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Rivals Negotiate: US Watching Structure Of Current Mexican Underworld After Release Of Drug Lord
When the son of imprisoned drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán and five others were abducted from a restaurant on Mexico's Pacific coast last week, analysts said revenge attacks would follow.
Aug. 22, 2016
Mesa Group Home Cares For Fragile Native American Children
The kids at the Bogden House all have intensive care needs ranging from constant ventilation, to oxygen, to tracheostomy care. Some kids arrive at the as premature infants.
Aug. 22, 2016
Rivals Negotiate: U.S. Watching Structure Of Current Mexican Underworld After Release Of Drug Lords Kidnapped Son
When the son of imprisoned drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzmán and five others were abducted from a restaurant on Mexico's Pacific coast last week, analysts said revenge attacks would follow. The younger Guzmán is wanted by the U.S. for alleged drug trafficking while working for his father's Sinaloa Federation. But on Saturday, Guzmán was released unharmed.
Aug. 22, 2016
Mesa Group Home Cares For Fragile Native American Children
In Mesa, four medical group homes known as the Bogden House have taken in children with severe medical problems. Half are from far away Indian reservations where medical facilities, equipment and specialists are harder to come by.
Aug. 22, 2016
Judge Orders Release Of More Border Patrol Holding Cell Images
A federal judge has ordered the release of photos from inside the U.S. Border Patrol’s holding facilities in southern Arizona.
Aug. 18, 2016
Arizona River Stories: Laura Fallon
Part 5: Laura Fallon shares her experience "going big" with well-known political columnist Molly Ivins, who had gathered a group of friends to raft down the Canyon as a final hurrah to celebrate her final session of chemotherapy.
Aug. 12, 2016
After Years Apart, Reunited Families Get To Hug Across The US-Mexico Border
Families separated by their immigration status sloshed through a muddy trickle of the Rio Grande to embrace at the U.S./Mexico border. Their reunion was a momentary truce organized by immigrant advocates and supervised by the Border Patrol.
Aug. 11, 2016
Arizona River Stories: Betsy Harter
Part 4: Betsy Harter has been guiding for 16 years, including in the Grand Canyon for Arizona Raft Adventures. But some of her most memorable moments came early in her career guiding canoe trips in Costa Rica.
Aug. 11, 2016
Arizona River Stories: Brad Dimock
Part 3: Brad Dimock tells the mysterious tale of Glen and Bessie Hyde who disappeared from their honeymoon trip down the Colorado River in 1928.
Aug. 10, 2016
Private Companies, Local Governments Increase Investment In Americas Ports Of Entry
The shortage of federal funding for upgrades and additional staff at America's ports of entry has opened the door to creative solutions, including partnerships with private companies eager to move international commerce faster and more efficiently.
Aug. 9, 2016
Eloy Detention Center Measles Outbreak Officially Over
By the end of saga that started in late May, 13 detainees and nine employees from the Eloy Detention Center were infected with the highly contagious disease.
Aug. 9, 2016
Arizona River Stories: Christa Sadler
Christa Sadler has been guiding for three decades and she’s the author of There’s This River - Grand Canyon Boatman Stories.
Aug. 9, 2016
The Cosmic Campground In New Mexico Is A Sanctuary For Star Gazers
A remote campground in southwest New Mexico has recently become a sanctuary for star gazers seeking a pristine night sky at a time when the rapid spread of light pollution prevents more than half of the world's population from seeing the Milky Way.
Aug. 8, 2016
Arizona River Stories: David Edwards
Photographer and former river guide David Edwards has been boating for more than four decades. He recalls one Grand Canyon river trip in 1984. Two groups had just finished a hike up Havasu Creek when it started to rain.
Aug. 8, 2016
Mexico, US Working Together To Streamline Inspections At Arizona Shipping Port
The two countries started a pilot program where their customs agents could search for contraband at an Arizona shipping port together, reducing wait times.
Aug. 5, 2016
Senator: Investigate Border Patrol Officials Ties To Drug-Smuggling Brother
Senator demands federal investigation into ties between official and drug trafficking brother.
Aug. 3, 2016
 Texas Health Officials Want To Require Burial Or Cremation Of Fetal Tissue
Texas health officials want to require clinics that conduct abortions or treat women after a miscarriage to either bury or cremate any remaining fetal tissue, a move reproductive rights advocates are denouncing as part of an ongoing effort by the state to stigmatize women who chose to end a pregnancy.
Aug. 1, 2016
The Challenge, Opportunity Of Fair Trade Coffee
Thousands of small-scale coffee growers in Central America and Mexico are better off because of fair trade. But the system is fraying at the seams in one of the world's most important coffee-growing regions because of low prices, a damaging fungus and unscrupulous middlemen.
Aug. 1, 2016
Recycled Material Improves Bad Roads In New Mexico Colonia Community
Residents of Vado, New Mexico are filling the potholes in their dirt roads with recycled roof shingles. It's a temporary solution for an ongoing problem in colonias across the U.S./Mexico border.
Jul. 28, 2016
Immigrants Sue Arizonas Medicaid Program
Suit claims that potentially thousands of immigrants who qualify for full AHCCCS help are now being denied.
Jul. 28, 2016

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