Latinos: Arpaio defeat, Trump victory a ‘double-edged sword’
PHOENIX - Excitement. Relief. Fear. Determination.
Nogales sees huge turnout, voters cite economy and immigration issues
NOGALES, Ariz. – The so-called Latino sleeping giant awoke in Nogales, a U.S. border town where voters said the stakes are unusually high.
Arizona vigil addresses fears of Latino voter suppression in 2016 election
PHOENIX — Elvira Guadarrama colored a sign while sitting on a folding chair near the Maricopa County Elections Department.
Will Arizona’s Latino voters sway the 2016 election?
PHOENIX - On a recent Saturday morning, Viri Hernandez’s kitchen buzzed with urgent energy.
Latinas behind growth in cosmetic sales, sold out Selena makeup line
PHOENIX- Customers regularly stop by the Mac store at the Biltmore Fashion Park looking to buy the new Selena cosmetics line a month after the collection sold out, evidence of the growing purchasing power of Latinas in Arizona.
Will Prop. 205 help Arizona vets treat their PTSD with pot?
TUCSON - The aroma of hot pizza fused with lingering marijuana smoke and Mick Jagger’s repeated cadence of “I can’t get no… sa-tis-fac-tion."
Undocumented immigrants find sanctuary in north Phoenix church
PHOENIX - Ismael, a 46-year-old undocumented immigrant, accepted an offer of sanctuary from a north Phoenix church shortly after he received his deportation letter in August 2015.
Seeing eye to eye: Phoenix residents part of global peace experiment
PHOENIX -- Gina Anderson shared her green yoga mat with a young blond man.
Phoenix municipal ID provides to provide access to city services
The Phoenix municipal ID, which is scheduled to launch in February, will allow city residents who don't have the documents to obtain a state identification card to obtain a municipal ID that will allow them access to all city services, such as turning on water or checking out a library book. It also will serve as a valid ID when dealing with law enforcement.
Election-year spike in citizenship requests higher than expected
WASHINGTON - Federal officials who typically see an increase in citizenship applications during presidential election years said that applications in this heated election season appear likely to surpass expectations.
Weak Mexican peso affects families on both side of the border
PHOENIX- At the busy Tap Royal International bus station fluctuations in the peso-dollar exchange rate directly affect passengers traveling back and forth between Arizona and Mexico.
Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s lawyer calls contempt charge ‘political’
PHOENIX - Two weeks before the toughest election in his 24-year career, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio was charged Tuesday with criminal contempt of court.
