Fronteras Desk News
Mexico’s military prosecutor has charged 16 soldiers in connection with the killing of five civilians last month. The arrests come after a news outlet released footage of the incident captured on a security camera.
Jun. 12, 2023
The attorney general for the Navajo Nation said Monday that nearly 300 victims have been found of a sober living home scheme in Arizona that targeted Native Americans.
Jun. 12, 2023
Last month, experts did a survey in Mexico’s Upper Gulf of California to gather data to estimate the remaining number of endangered vaquita porpoises there. Vaquita marina are small, cute porpoises with black markings around their eyes and mouths. They are considered the world's most endangered marine mammal.
Jun. 9, 2023
Mexican prosecutors are investigating soldiers who were caught on security camera footage apparently executing five men in Nuevo Laredo in the northern state of Tamaulipas.
Jun. 9, 2023
The National Park Service has selected 16 companies to conduct whitewater trips in Grand Canyon National Park. The companies will provide guided, interpretive, multiday trips on the Colorado River lasting three to 18 days.
Jun. 9, 2023
It's been almost a month since Title 42, the pandemic-era protocol that restricted asylum at the border, came to an end. But rights groups say in Nogales, access to asylum still faces hurdles.
Jun. 9, 2023
An emergency order closing a portion of the Coconino National Forest is in effect due to a fire burning north of Pine. Officials said the area will remain closed until Sept. 30 but may be rescinded earlier.
Jun. 9, 2023
Tribal gaming in Arizona reaches a major milestone. The Arizona Indian Gaming Association said the state has received $2 billion in gaming revenue and an official recording of the amount is expected in July.
Jun. 8, 2023
The Flagstaff City Council voted unanimously Wednesday night to back the creation of a new national monument around the Grand Canyon. The resolution endorses calling on President Joe Biden to form the new Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument.
Jun. 8, 2023
A BNSF freight train traveling through northern Arizona derailed, Coconino County officials said Thursday morning.
Jun. 8, 2023
Southern Arizona Congressman Raúl Grijalva, whose district encompasses parts of Cochise County, tweeted that DeSantis’ visit was “to pander to the same old race baiting anti-immigrant extremist politicians and officials in southern Arizona."
Jun. 7, 2023
A new bill in the U.S. Senate would strengthen a visa program for some Afghans who worked alongside U.S. troops in Afghanistan. Efforts to create a pathway to citizenship for Afghan evacuees failed in Congress last year.
Jun. 7, 2023
The Tonto National Forest will enter Stage 1 fire restrictions starting Thursday morning at 8 a.m.
Jun. 7, 2023
Federal officials are expecting to close an area of the Coconino National Forest on Thursday in order to battle the Wilbur Fire.
Jun. 7, 2023
The Forest Service wants to protect about 3,700 acres of national forest in Arizona from mining. It wants to protect the Hassayampa River riparian corridor in Yavapai County from mining operations.
Jun. 6, 2023
On Monday, survivors of a day care fire, families of the children who died and members of the community came together in Hermosillo to mark the 14th anniversary of the tragedy. They held vigils, Mass and a march to demand justice.
Jun. 6, 2023
Ryan Allison has loved graphic design since he was a kid wearing band T-shirts. Today, he’s a graphic designer himself, as well as a musician. Allison is Navajo. He grew up surrounded by real-life cowboys in Fort Defiance, Arizona, on the Navajo Nation. Allison talked to The Show about how his culture — rich with art and history — feeds his work.
Jun. 6, 2023
Three major chemical companies say they’ve reached a tentative settlement with cities suing them for water contamination linked to PFAS, the human-made chemicals linked to health issues like cancer
Jun. 5, 2023
A federal judge in Texas is expected to make a ruling soon on a case that could end DACA. The Obama-era program has given hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as kids protection from deportation and a work permit.
Jun. 5, 2023
On Monday, a coalition of House Republicans, including Arizona’s Paul Gosar, signed a letter calling for an investigation into Haaland’s work with the Pueblo Action Alliance, a New Mexico advocacy group opposed to drilling in the Chaco Canyon region.
Jun. 5, 2023
