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Man attempts to smuggle $1M across border
A Mexican man has been sentenced to nearly three years in prison for his part in an attempt to smuggle more than $1 million in cash across the Arizona border.
November 2009: Amado Territory Ranch
Thinking of interstate frontage road accommodations usually conjures thoughts of hotels with numbers in the title or creatively misspelled marquees promising "Free Y-fi" or "Continual Brkfest!" True, the sprawling acreage of Amado Territory Ranch begins mere yards from Interstate 19, but that only means that travelers are much closer to a Sonoran ...
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US border-security cash leaves towns on the hook: Taxpayers foot...
Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Nov. 16--Federal grant money from Operation Stonegarden may seem like a windfall for the cities and counties that have eagerly accepted it.
Society of Jesus makes a vocation out of service
November is Jesuit Vocation Promotion Month. This month was purposefully chosen because it coincides with the Catholic feast day on Nov.
Pima hires ex-City Manager Hein
Former Tucson City Manager Mike Hein has been hired to head the county Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
Alan Bersin is at home on a daunting frontier
Reporting from Nogales, Ariz. - Alan Bersin is back at the border and on the move.
Heritage status sought for Santa Cruz Valley
AMADO - On 63 acres in the picturesque Santa Cruz Valley, Stewart Loew raises cattle and grows organic lettuce, onions, pumpkins and other produce.
Nogales Diary: Border Town Sees Business Decline
Just after the morning rush at a McDonald's in the border town of Nogales, Ariz., a few people linger in the dining room.
U.S. and Mexico Agree on Shift in Drug Trials
In a break with a longstanding drug enforcement practice, the authorities in the United States and Mexico have agreed to have some Mexicans caught smuggling drugs into the United States returned to Mexico for prosecution.
CBP Officers Seize More than $1 Million in Drugs, Recover Stolen Auto at Nogales Port of Entry
Nogales, Ariz. - Customs and Border Protection officers at the Nogales ports of entry wrapped up a busy weekend with numerous drug seizures and the recovery of a stolen auto.
Brewer: Expanded Nogales port will boost international trade
NOGALES _ Expanding the Mariposa Port of Entry here will reduce delays in each direction, boost international trade and enhance security, Gov.
Smuggling Tunnel Found at Mexico Border
U.S. Border Patrol agents in Nogales, Ariz. discovered an intricate smuggling tunnel passing under the U.S.-Mexico border Friday.
Port to Expand, Skeptics Question Staffing
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Upgrades aim to speed services at border
Three major Arizona-Mexico border stations, including one notorious for making truckers and tourists wait for hours - and even overnight - to cross back into Arizona, are finally expanding.Construction is about to begin to enlarge the Mariposa Land Port of Entry at Nogales, the nation's third-busiest border station, over the next 3 1/2 years, with ...
Of the 49 National Heritage Areas around the country, the only one in Arizona so far is Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area.
Chinese migrants nabbed at Arizona-Mexico border
Several groups of illegal immigrants from China have been arrested in southern Arizona in recent days, part of an increasing trend that U.S. Border Patrol agents said Monday was being fed by smugglers recruiting tourists to Central and South America.The arrests included two Chinese found among a large group of migrants who entered the county from ...
The Tucson Unified School District managed to cut 32 percent from its central administration spending in the last school year.
He is probably hunting for young girls
Dr. Wallace: I'm 15 and need your advice. Last Christmas I visited my aunt who lives in Mexico.