Bajo El Sol Editor John Vaughn gives the latest information on the kidnappings and shootings that occured in San Luis Rio Colorado, Son. on Thursday.

Protesters blocked vehicle traffic at the San Luis Port of Entry in an effort to force the Mexican federal government to lower power rates in San Luis Rio Colorado and elsewhere in Sonora in the summer. Video by Ryan Brennecke/The Sun

The U.S. Border Patrol media academy took a trip down to the U.S./Mexico border to see what agents observe on a daily basis on the job.

U.S. Border Patrol Agent Thomas shows off his skills in identifying cars with contraband - in this instance, a man in a trunk.

Border Patrol Agent Ben Vik explains the practice of sign cutting, or tracking signs of human passage that BP agents use to find smugglers in the desert.