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TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Officers removed heroin, fentanyl, and meth from a throughout a smuggling vehicle, including 121 pounds of heroin worth nearly $3.26 million. Contributed Article/Courtesy …
Nogales CBP officers seize $4.2 million worth of hard drugs Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Museum Fire Information: Two helicopters were rerouted Wednesday evening because a private drone was spotted over the southeastern part of the Museum Fire near Flagstaff. The wildfire has …
Private drone hampers battle against Museum Fire near Flagstaff, which is now 12 percent contained Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection TUCSON – In separate incidents, Saturday, U.S. Border Patrol agents apprehended two men, a convicted murderer for hire and a child sex offender, who …
Border Patrol arrests two felons over the weekend: A hitman and a sex offender Read More
TweetPinShareCount attempts to get to hard-to-reach villages before the spring thaw and start of hunting season By Sharon Tosi Lacey The April 1, 2020 census count will begin months earlier …
Alaska’s remote areas always the first counted in the decennial census Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo By Deborah Lee Soltesz: The Museum Fire burns on Mount Elden northeast of Flagstaff. The fire is threatening homes and businesses. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com FLAGSTAFF – A …
Museum Fire threatening homes, businesses in Flagstaff Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Officers seized drugs that were taped to a man’s groin. Contributed Article/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection NOGALES – U.S. Customs and Border …
Arizona CBP officers seize nearly $1 million in hard drugs Thursday and Friday Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy YCSO: Greg Hernandez Romero, 33, formerly of Solomon, was arrested for second-degree murder Thursday night after allegedly stabbing his father to death during a domestic incident. Domestic dispute …
Former Solomon resident jailed for murder after fatally stabbing father Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection: U.S. Border Patrol agents discovered nearly 90 pounds of marijuana and 12 pounds of methamphetamine when they encountered five smugglers in the desert …
Border Patrol seizes meth and marijuana; arrest five drug smugglers in remote desert pass Read More
TweetPinSharePhotos By Gage Skidmore/Creative Commons: Sen. Martha McSally, R-Arizona, and her leading Democratic challenger, Mark Kelly, have already raised almost $13.9 million for the 2020 election, expected to be one …
McSally, Kelly raise $13.9 million for anticipated 2020 Senate race Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: U.S. Rep. Tom O’Halleran added an amendment to the House of Representatives’ minimum wage increase bill to study economic impact. Pictured, he speaks about economics …
House passes minimum wage bill; includes O’Halleran’s amendment to study economic impact Read More