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Ariz. ranchers asking for more border security
A group of southern Arizona ranchers visited the state Legislature in Phoenix Thursday to explain to lawmakers how dire the situation is on their properties and to ask that something be done.
Border mayors form alliance to improve image
U.S. border mayors, including the Mayor of Nogales, are teaming up to promote the positive side of their communities while combatting a negative image of crime and violence associated with Mexican drug gangs.
Sheriffs to lawmakers: Border areas still unsafe, U.S. should send more soldiers
Two sheriffs gave a grim assessment of security along the U.S.-Mexico border Thursday, telling a lawmakers they need the federal government to send more soldiers.
Border Patrol set on turning kids away from crime
Money, fancy cars and nice clothes a�� things that most young people desire. According to law enforcement, smugglers use promises of just that to lure middle- and high-schoolers into illegal activity such as smuggling drugs, people and even firearms.
US, Mexico commission meets on border violence
A joint U.S.-Mexico committee met for the first time Wednesday to address border management issues and border violence.
Border Patrol agent killed in Southern Arizona
A U.S. Border Patrol agent was shot and killed north of the Arizona-Mexico border while trying to catch bandits who target illegal immigrants, the leader of a union representing agents said Wednesday.
UA testing invisible border security system
A new security system that uses buried fiber-optic cables to detect illegal border crossers or drug smugglers is being tested by the University of Arizona's engineering college.
Tucson Sector Border Patrol chief being reassigned
The chief of the Border Patrol's Tucson Sector is being reassigned just nine months after he took the post.
Pinal County deputy suspended over drug cartel comments
A deputy who came under scrutiny earlier this year after claiming he was wounded by drug smugglers in the Arizona desert has been suspended over comments he made to a weekly Phoenix newspaper, the Pinal County sheriff's office said Wednesday.
Cartel arrests did not curb drug trade
An Associated Press investigation casts doubt on whether the DEA crackdown on the Sinaloa cartel caused any significant setback for it. It still ranks near the top of Mexico's drug gangs, and most of those arrested were underlings who had little connection to the cartel and were swiftly replaced. The cartel leader remains free, along with his top commanders.
Homeland Security nears decision on virtual fence
The Homeland Security Department is close to a decision on what's next for a costly, problem-plagued "virtual fence" ordered by Congress four years ago to help secure the U.S.-Mexico border.
Deputies raid Phoenix business in ID theft probe
Maricopa County Sheriff's deputies have made 14 arrests during a raid at a west Phoenix business where workers were suspected of identity theft.
