Fronteras Desk News
Power plants are the number one source of carbon pollution in the United States. Today is the final day to comment on the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed Clean Power Plan. The EPA has received a record number of comments.
Dec. 1, 2014
A part of Arizona’s history all but disappeared when the U.S.-Mexico border was created about 160 years ago. Parks and museums on both sides of the border have begun working together to revitalize and preserve a living history that gives people a way to connect to their roots.
Nov. 28, 2014
A Flagstaff crew has been working the wee hours of the morning in freezing temperatures to make enough snow to open Snowbowl Nov. 28. This will be the Flagstaff ski resort’s second full season with man-made snow. Getting the approval to make snow did not come easy.
Nov. 27, 2014
A Honduran woman won the right to stay in America two days before the holiday when an immigration judge ruled in favor of her asylum claim. She fled her country after receiving death threats.
Nov. 27, 2014
There is already confusion circulating as to who can be granted relief under President Barack Obama’s Executive Action, issued last week. An undocumented immigrant in sanctuary in Tucson may not be covered under the new immigration order.
Nov. 26, 2014
In the latest chapter of the Navajo Nation election saga, a presidential candidate can campaign now that a tribal judge ruled he is qualified.
Nov. 25, 2014
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One of every five people on the Navajo Nation in Arizona is considered food insecure. That means they may not know where their next meal is coming from. A community on the western edge of the reservation has just gotten a grant to help.
Nov. 25, 2014
A poll released Monday showed Latinos across the United States overwhelmingly support President Barack Obama’s executive action.
Nov. 24, 2014
Based on a ruling from a federal appeals court, Arizona may have to begin issuing these immigrants driver's licenses within a matter of days.
Nov. 24, 2014
Immigrants around the region have mixed reactions to the long-awaited executive action on immigration that President Barack Obama announced Thursday.
Nov. 21, 2014
Mexico has marked the 104th anniversary of the Mexican Revolution. This year, the day was transformed into a platform for nationwide protests. Anguish is mounting over the government’s response to the murders of 43 college students in September.
Nov. 21, 2014
An attorney representing immigrant women and children detained in New Mexico said she got a call alerting her that 24 of her clients would be transferred to Texas the next day.
Nov. 21, 2014
Spurning furious Republicans, President Barack Obama unveiled expansive executive actions on immigration Thursday night to spare nearly 5 million people in the U.S. illegally from deportation and refocus enforcement efforts on "felons, not families."
Nov. 20, 2014
The Navajo presidential election has been postponed again. And come inauguration day Jan. 13 there won’t be a new president.
Nov. 20, 2014
The federal government so far has paid more than $225 million to American Indian landowners. And it has restored 375,000 acres to tribal governments.
Nov. 20, 2014
For the first nomination of his incoming administration, Governor-elect Greg Abbott has tapped Cameron County Judge Carlos Cascos to be the next Texas Secretary of State.
Nov. 19, 2014
The Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday it will soon close a detention center housing immigrant families in New Mexico.
Nov. 19, 2014
The Pima County Board of Supervisors denied a request from Ron Barber’s campaign Tuesday to delay the certification of election results.
Nov. 18, 2014
American Indian and Alaska Native children suffer exposure to violence at rates higher than any other race in the United States, according to a 2013 federal report.
Nov. 18, 2014
Pima County finished counting all ballots from the Nov. 4 general election. But there still isn’t an official winner in Arizona’s 2nd Congressional race. Republican Martha McSally beat Democratic incumbent Ron Barber by just 161 votes and a recount is likely.
Nov. 13, 2014
