Without federal disaster aid, states are left to fend for themselves
By Drew Hutchinson and Bailey Lewis | Friday, Aug. 16, 2019
BONDURANT, Wyo. – Without a federal major disaster declaration, FEMA assistance isn’t available. Either states pay to rebuild, or people are on their own.
Climbing in Joshua Tree: Breaking bones and belaying friendships
By Tim Royan | Friday, June 28, 2019
JOSHUA TREE, California – Two climbers trace the evolution of the sport through their 40-year friendship. Todd Gordon and Tucker Tech pioneered many of the routes in Joshua Tree National Park, as visitors surge to nearly 3 million a year.
‘It’s our turn’: Phoenix police supporters rally outside City Hall
By Tim Royan | Wednesday, June 26, 2019
PHOENIX – About 50 demonstrators rallied Wednesday to show support for police in the wake of protests over a viral video of a controversial police stop.
Can the government be sued for climate change? Appeals court hears arguments
By Tim Royan | Thursday, June 6, 2019
PHOENIX – Judges from the U.S. Appeals Court for the 9th Circuit heard arguments in a landmark case on climate change Tuesday.
Despite rhetoric, border counties’ violent crime about average for U.S.
By Andrew Howard | Monday, May 27, 2019
Influx of Venezuelans sorely tests Peru’s economy and labor market
By Kailey Broussard | Monday, May 13, 2019
The Peruvian labor market is being transformed by an influx of more than 700,000 Venezuelans, a number that could double by year’s end.
Schools in Peru are under added pressure from wave of Venezuelan migrants
By Lindsay Walker | Friday, May 3, 2019
Although overwhelmed and short of money, educators in Peru are scrambling to accommodate an influx of Venezuelan school children.
Lawmakers, business leaders wary of Trump threat to close Mexico border
By Andrew Howard | Monday, April 1, 2019
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump repeated his threat to deal with a surge of migrants by closing the U.S.- Mexico border, a move that has been called a potential "economic catastrophe" for Arizona, which did $16.7 billion in trade with Mexico in fiscal 2018.
Border communities refine tactics to deal with onslaught of fentanyl overdoses
By Julian Hernandez | Wednesday, March 6, 2019
NOGALES – Law enforcement in border communities are taking a proactive stance against fentanyl overdose deaths through community engagement and naloxone training.
Produce rescue: Nogales group feeds vulnerable communities as it fights food waste
By Molly Stellino | Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019
TEMPE – A nonprofit organization in Nogales assists elderly, low-income, undocumented and disabled people in Arizona by giving them affordable fruits and vegetables.
Pentagon more than doubles active-duty troops deployed to border
By Andrew Howard | Monday, Feb. 4, 2019
WASHINGTON - The Defense Department will send an additional 3,750 active-duty troops to the southern border to string razor wire help with surveillance, bringing the number of soldiers supporting Customs and Border Protection officers to 4,350.
Estrada says border wall alone is not the best way to stem drug trafficking
By Keerthi Vedantam | Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019
WASHINGTON - Santa Cruz County Sheriff Tony Estrada said a border wall would do "very little" to stop the flow of drugs, most of which come in to the U.S. through ports of entry, which require more personnel and better technology.