Fronteras Desk News
As Girl Scouts of the USA celebrates its 100th anniversary, the organization is heading down what it hopes will be a new, more inclusive path. Leading the way is the Girl Scout’s first Latina CEO, who has Arizona ties.
Jun. 15, 2012
Rural communities across the country will get the largest amount of money ever distributed under a federal program called Payments In Lieu of Taxes, or PILT. The program will dole out a total of $393 million.
Jun. 15, 2012
Facing a voting-rights lawsuit, the Escondido City Council will ask voters decide whether to implement district elections, which could help more Latinos get elected.
Jun. 14, 2012
The Bureau of Land Management has completed a wild burro roundup north of Yuma, Ariz. While the animals were being gathered for adoption along the Colorado River, there was controversy surrounding the event.
Jun. 14, 2012
The violence in Mexico caused by the ongoing war among rival drug cartels could influence the country's upcoming presidential elections. One Texas border artist brings the scenes of this war — and the pain that accompanies it — to life.
Jun. 13, 2012
Nineteen large fires are burning in nine states, including the biggest fires ever in New Mexico and Colorado state history. But the number of acres burned is still below average for this time of year.
Jun. 13, 2012
Nearly 1,200 firefighters are working to keep The Little Bear fire from destroying more homes in the mountains of southeastern New Mexico.
Jun. 13, 2012
The Southwest has the highest number of homeless people in the nation. A desperate economy and rising temperatures have forced more people to take shelter in the cooler national forests. Forest officials are concerned -- more people in the woods means more wildfires.
Jun. 13, 2012
Graffiti on a long-respected Sherman Heights mural suggests a neighborhood rivalry, and an activist says it's a wake-up call.
Jun. 13, 2012
Democrat Ron Barber has won a special House election in Southern Arizona to finish the term of former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.
Jun. 12, 2012
Federal authorities released an indictment Tuesday against 14 people they believe used horse racing to launder money for a powerful Mexican drug cartel.
Jun. 12, 2012
Conservationists aren’t giving up their fight to keep the Sonoran Desert Bald Eagle on the Endangered Species List. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service delisted the bird for the third time last month.
Jun. 12, 2012
A massive fire, the largest in New Mexico history, is changing the landscape of one of the wildest forests in the country.
Jun. 12, 2012
Voters in Southern Arizona will decide Tuesday on the successor to Gabrielle Giffords.
Jun. 11, 2012
Latino voters prefer a DREAM Act that promises citizenship. According to a new poll, they’re not so keen on an alternative DREAM Act proposed by Florida Senator Marco Rubio.
Jun. 11, 2012
A wildfire near Ruidoso has burned 35,000 acres as of Monday.
Jun. 11, 2012
It’s election season, not just here but also across the border in Mexico. And if you live near the border, you might be hearing radio ads for Mexican candidates.
Jun. 8, 2012
A group of conservationists sued the federal government Thursday to force regulation of lead ammunition -- the top killer of endangered California Condors.
Jun. 7, 2012
Before they can go to the polls in support of either party, Latinos first need to be registered voters. So voter registration drives are active across the country, and there's a new gadget that could speed up the process.
Jun. 6, 2012
Police say the burned-out SUV found in a stretch of desert with five inside belonged to a family. An Arizona sheriff initially said the deaths were linked to Mexican drug cartels.
Jun. 5, 2012
