In December, the number of migrant encounters by Border Patrol along the Southwest border dropped to about 47,300 — the lowest since August 2020

A "prolific firearms trafficker" who federal prosecutors say provided guns and ammunition to the Sinaloa Cartel was sentenced in San Diego Monday to nearly 20 years in prison.

An exciting weekend of college basketball continues Saturday on CBS when New Mexico hosts San Diego State in a clash of two of the top programs from the Mountain West. The Lobos are one of two teams from the conference that has yet to lose a game in league play heading into the second weekend of the new year.

A man wanted by the international police agency Interpol was arrested during a vehicle inspection in San Diego County, Customs and Border Protection officials said.

Here are five key facts about migration across the U.S.-Mexico border over the last several years.

On May 19th, 2019 Eddy Carrillo's son Erick, who lived in San Diego, visited his father in Tijuana. He met with friends of his childhood and went out that night to celebrate but never returned to his father's house. That's when Eddy started a search for his son that would take five years.

The worrying part: Only one team to receive an at-large berth in the NCAA Tournament last year had an offensive efficiency ranking outside the top 75 (SDSU was 62nd). That was 10 seed Virginia at No. 200, and the Cavaliers lost 67-42.

When it comes to the race for the Mountain West Conference men’s basketball title, four teams clearly stand above the rest. No. 22 Utah State (16-2, 6-1), New Mexico (14-4, 6-1), Boise State (13-5, 5-2) and San Diego State (11-4,

San Diego State, which only led in the first 90 seconds of the game, trailed 30-20 at the half. And they mounted a brief offensive in the opening minute of the second half, cutting the Lobo (14-3, 6-0 Mountain West) lead to five.

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With a national audience looking on with a CBS broadcast, the Lobos were never seriously threatened against the bell cow of the Mountain West Conference. Just 21 months removed from an appearance in the national championship game, San Diego State (10-4, 3-2) was uncharacteristically dominated in ways the Aztecs usually do to others.

The Lobos’ home arena, aptly named The Pit, is considered one of the tougher arenas to visit in the Mountain West — last week, New Mexico easily handled San Diego State 62-48.