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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
TweetPinShareCronkite News Photo By Taniyah Williamson and Tanner Puckett/Cronkite News PHOENIX – We’re a month into the monsoon season, and so far, it’s looking more like a non-soon. But the …
‘Non-soon season’: Arizona’s dry heat is delaying the start of summer rains Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection: The Border Patrol seized nearly $500,000 worth of cocaine when a 29-year-old man attempted to smuggle it through the Port of Nogales on …
CBP arrests cocaine smuggler Read More
TweetPinShareCensus Bureau teams up with tech giants to connect with Millennials and other hard-to-count populations By Zack Schwartz “Alexa, when does the 2020 Census begin?” “Hey Siri, do I need …
‘Hey, Siri, why is the 2020 Census important?’ Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Randy Metcalf/Pima County: On Aug. 6, the Pima County Board of Supervisors will decide whether to lease an unused section of the county’s Juvenile Justice facility to Casa …
Migrant shelter in Tucson may move to former juvenile detention facility Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection NOGALES – U.S. Border Patrol agents patrolling near Nogales arrested a man Wednesday afternoon, who had an active warrant for two counts of …
Border Patrol apprehends man wanted for sex crimes against a child Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection: This video still shows some of the new bollard wall along with legacy border barrier. Contributed Article/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection TECATE, …
CBP completes construction of 50 miles of new border wall Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy MCSO: DPS trooper Pedro Javier Aguila Muniz was booked into jail after an investigation learned he allegedly used a state fuel credit card to steal gas and for …
DPS trooper booked into jail for forgery, fraud, and theft Read More