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TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Agents located and arrested 95 foreign nationals this past Saturday. Contributed Article LUKEVILLE – Ajo Station Border Patrol agents responded to a report …
Border agents encounter 95 UDAs in desolate desert Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto Courtesy CNN: President Donald Trump on Monday repeated his weekend threat that he would consider shutting down the federal government this fall if Congress does not pass immigration reforms …
Analysts downplay Trump threat to shut down government over immigration Read More
TweetPinShareDPS Director Col. Frank Milstead gives a press conference on the shooting. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com AVONDALE – A man who shot and killed Arizona Department of Public Safety Trooper …
Man who fatally shot DPS trooper charged with first-degree murder Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Miles Metke/Cronkite News: It’s been six months since China stopped importing most plastic and paper waste from U.S. cities, leaving a massive void. By Heather Van Blokland/KJZZ PHOENIX …
Phoenix hopes to build mill to recycle certain plastics, easing pressure on landfills Read More
TweetPinShareArizona Department of Public Safety Trooper Tyler Edenhofer was shot and killed Wednesday while responding to a call on Interstate-10 near Phoenix. Staff Reports jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com AVONDALE – An Arizona Department …
State trooper shot and killed in west valley Read More
TweetPinShareCronkite News Photo: Just one year after hosting the 2017 Final Four, Glendale was awarded the 2024 game over cities including Los Angeles and Dallas. By Jordan Kaye/Cronkite News PHOENIX …
A short wait: NCAA awards Glendale its second Final Four Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Alex Proimos/Creative Commons: Advocates and insurance companies in Arizona worry that the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ decision to suspend “risk adjustment” payments to insurers that take …
Latest restrictions on Obamacare could mean higher premiums in Arizona Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy DPS: The Arizona Border Strike Force seized 99 pints of Promethazine, which is used in the making of the popular narcotic concoction “Purple Drink.” The seized narcotic has …
Arizona Border Strike Force seizes 99 pints of promethazine with codeine Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy Drug Enforcement Agency: One pound of fentanyl can make up to 500,000 pills, which often mimic prescription opioid pills. By Conrad Romero/Cronkite News PHOENIX – Despite significant seizures …
As fentanyl overdoses rise, cartels are eager to funnel more of it through Arizona Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy DPS: Matthew Allen Disbro, 44, of Mesa, was arrested for impersonating a police officer after he attempted to pull over two real officers in an unmarked vehicle. Contributed Article …
Man impersonating a police officer attempts to pull over real cops Read More