Fronteras Desk News
The Biden administration has selected a new head for the Border Patrol. The appointment comes after Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz announced his upcoming retirement.
Jun. 14, 2023
A federal appeals court has reinstated a lawsuit against the University of Arizona, the Arizona Board of Regents and several athletic heads at the university.
Jun. 14, 2023
The wall at the U.S.-Mexico border has long been a source of controversy — for its political message, impacts on the environment and costs, among other things. But for a group of children in a small Sonoran town, it’s also become a canvas.
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Jun. 14, 2023
A new law that went into effect in Arizona in January allows people arrested and convicted of some, non-violent criminal offenses to ask the court to seal their records.
Jun. 13, 2023
This week, federal forest officials in northern Arizona are preparing for another large prescribed fire in the Coconino National Forest.
Jun. 13, 2023
Mexico’s military prosecutor has charged 16 soldiers in connection with the killing of five civilians last month. The arrests come after a news outlet released footage of the incident captured on a security camera.
Jun. 12, 2023
The attorney general for the Navajo Nation said Monday that nearly 300 victims have been found of a sober living home scheme in Arizona that targeted Native Americans.
Jun. 12, 2023
Last month, experts did a survey in Mexico’s Upper Gulf of California to gather data to estimate the remaining number of endangered vaquita porpoises there. Vaquita marina are small, cute porpoises with black markings around their eyes and mouths. They are considered the world's most endangered marine mammal.
Jun. 9, 2023
Mexican prosecutors are investigating soldiers who were caught on security camera footage apparently executing five men in Nuevo Laredo in the northern state of Tamaulipas.
Jun. 9, 2023
The National Park Service has selected 16 companies to conduct whitewater trips in Grand Canyon National Park. The companies will provide guided, interpretive, multiday trips on the Colorado River lasting three to 18 days.
Jun. 9, 2023
It's been almost a month since Title 42, the pandemic-era protocol that restricted asylum at the border, came to an end. But rights groups say in Nogales, access to asylum still faces hurdles.
Jun. 9, 2023
An emergency order closing a portion of the Coconino National Forest is in effect due to a fire burning north of Pine. Officials said the area will remain closed until Sept. 30 but may be rescinded earlier.
Jun. 9, 2023
Tribal gaming in Arizona reaches a major milestone. The Arizona Indian Gaming Association said the state has received $2 billion in gaming revenue and an official recording of the amount is expected in July.
Jun. 8, 2023
The Flagstaff City Council voted unanimously Wednesday night to back the creation of a new national monument around the Grand Canyon. The resolution endorses calling on President Joe Biden to form the new Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument.
Jun. 8, 2023
A BNSF freight train traveling through northern Arizona derailed, Coconino County officials said Thursday morning.
Jun. 8, 2023
Southern Arizona Congressman Raúl Grijalva, whose district encompasses parts of Cochise County, tweeted that DeSantis’ visit was “to pander to the same old race baiting anti-immigrant extremist politicians and officials in southern Arizona."
Jun. 7, 2023
A new bill in the U.S. Senate would strengthen a visa program for some Afghans who worked alongside U.S. troops in Afghanistan. Efforts to create a pathway to citizenship for Afghan evacuees failed in Congress last year.
Jun. 7, 2023
The Tonto National Forest will enter Stage 1 fire restrictions starting Thursday morning at 8 a.m.
Jun. 7, 2023
Federal officials are expecting to close an area of the Coconino National Forest on Thursday in order to battle the Wilbur Fire.
Jun. 7, 2023
The Forest Service wants to protect about 3,700 acres of national forest in Arizona from mining. It wants to protect the Hassayampa River riparian corridor in Yavapai County from mining operations.
Jun. 6, 2023
