If DNA tests confirm the body's identity, the leader of the Searching Mothers of Sonora says she'll continue with the group's work.
Feb. 23, 2021
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has signed off on a preliminary permit for a project to create electricity with pumped water in northern Arizona.
Feb. 22, 2021
The furniture company La-Z-Boy has started operations at a plant in neighboring Sonora. The facility is in the border city of San Luis Rio Colorado, a 45-minute drive south of Yuma. Its opening will bring 500 jobs to the city, according to state officials.
Feb. 22, 2021
The Biden administration vowed to halt projects along the Mexico border implemented under former President Trump. But a new government contract reviewed by KJZZ News shows one of the Trump administration’s most divisive projects in Arizona is continuing.
Feb. 24, 2021
Confirmation hearings started Feb. 23 in the U.S. Senate for Deb Haaland, President Joe Biden’s pick for Interior Secretary. If confirmed, she would be the first Native American cabinet secretary.
Feb. 24, 2021
When the U.S. military was deployed to the Mexico border during the Trump administration, the Pentagon didn’t evaluate what the mission would cost, both in terms of money and in planning.
Feb. 24, 2021
A recent order by President Biden gives license to reimagine asylum at the southwest border. A union of federal workers who screen those seeking protection wants the U.S. to follow its own laws. A local legal aid group hopes for a remodel on a system built decades ago.
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Feb. 24, 2021
The pandemic in neighboring Sonora continues to head in the right direction.
As of this week, no Sonoran cities are considered to be at maximum risk for coronavirus spread.
Feb. 23, 2021