SAN DIEGOSAN DIEGO — Local tribal leaders and charro groups are lobbying San Diego to put the brakes on a proposed citywide rodeo ban, contending city leaders have been duped by activists and need to ...

Gerardo "Jerry" Diaz, “Superior Horseman,” comes from the world of Mexican horsemanship and rodeo. He will being his talents to the 2024 San Angelo Rodeo at 2 p.m. April 21. "A true charro, Diaz ...

When Gerardo "Jerry" Diaz takes a rodeo stage, he makes a grand entrance wearing a riding suit and a wide-brimmed sombrero decorated with gold and silver embroidery. He is a fourth-generation charro, ...

SAN ANTONIO – There is a new entertainer at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo this year, bringing generations of talent and tradition to the rodeo arena. Charros are expert horsemen and rope trick ...

Before dime novels, Roy Rogers and the Lone Ranger forever romanticized the American West, far less flashy but way more real cowboys were driving cattle and working ranches throughout Texas. That rich ...

These are the fascinating images taken over a decade showing how the dirt and laughter of a Mexican family tradition turned into a professional competitive sport. Antonio Gomez, 48, followed those ...

Officer Robert Hernandez was apprehensive when he put the suit on. It was dark blue but didn’t look anything like his Salinas Police Department uniform. Silver metal details highlighted the jacket and ...

Ramiro Gurrola of Hawaiian Gardens is one of the best riders, or charros, in Mexican rodeo. But when the chute opened one blistering Sunday this summer, the bull he was riding inexplicably collapsed, ...

On the last day of the California Rodeo Salinas Sunday, Police Officer Robert Hernandez’s parents went to see him on duty. But instead of hugging him in his normal police uniform, the East Salinas ...

SALINAS, Calif. (AP) — Some police officers in a largely Latino city in Northern California are reaching out to the community in a new way — wearing uniforms that resemble the traditional Mexican ...