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Rural Metro Fire, a private firefighting company, just appointed a female fire chief in the company’s 75-year history. Melissa Hilpert is a 22-year firefighting veteran.
Jan. 30, 2022
A national survey in Mexico reports that corruption by police and other public servants is sky high in the country.
Jan. 27, 2022
Border-wide, the agency says it made more than 78,000 people apprehended in December were sent back across the border under Title 42.
Jan. 25, 2022
In a letter sent to Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Chris Magnus this week, the heads of Congress’ Committee on Oversight and Reform and the Committee on Homeland Security say they’ll investigate the Border Patrol’s so-called Critical Incident Teams.
Jan. 25, 2022
The seemingly never-ending fight over guns on college and university campuses is back again. Arizona gun rights advocates want students to be able to carry guns, but colleges and universities are opposed.
Jan. 21, 2022
An Indigenous woman facing federal charges for blocking construction of former President Trump’s border wall in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument was found not guilty on religious freedom grounds.
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Jan. 19, 2022
The Tempe Police Department has recommended charges against former Arizona Department of Corrections Director Charles Ryan after an incident at his home earlier this month.
Jan. 19, 2022
Human rights organizations in Mexico are asking the International Criminal Court to investigate and prosecute what they call crimes against humanity perpetrated or ignored by the Mexican state.
Jan. 13, 2022
The agreement will allow state troopers to patrol and respond to emergencies on the reservation.
Jan. 13, 2022
A high-crime corridor in Phoenix is getting extra attention. The City Council will consider a pilot project to devote more resources along 27th Avenue.
Jan. 12, 2022
Though many cities have announced efforts to step up training and focus on mental health issues, it can still be a challenge. To better understand what challenges departments are facing, The Show spoke with Amanda Stamps, a longtime Mesa police officer and program coordinator for the department’s Crisis Intervention Team.
Jan. 12, 2022
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Tuesday for a pair of cases that asked whether the government should be allowed to detain non-citizens indefinitely.
Jan. 11, 2022
This month, CBP released an interactive document showing how rugged border wilderness in the counties, most of which is public land, has been impacted by the Trump administration’s 30-foot steel border wall.
Jan. 11, 2022
The town of Queen Creek has launched its own police force after decades of using the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office.
Jan. 11, 2022
The area in northern Sonora has seen regular flare-ups of extreme violence in recent years.
Jan. 7, 2022
Officials with the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were in the Sonoran capital Hermosillo this week to provide training meant to help counter cross-border gun trafficking.
Jan. 6, 2022
A Tucson police officer who shot and killed a man in a motorized wheelchair last year has been fired. Former Tucson Police Department Chief Chris Magnus first moved to fire Officer Ryan Remington days after the incident, saying his use of deadly force violated the department’s policies.
Jan. 5, 2022
Federal prosecutors have agreed to a plea deal with a defendant charged in an international cactus trafficking scheme in northern Arizona.
Jan. 5, 2022
State Sen. Wendy Rogers wants to appropriate $700 million in state funds to pay for a border wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. She didn’t respond to questions about where construction would take place or how the cost could be justified.
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Jan. 3, 2022
As hundreds of asylum seekers from Haiti continue to arrive at the U.S.-Mexico border, aid groups say they're running out of resources to help.
Dec. 30, 2021
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