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TweetPinShare0 SharesContributed Article/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection SAN YSIDRO, CALIF. – U.S. Border Patrol (USBP), San Diego Sector agents encountered an unaccompanied 5-year-old child along the border wall, Monday …
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TweetPinShare0 SharesFile Photo/Cronkite News: Arizona has not carried out an execution since 2014, when a lethal injection went wrong, and has not used the gas chamber since 1999. But the …
Arizona plans to use gas chamber again, sparking revulsion, disbelief Read More
TweetPinShare0 SharesContributed Photo: The Telegraph Fire burns along U.S. Highway 60. GILA AND PINAL COUNTIES – As of Monday evening flights, the Mescal Fire was listed at 66,862 acres with …
Firefighters gain upper hand on Mescal Fire, however, Telegraph still listed at 0% containment Read More
TweetPinShare0 SharesContributed Photo/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Yuma Sector agents rescued 25 people from peril over the weekend. Contributed Article/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection YUMA – Yuma Sector …
Border Patrol agents rescue 25 people in separate incidents in the desert over the weekend Read More
TweetPinShare0 SharesContributed Photo: The Telegraph Fire has burned more than 40,000 acres and is threatening the communities near Miami, Arizona. More evacuations ordered for Telegraph Fire Update: An evacuation order …
Mescal Fire and Telegraph Fire each surpasses 50,000 acres Read More
TweetPinShare0 SharesContributed Photo/Courtesy ADOT Plates will sport a new font when production renews Contributed Article/Courtesy ADOT PHOENIX – The worldwide aluminum shortage that’s constraining production for various industries means there …
Aluminum supply-chain issues temporarily halt license plate production Read More
TweetPinShare0 SharesPhoto By Travis Robertson/Cronkite News: A Bashas’ worker gets a dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine during an event in March. Vaccination rates have fallen sharply from a …
Vaccination rates drop, but officials still hopeful state can hit goal Read More
TweetPinShare0 SharesContributed Photo: The Mescal Fire and Telegraph Fire have both burned more than 30,000 acres each and have forced thousands of evacuations. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com Pinal and Gila …
Telegraph Fire threatens Superior, Mescal Fire grows to more than 38,000 acres, prompts evacuations Read More
TweetPinShare0 SharesPhoto courtesy Maricopa County Elections Department: Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs is the latest candidate to announce a run to replace Gov. Doug Ducey, who can’t seek a …
Arizona Secretary of State, former TV anchor and others join 2022 governor race Read More
TweetPinShare0 SharesContributed Photo: The Mescal Fire has grown to nearly 8,000 acres. Smoke closes Highway 70 By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAN CARLOS APACHE RESERVATION – The Mescal Fire grew to …
Mescal Fire grows to nearly 8,000 acres Read More