Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs launched a new border security plan aimed at cracking down on criminal cartels along Arizona’s 370-mile border with Mexico
Gasoline prices are up 29 cents a gallon in Arizona since President Trump took office; prices for produce and other consumer products could spike if he enacts more tariffs on Canada and Mexico, experts say.
The other side of the border has been beefed up too. The US Department of Defence has ordered 1,500 additional active-duty troops there to tackle the national emergency declared by Mr Trump. Airborne surveillance has been ramped up to monitor Mexican gangs.
Arizona is similarly at risk for measles because the state has several pockets of extremely low vaccination rates, including in Yavapai and Mohave counties, according to school vaccination data from the Arizona Department of Health Services for the 2023-24 school year. Data for the current school year is not yet publicly available.
Arizona lawmakers seek to immunize police officers who shoot down drones they suspect are being used to help smuggle drugs along the US-Mexico border.
The Border Patrol reinforced the border wall with wire in urban areas near ports of entry in Nogales and San Luis.
A state bill would use a fee on international wire transfers to create an "Arizona Deportations Fund" that could be used to dole out money to law
Jason Barr speaks with starting pitcher Kenan Elarton, who pitched three scoreless, three-hit innings while striking out a trio of Lobo batters in his collegiate debut Tuesday.