Fronteras Desk News
The landscape includes volcanic craters, prehistoric animal tracks and picturesque mountain ranges. But will a national monument near the border attract illegal traffic?
Jan. 10, 2014
As health insurance plan enrollment passes six million, the White House is paying special attention to uninsured Latino citizens to help them find coverage.
Jan. 10, 2014
After speaking with the Border Patrol's Local 2544 in the Tucson Sector, Sen. John McCain wants answers about Forward Operating Bases.
Jan. 9, 2014
With flu circulating, and deaths reported in California, Texas, Nevada and New Mexico, officials are urging people to get vaccinated.
Jan. 9, 2014
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Four United States fugitives have been detained in Baja California in recent years thanks to the Mexican state’s international tip line.
Jan. 9, 2014
The wide availability of drugs in the Southwest will likely stop the drug Krokodil from becoming established.
Jan. 9, 2014
It’s the beginning of gray whale calving season in the lagoons of Baja California, Mexico, and fishermen there recently had a rare find: conjoined whale twins.
Jan. 8, 2014
Exactly three years after being shot in the head by a would-be assassin, former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will spend the anniversary skydiving over her beloved borderland.
Jan. 8, 2014
The U.S. Department of Justice held an exclusive meeting Tuesday night to discuss the status of its investigation into allegations about the Albuquerque Police Department's use of excessive force.
Jan. 8, 2014
As shipments of the popular spicy Asian condiment Sriracha remain on hold following a partial shutdown of its factory in California, a state representative from Texas is trying to lure the maker of the sauce away from the West Cost and into the Lone Star State.
Jan. 8, 2014
After a hiatus, San Diego police are set to resume tracking whether minorities are targeted in traffic stops. Meanwhile Maricopa County Sheriff's Office is just starting to collect such data due to a court order.
Jan. 8, 2014
New data shows there's been a 20 percent decline in the number of cancer deaths over the last 20 years, nationwide. However, cancer rates among Native Americans in the Southwest have not decreased with the rest of the nation.
Jan. 7, 2014
A planned education mission from Arizona to South Sudan has been tabled until the violence in that country stops.
Jan. 7, 2014
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Tucson has chosen its courthouse as the spot to build a memorial honoring the six who died and 13 who were wounded three years ago.
Jan. 7, 2014
Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca announced his retirement Tuesday morning.
Jan. 7, 2014
The collapse of part of the scenic toll road that runs from Tijuana down the Baja California peninsula has been bad news for the tourism industry in Ensenada.
Jan. 7, 2014
Mexico's federal government claims the murder rate fell substantially in 2013 — a claim disputed by independent analysts — but Mexico concedes kidnapping is rising.
Jan. 6, 2014
Today is the last day of public input before the Environmental Protection Agency decides the fate of the largest coal-fired power plant in the west.
Jan. 6, 2014
This week's top stories from Fronteras: The Changing America Desk
Jan. 4, 2014
Two months after it opened for business, California's online health insurance exchange has introduced a Spanish-language enrollment form. Covered California officials hope the form will encourage more Spanish speakers to apply for coverage.
Jan. 3, 2014
