A "wave of violence" leaves more than a dozen dead in a gang war in Juárez, Mexico. A missing teacher is found slain.

The night of violence was the latest escalation in what is believed to be fighting between rival gangs and cartels for control of Juarez — an important drug and human smuggling port of entry.

She said the Mexicles' leader was among the fugitives. The Mexicles have been one of Juarez's main gangs for decades and for many years were known to work with the Sinaloa Cartel. The Caborca ...

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- The rise in murders and other violent crime in Ciudad Juárez is related to fighting among cartels and gangs. That's according to former DEA Agent and U.S. Marshall Robert ...

MEXICO CITY — Dramatic bouts of violence and mayhem in two regions of Mexico this week have left at least 12 dead and dozens of businesses torched, dramatizing the ability of crime gangs to ...

Questions have arisen over how the prison was run and whether gangs were the ones actually in charge. A short 13-second video clip published Monday by the Diario de Juárez newspaper showed Piñon ...

Mike Tapia grew up in El Paso's Lower Valley amid the street gangs that he now studies as a criminologist. His new book, "Gangs of the El Paso-Juárez Borderland: A History," explores 100 years ...

The wave of violence is being blamed on feuding drug gangs, say state officials. Currently the Sinaloa, Juarez and Jalisco New Generation cartels are all vying for control of Juarez, an important ...

A fast-spreading gang that originated in a Venezuelan prison has been detected in the El Paso-Juárez borderlands among the continuing arrival of thousands of migrants seeking political asylum.

Juarez pushed up a pant leg to reveal that tattoo: a helmet-wearing skeleton gripping a rifle. The rare and candid disclosure came in a case centered on the secretive world of deputy gangs ...

A spike of more than a dozen homicides in Juárez is attributed to a war between drug-dealing gangs, the head of the Chihuahua state police said. There were 20 homicides — 16 in Juárez ...