SACHA PFEIFFER, HOST: When four Americans were kidnapped in a Mexican border city and two of them killed, that brought immediate attention to the severe organized crime problem in that community.

The kidnapping of four Black Americans — and the killing of two of them — in the northern Mexico border city of Matamoros has sparked fear among Black migrants and raised concerns among aid ...

Last weekend’s fatal kidnapping of a group of Americans in Matamoros, Mexico, harkened back to the sickening 1989 murder of a spring breaker in the border city that made international headlines. ...

The gunfire involving Mexican marines in Matamoros, across the Rio Grande from Brownsville, Texas, prompted a shelter-in-place alert from the U.S. Consulate.

On Friday March 3, four U.S. citizens were kidnapped after a brazen attack carried out by multiple gunmen in the northern Mexico border city of Matamoros. On Tuesday, Mexican and U.S. officials ...

Four U.S. citizens have been kidnapped after gunmen opened fire on their vehicle in the northern Mexico border city of Matamoros, the FBI said.

Matamoros, a city of more than 500,000 people, is located just across the Rio Grande from Brownsville, Texas. The US State Department has issued a “Level 4: ...

They crossed from Brownsville, Texas, into the city of Matamoros in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. This map shows that communities sit right next to one another on the US-Mexican border: ...

News & Politics Matamoros Was Once Relatively Safe for Texans. That Seems to Be Changing. The recent kidnapping of four U.S. citizens in the Mexican city across the river from Brownsville appears ...

The Americans crossed into Matamoros, a city in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, from Brownsville, Tex., in a white minivan with North Carolina plates, the FBI said.

Brownsville, Matamoros celebrate Mexican heritage at Charro Days 2024 Fiesta with a purpose on the US-Mexico border. By Victoria Lopez , Hill Country Reporter Feb 12, 2024 ...

A glimpse into life under the drug cartels in the Mexican border city of Matamoros — the scene of the recent kidnap and murder of some American tourists. Support for LAist comes from.