Fronteras Desk News
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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
Charlie Hill, a pioneering Native American comedian, died on Dec. 30.
Jan. 3, 2014
A shootout between Mexican police and soldiers and alleged drug cartel gunmen at a Mexican resort last month has ties to a U.S. gun operation that went awry.
Jan. 2, 2014
Mexico's Ambassador to Washington, Eduardo Medina Mora, said Sunday that Mexico, Canada and the United States would work on a new “strategic vision” for the North American Free Trade Agreement, known as NAFTA, beginning with a meeting scheduled for next month.
Jan. 2, 2014
The American Civil Liberties Union is considering an appeal after a federal judge threw out a lawsuit that tried to stop America’s port inspectors from seizing laptops at the nation’s borders without good reason to do so.
Jan. 2, 2014
The Associated Press is reporting the California Supreme Court has granted a law license to an undocumented immigrant who graduated from law school and passed the state bar exam.
Jan. 2, 2014
A Tucson lawyer is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to decide how far the U.S.'s border inspectors can go in searching a person's electronic devices at the border.
Jan. 2, 2014
One of the most scenic portions of the coastal highway between Tijuana and Ensenada collapsed on Dec. 28, plunging a cement truck at least 100 feet toward the sea. Geologists had warned the area was unstable for decades.
Jan. 1, 2014
Mexican border cities will be hit with a higher sales tax in the New Year. The change is part of a major tax reform passed earlier this year by Mexico's congress.
Dec. 31, 2013
A U.S. citizen died at a Border Patrol holding station near San Diego during the Christmas holiday. Local and national authorities are investigating the man’s death.
Dec. 30, 2013
During the season of giving we hear a lot about the small gifts that can help people in third world countries. Buy a goat, feed family in Nepal. Donate money for tree seedlings, help farmers in India. But a new effort focuses this kind of development help closer to home, in this country, where many Navajo communities still lack running water.
Dec. 30, 2013
It’s been a wet fall in the Southwest — an improvement over the last two years. What does that mean for Colorado River water users?
Dec. 30, 2013
Many of the 10,000 veterans who live on the Navajo Nation must put up with substandard housing.
Dec. 27, 2013
In recent weeks, fighting in South Sudan has caused more than 50,000 people to seek protection at United Nations peacekeeping bases there. The violence in this fledgling nation worries south Sudanese living in the U.S. with family still in the country.
Dec. 26, 2013
