Steve Fisher, Author at KVIA

The U.S. is investigating two more Mexican governors for connections to cartels

June 3, 2026 12:32 PM Steve Fisher

This article was co-published with Puente News Collaborative, a bilingual nonprofit newsroom that covers stories from Mexico and the U.S.-Mexico border, and the Los Angeles Times. MEXICO CITY – The U.S. is investigating two prominent Mexican governors, multiple sources said, as the Trump administration expands its campaign against high-level Mexican officials suspected of ties to

Amid World Cup Buzz, Guadalajara confronts legacy of cartel violence

May 21, 2026 12:06 PM Steve Fisher

Editor’s Note: This article was co-published with Puente News Collaborative, a bilingual nonprofit newsroom that covers stories from Mexico and the U.S.-Mexico border and the Los Angeles Times. MEXICO CITY – The highway from the Guadalajara city airport to downtown is newly paved and the city’s famous roundabout has gotten a $4 million facelift. The

U.S. ambassador in Mexico escalates anti-corruption rhetoric

April 28, 2026 5:25 PM Steve Fisher

Editor’s Note: This article was co-published with Puente News Collaborative, a bilingual nonprofit newsroom that covers stories from Mexico and the U.S.-Mexico border and the Los Angeles Times. LOS MOCHIS, Mexico – The U.S. ambassador to Mexico, Ronald Johnson, traveled to northwest Sinaloa state last week for what seemed a routine ceremony: The groundbreaking for

Cartel war takes surprising turn as CIA’s deepening involvement in Mexico surfaces

April 23, 2026 11:42 AM Steve Fisher

Editor’s note: This story was co-published with Puente News Collaborative in partnership with the Los Angeles Times. Puente News Collaborative is a bilingual nonprofit newsroom and funder dedicated to high-quality, fact-based news and information from the U.S.-Mexico border. MEXICO CITY – Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum reiterated Wednesday that her government was never informed that CIA

Deportees returning to Mexico find they must learn how to live in a land often controlled by cartels

January 22, 2026 5:34 PM Steve Fisher, Kate Linthicum

By Steve Fisher, Kate Linthicum This article was co-published with Puente News Collaborative, a bilingual nonprofit newsroom dedicated to high-quality coverage from the U.S.-Mexico border, the Los Angeles Times, with data compiled by Quinto Elemento Lab, an investigative nonprofit based in Mexico. Adrián Ramírez hadn’t been to his hometown in western Mexico for more than

Gold, guns and cartels: battle for a billion-dollar mine

November 7, 2025 10:52 AM Steve Fisher

Puente News Collaborative | By Steve Fisher Published November 7, 2025 at 3:00 AM MST LA CIÉNEGA, Mexico – Barreling down the highway at 100 mph, a convoy of state police vehicles blew through speed bumps as it entered a small town in the Sonoran desert. Blasting over them was hell, but Alejandro Sánchez knew that slowing

Predator drones shift from border patrol to protest surveillance

September 22, 2025 10:08 AM Steve Fisher

Story edited by Steve Padilla, Column One Editor, Los Angeles Times This article was co-published with Los Angeles Times and Puente News Collaborative, a bilingual nonprofit newsroom, convener, and funder dedicated to high-quality, fact-based news and information from the U.S.-Mexico border. By Steve Fisher FT. HUACHUCA, Ariz – When MQ-9 Predator drones flew over anti-ICE

Inside the windowless shipping container where analysts hunt migrants by drone

August 21, 2025 11:46 AM Steve Fisher

By Steve Fisher Puente News Collaborative Story edited by Steve Padilla, Column One Editor, Los Angeles Times This article was co-published with Los Angeles Times and Puente News Collaborative, a bilingual nonprofit newsroom, convener, and funder dedicated to high-quality, fact-based news and information from the U.S.-Mexico border. FT HUACHUCA, Ariz. – Inside a windowless and