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Federal government ready to drop lawsuit with Arizona …

8/28/2023
PHOENIX — The federal government is finally ready to drop its lawsuit against the state over the storage containers it contends were erected illegally last year on Forest Service land by Gov. Doug Ducey.

Florence receives $1.2M state grant for public safety …

8/11/2023
Florence has been awarded a more than $1.2 million grant from the state to pay for upgrades to the town’s public safety communications equipment. The grant was announced on Monday, Aug. 7, …

2023 Preps football preview: Willow Canyon

8/5/2023
Willow Canyon football believes its 2022 season produced something even more valuable than its first playoff appearance in 11 years and near upset of eventual 5A runner up Cactus in the first round.

Border encounters fell sharply in June, to lowest …

7/24/2023
The number of migrant encounters at the Southwest border plummeted in June, falling to the lowest level in more than two years, according to new data from Customs and Border Protection.

Feds to pay for environmental repair, wildlife care, …

7/20/2023
The federal government has agreed to pay $1.2 billion to repair environmental damages and reinstate Pentagon projects sidelined by construction of the border wall, and will take steps to protect wildlife in the region.

Border wall openings for wildlife to be created under …

7/18/2023
PHOENIX — Openings intended for wildlife will be put into portions of the U.S.-Mexico border wall — including sections in Arizona — under terms of a settlement in a 4-year-old lawsuit over how the Trump administration paid for new construction.

Arizona to sell shipping containers used as border …

6/29/2023
PHOENIX — So did you ever want your very own shipping container? You will soon get the chance, courtesy of a now abandoned vision by former Gov. Doug Ducey to build a wall out of them along the state’s southern border.

Border encounters dipped in May, cooling fears of …

6/23/2023
The number of migrants apprehended at the southern border dipped in May, despite fears that lifting the pandemic-era Title 42 expulsion rule that month would lead to a surge in individuals at the border.

Hobbs vetoes bill making criminals of those who aid …

6/20/2023
PHOENIX — Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed legislation Tuesday she said could make criminals out of some who aid undocumented migrants.

Audit: As border cases go up, staffing stays the same …

6/8/2023
Staffing shortages and a surging workload at the southwest border have depleted morale among customs and border officials, who feel overworked and misused, leaving many ready to quit, a Homeland Security official testified Tuesday.

Hobbs' plan to deal with immigration has ideas, but …

5/8/2023
PHOENIX — A five-point plan by Gov. Katie Hobbs to deal with what happens Friday when Border Patrol loses its ability to immediately deport those who enter this country to seek asylum includes lots of ideas but is short on specifics.

Patterson: Border crisis leaves everyone confused

3/24/2023
Nobody seems to know what to do about our illegal immigration crisis.