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COVID-19 cases are surging in neighboring Sonora, Mexico, and across the country.
Jan. 6, 2022
A group Sonora that searches for people who have gone missing published a video this week asking cartel leaders to assure the safety of those looking for the disappeared.
Jan. 5, 2022
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The number of people applying for refuge in Mexico last year reached a historic high. But the country admits its refugee agency is struggling to keep up with the increasing number of asylum applications.
Jan. 5, 2022
Sonora’s largest public university is set to restart in-person classes this month. It’s the first time students will be allowed back in the classroom since the start of the pandemic.
Dec. 30, 2021
Sonora’s governor says he will push to make the state’s agave distillate a major part of the state’s economy. Many hope the spirit’s popularity will grow to rival other Mexican distillates.
Dec. 30, 2021
A cruise ship with an ongoing COVID-19 outbreak among the crew and passengers docked in neighboring Sonora, Mexico, this week.
Dec. 30, 2021
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Dec. 28, 2021
The state is on pace to clear the standing murder record, set last year, by more than 300 victims. Other violent crimes are also on the rise.
Dec. 26, 2021
A top human rights official in Mexico says more needs to be done to find and identify the country’s thousands of missing people.
Dec. 24, 2021
In neighboring Sonora, Mexico, a new hotline is aimed at assisting victims of domestic violence. Mireya Scarone, head of the Sonoran Women's Institute, said the Línea Naranja, or orange line, will be open 24/7 for women and girls to report domestic violence, sexual assault, harassment or other forms of violence.
Dec. 24, 2021
President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Wednesday that boosters for them will come after the effort to boost elderly Mexicans concludes.
Dec. 23, 2021
Alejandro Mayorkas, head of the Department of Homeland Security, is directing Customs and Border Protection to remediate unfinished Department of Defense border wall projects. A majority of the uncompleted projects are in the Tucson Sector.
Dec. 23, 2021
Just over half of the population in neighboring Sonora, Mexico is fully vaccinated going into this holiday season. More than 3.3 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Sonora as of this week, according to state officials.
Dec. 22, 2021
With the appointment, some are worried to see the militarization of public safety continue.
Dec. 21, 2021
Defense Secretary General Luis Cresencio Sandoval says that murders linked to organized crime have fallen 13% in Sonora since mid-August, when hundreds of soldiers were sent to several violence hot spots in the state.
Dec. 21, 2021
While in Phoenix, Gov. Alfonso Durazo spoke with representatives of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council.
Dec. 20, 2021
Formal job growth has slipped somewhat compared to other capital cities, but also remains strong.
Dec. 20, 2021
Two of the seven reporters killed in Mexico this year were in Sonora, where another two went missing, according to Reporters Without Borders.
Dec. 20, 2021
A group of migrants in Mexico City signed an agreement with Mexican officials Thursday, after a protest in front of the National Palace.
Dec. 18, 2021
In neighboring Sonora, Mexico, leaders in the capital of Hermosillo have announced a plan they say will help mitigate the impacts of climate change.
Dec. 18, 2021
