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AZ’s 1st land restrictions in place for wildfire season
With wildfire danger in Arizona increasing because of higher temperatures and lower humidity, the state’s land managers have begun the first major public land restrictions this year. Restrictions on the... […]
Divided Families: ‘Onion King’ battles U.S. officials over residency application
SAN LUIS RIO COLORADO, Mexico — He’s called the “Onion King.”Jesús Bustamante owns the company that farms 4,000 acres of dates, pomegranates, radishes and green onions here, just across the border... […]
Governor’s veto allows DEQ to draft emissions standards
Lawmakers passed a bill last week to forbid state agencies from regulating greenhouse-gas emissions and fuel economy of cars without the approval of the Legislature, but the governor vetoed the... […]
Illegal immigration ballot proposal touted after governor vetoes similar bill
Supporters of a crackdown on illegal immigration are stumping for a ballot referendum that would require police to enforce federal immigration laws. Mesa Republican Rep. Russell Pearce said during a... […]
McCain says feds' failure on immigration has harmed GOP
Republican presidential hopeful John McCain said May 5 that the federal government’s failure to overhaul its immigration policies and secure the border has regrettably prompted some states and cities to... […]
McCain alters campaign playbook
Strategists organizing John McCain’s bid for the White House have chosen a unique organizational structure that decentralizes operations and focuses more on local efforts. Blessed or cursed with a candidate... […]
Divided Families: Family hoping for a miracle as Tuscon man faces deportation
TUCSON — Victor Napoles, a 21-year-old Mexican national who grew up in Tucson, is facing deportation after losing a case that began with him barking at another man’s dog.That man... […]
DEQ gets OK to regulate CO2 from cars, but not yet
Arizona can begin regulating greenhouse-gas emissions from automobiles, with a few qualifiers.The Governor’s Regulatory Review Council approved new emissions standards by a 5-2 vote during a meeting in Phoenix on... […]
Don Bolles’ murder triggered a string of unlikely coincidences
It’s been nearly 32 years since an explosion rocked journalism like no other event in my lifetime.To paraphrase a memorable quote: June 2, 1976, a date which will live in... […]
Board rejects clemency for man convicted in reporter’s death
A state board has rejected a clemency request from a man convicted in the 1976 car-bomb murder of an Arizona Republic reporter. The Arizona Board of Executive Clemency on May... […]
