Fronteras Desk News

Heat Waves, Atypical Fires Affect Mexico City’s Air Quality
Arizona is not the only place being affected by serious ozone levels. As hundreds of fires and high temperatures hit southern Mexico, the air quality is getting worse in cities like the capital, where many citizens are growing concerned.
May. 14, 2019
AZ Man Convicted In Kidnapping-For-Weed Plot Denied New Trial
An Arizona man convicted of kidnapping a Mexican cartel worker whose bosses blamed him for missing marijuana will not get a new trial anytime soon.
May. 14, 2019
Asylum Seekers Returned To Mexico Under Controversial Plan
U.S. immigration officials have sent more than 5,000 asylum applicants to Mexico under a controversial Trump administration plan that forces them to wait there for their day in court.
May. 13, 2019
Ground Broken On New Hermosillo Consulate
Work has begun on a new U.S. Consulate building in Hermosillo, Mexico. The massive compound on roughly seven acres in the Sonoran capital is expected to be finished by 2022.
May. 13, 2019
Chaco Region Wins Reprieve From Fracking
A federal appeals court ruled the Interior Department illegally approved oil and gas drilling near Chaco Canyon. Tribal leaders opposed the drilling near ancient Native American cultural sites.
May. 13, 2019
Mexico Police Arrest School Owner Who Fled After Earthquake
Almost two years ago, Mexico City experienced a devastating earthquake. Nineteen children and seven adults died at the Rébsamen Elementary School. Shortly after, the school owner fled — until last weekend.
May. 13, 2019
One Of Few Remaining Navajo Code Talkers Dies
Fleming Begaye Sr. was one of more than 400 Navajos who served as Code Talkers during World War II. The men communicated during battles using some 600 Navajo words.
May. 13, 2019
Mexico’s President Wants To Decriminalize Illegal Drugs — But Which?
Mexico's president is proposing major drug reform in his country, decriminalizing illegal drugs and transferring resources from fighting drug trafficking to efforts towards reducing drug addiction.
May. 10, 2019
Grand Canyon To Spray Herbicide On Invasive Plants
Grand Canyon National Park staff will spray herbicide on invasive plants on the north rim next week.
May. 10, 2019
Study: Air Pollution Significant At 96 Percent Of National Parks
As summer nears many families will head to national parks for fresh air. Well a new study released this week found 96 percent of national parks have air pollution problems.
May. 10, 2019
On Mother’s Day, Sonorans March For Missing Families
Friday was Mother’s Day in Mexico, and some took to the streets in neighboring Sonora and across Mexico to bring attention to their missing loved ones.
May. 10, 2019
Border Patrol Warns Migrants Of Arizonas Summer
U.S. Border Patrol is once again warning migrants of the dangers of crossing the Arizona-Mexico border as temperatures heat up in the desert. But the agency is facing new challenges on the border.
May. 9, 2019
Unusual Shooting Surprises And Disturbs Cuernavaca, Mexico
It was an unusual shooting in a city just 50 miles away from Mexico City. It happened in daylight on the main square, and a few steps away from reporters doing interviews.
May. 9, 2019
April Border Crossings Set Another Record
The new numbers coincided with a slew of border officials appearing before a Senate Judiciary subcommittee. Border Patrol chief Carla Provost warned agents are overwhelmed.
May. 8, 2019
Trial For Migrant Aid Volunteer Ends As Felony Trial Looms
Scott Warren is the last of nine defendants charged with federal misdemeanor crimes for leaving food and water out on a national wildlife refuge in southern Arizona.
May. 8, 2019
NPS OKs Grand Canyon Pipeline Project
The National Park Service on Wednesday gave the green light to replace a critical transcanyon pipeline at the Grand Canyon.
May. 8, 2019
Navajo Sign National Research Agreement
The Navajo Nation has signed the first tribal data-sharing agreement for nationwide research. The agreement allows for Johns Hopkins University and other researchers to build a large-scale database.
May. 8, 2019
U.S. Man Charged For Ponzi Scheme Captured In Sonora
Authorities in Nogales, Mexico arrested a man who is facing federal charges in Phoenix for allegedly running a “Ponzi scheme,” according to a news release from the Sonoran Attorney General’s Office. He was arrested for violating the conditions of his pretrial release.
May. 8, 2019
AMLO Blames U.S. Political Interests For Tomato Crisis
Trade tensions between Mexico and the U.S. are currently centered in one of the quintessential ingredients of BLT sandwiches, salsas and Italian-American food: tomatoes. While the U.S. imposes a tariff on this Mexican produce, the president of Mexico speaks up, accusing electoral interests in the U.S.
May. 8, 2019
Mexico Wants To Reinvent U.S. Merida Aid Program
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says he doesn't want aid under the United States' so-called Merida Initiative — at least in its present form.
May. 8, 2019

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