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TweetPinSharePhoto By Kasey Brammell/Cronkite News: Robots used to search drug smuggling tunnels vary in size but are equipped with lights, a camera, and the ability to retract their running gear …
CBP agents in Nogales rely on technology in race against Mexican drug cartels Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo: Blake Masters is running for the Republican nomination for Senate in Arizona in 2022. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PHOENIX – U.S. Senate Republican candidate Blake Masters announced Friday …
Senate candidate Blake Masters raises nearly $575,000 by selling NFTs Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Jerry Glaser/U.S. Customs and Border Protection: U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers are shown after the January 2019 seizure of 650 pounds of fentanyl and methamphetamine in Nogales. …
Fentanyl, COVID-19 help drive overdose deaths to record 12-month high Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy ADOT Rain also forecast at times in lower elevations into New Year’s Day Contributed Article/Courtesy ADOT PHOENIX – Drivers should be prepared to encounter snow and icy road …
Be prepared for winter weather if driving in the high country Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy ADOT Arizona Rodeo, Make-A-Wish, military branches, Veterans of Foreign Wars, VFW Auxiliary Arizona among new plates offered Contributed Article/Courtesy ADOT PHOENIX – The Arizona Department of Transportation Motor …
ADOT MVD unveils 15 new specialty license plates Read More
TweetPinShareFile Photo By Nicole Guiterrez/Cronkite News: Arizona saw one of the nation’s sharpest increases in 2021 in thefts of catalytic converters, an exhaust-system component that contains valuable precious metals and …
Arizona saw a 10-fold jump in catalytic converter thefts, second-most in the nation Read More
TweetPinShareSingle management structure streamlines commercial vehicle enforcement Contributed Photo/Courtesy ADOT: Commercial truck inspections will be streamlined and enhanced with a partnership between ADOT and DPS. Contributed Article PHOENIX – The …
ADOT and Department of Public Safety announce enforcement partnership Read More
TweetPinShareContributed File Photo/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection: A modified Jeep Cherokee gets stuck on a makeshift ramp laid over a vehicle barrier. Border Patrol chased the Jeep south back …
Senator Kelly releases statement on DHS announcement to address border barriers Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: The Safford Regional Airport will receive $32,000 in coronavirus relief federal money out of $47 million awarded to Arizona. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PHOENIX – …
Safford airport to get just $32,000 out of $47 million awarded to Arizona Read More
TweetPinShareRoughly 3,280 pounds of meth were seized at Port of Nogales Contributed Photo/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection: A search of a commercial truck yielded roughly 3,280 pounds of meth. …
CBP reports record methamphetamine seizure Read More