By Leslie Moreno, WRAL reporter, and Maria Verza, Associated Press

Corona beer production suspended due to coronavirus

Production and marketing of its beer are being halted. because the Mexican government has deemed it a non-essential business during the coronavirus pandemic.