Fronteras Desk News
The federal government has granted the White Mountain Apache Tribe $3 million to respond to the coronavirus. More than one eighth of the White Mountain Apache Tribe’s 13,500 residents have tested positive for COVID-19.
Jul. 2, 2020
A wildfire has burned 10,000 acres near Sawmill on the Navajo Nation. The so-called Wood Springs 2 Fire is 5% contained.
Jul. 2, 2020
Nearly a dozen people working on President Donald Trump’s border wall in Arizona have been infected with the coronavirus.
Jul. 2, 2020
A top Sonoran official is calling for a temporary halt of nonessential southbound border crossings. A similar policy has been in place for northbound travel since late March.
Jul. 1, 2020
After years of negotiations, the North American Free Trade Agreement has been officially replaced on July 1 by the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement. President Trump has invited his Mexican counterpart, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, to visit Washington next week to strengthen the commercial ties between both nations.
Jul. 1, 2020
National Park Service officials have changed their minds and are now asking boaters to bypass Havasu Canyon on river trips through the Grand Canyon.
Jul. 1, 2020
A representative of Sonoran export manufacturers says the deal could mean greater regional sourcing for automotive components.
Jun. 30, 2020
Most of the employees at the Phoenix field office of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services have gotten official furlough notices for early August.
Jun. 30, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic is still growing in Mexico, according to federal data from that nation. But its capital, Mexico City, is allowing the limited return of some businesses and activities, as the city’s government information indicates a drop in hospitalizations this week.
Jun. 30, 2020
While coronavirus cases are spiking in states surrounding the Navajo Nation, the tribe’s numbers have remained low for several days.
Jun. 30, 2020
A lightning-sparked wildfire has burned almost 5,816 acres on the Navajo Nation. The Sawmill and Fluted Rock communities have been told to be ready to evacuate.
Jun. 30, 2020
Hospitals in two major Sonoran cities have reached their limits as COVID-19 cases continue to mount. The state's health secretary urged measures to reduce vehicular mobility.
Jun. 29, 2020
Last Friday, Mexico City’s secretary of security survived from an attempt of murder by heavily armed hit men. The attack might have been a direct consequence of recent operations against drug cartels shared between Mexico and the U.S.
Jun. 29, 2020
A federal judge has ruled that Alaska Native corporations are eligible for a share of $8 billion in coronavirus relief funds set aside for tribes.
Jun. 29, 2020
The White Mountain Apache Tribe has shut down the reservation for two weeks to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
Jun. 29, 2020
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According to the Secretary of State, the Spanish sometimes spelled Arizona with an S or even two Ss. And it was located somewhere in what are now borderlands. But scholars disagree on the meaning and the source of the name.
Jun. 27, 2020
To uncover possible COVID-19 cases, residents of Sonora will start getting calls from the government seeking health information. The effort comes as cases and deaths in the Mexican state to Arizona's south are rising quickly.
Jun. 27, 2020
A hiker died Wednesday of what's believed to be heat exhaustion at Grand Canyon National Park. A 49-year-old Californian was hiking the South Kaibab Trail to Phantom Ranch to spend the night. Her husband says 4 miles into the trip she became dizzy, disoriented and couldn't breathe.
Jun. 26, 2020
In neighboring Sonora, Mexico, the tourist town of Rocky Point reopened its boardwalk this week as part of a slow but steady reactivation of the city’s economy after shutting down in March due to the coronavirus.
Jun. 25, 2020
The Arizona Attorney General is praising the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision against an extra check on the Executive Branch’s power to quickly deport certain asylum seekers. Mark Brnovich said in a release that the ruling prevents yet another backlog in the immigration system.
Jun. 25, 2020
