Fronteras Desk News

Fire Departments Install Exhaust Controls
Firefighters face a multitude of cancer-causing agents but one of the most insidious is the exhaust from their own trucks. There's now funding available to install exhaust removal systems.
Dec. 22, 2014
Arpaio To End Controversial Worksite Raids
Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio has told a federal judge he will disband a controversial unit that did worksite raids.
Dec. 18, 2014
Tucson Police Scale Back SB1070 Enforcement
The Tucson Police Department said it will stop some immigration checks by Friday. The agency said it will scale back enforcement of Arizona’s controversial immigration law SB1070, in part because of President Barack Obama’s executive action.
Dec. 18, 2014
Starting Monday, Arizona must allow young immigrants known as DREAMers the right to apply for driver’s licenses.
Dec. 18, 2014
Nations Last Midterm Race Decided As McSally Wins CD2 Recount
The Maricopa County Superior Court announced Wednesday that Republican Martha McSally has won in Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District after a mandatory recount.
Dec. 18, 2014
High Demand For Turquoise Has Silversmiths Raising Jewelry Prices
The cost for turquoise has jumped in recent years. And that means Navajo artists and other silversmiths might be raising their jewelry prices this holiday season.
Dec. 17, 2014
Pima and Cochise counties have finished more than a week-long recount in the 2nd Congressional District race between Republican Challenger Martha McSally and Democratic representative Ron Barber. The winner is set to be announced on Wednesday.
Dec. 15, 2014
The case of a Mexican man who agreed to plead guilty to raping a 14-year-old migrant girl is now heading to trial in Arizona's Santa Cruz county.
Dec. 15, 2014
The recount in the 2nd Congressional District is getting closer to the finish line. The district includes half of Pima County and all of Cochise County, and both have finished their electronic recount.
Dec. 11, 2014
Jail Builds Sweat Lodge For Native Inmates
Half of the inmate population at the Coconino County jail is Native American, and their recidivism rate is high. In an attempt to change that, the jail offers various recovery and job-skills programs. It has even built a sweat lodge.
Dec. 11, 2014
Report: Immigrants Are Often Denied Personal Property When Deported
A Southern Arizona-based humanitarian group says that some immigrants who are stripped of their possessions when they are apprehended at the border never get their property back when they are deported.
Dec. 11, 2014
Colorado River Delta 25 Percent Greener
A report released Wednesday shows an experimental release of water into the dry Colorado River Delta shows potential for how more regular flows could restore the environment.
Dec. 10, 2014
Border Advocates Say Racial Profiling Rules Fall Short
Civil rights advocates on the border say new federal guidance restricting racial profiling doesn’t go far enough. The rules released Monday by the U.S. Department of Justice include exceptions for border enforcement.
Dec. 9, 2014
The recount in Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District race between Ron Barber and Martha McSally continues this week.
Dec. 8, 2014
Guatemalan Consulate Opens In Tucson Months After Expected
Over the weekend dignitaries of the Guatemalan government, including its First Lady, will celebrate the opening of a consulate in Tucson. There has been buzz about a local office since the summer brought a surge of migration from Central America.
Dec. 8, 2014
The recount in Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District race is underway in Pima County. Republican Martha McSally beat Democrat Ron Barber by just 161 votes, triggering the recount.
Dec. 4, 2014
Border Patrol Wants More Women To Join Its Ranks
Currently only about 5 percent of U.S. Border Patrol agents are women, according to a spokeswoman. But that could be changing.
Dec. 3, 2014
President Barack Obama announced Wednesday a program to help Native American youth. More than one-third live in poverty and about two-thirds graduate from high school.
Dec. 3, 2014
Grand Canyon Conservationist, Boatman Dies
In the Grand Canyon the Colorado River flows for 296 miles free from dams and other development. Many say the man responsible is Martin Litton, a legendary conservationist and boatman. Litton died Sunday in his California home. He was 97.
Dec. 3, 2014
Another lawsuit has been rejected in the highly contested 2nd Congressional District race between Martha McSally and Ron Barber. A Tucson lawyer sued the Secretary of State over the recount process.
Dec. 2, 2014

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