Former border officer sentenced to prison in bribery case
The U.S. Attorney’s Office says Jose Rosalio Fuentes agreed while working as a CBP officer to allow a person not authorized to enter the United States to cross the border in exchange for a $6,000 bribe.
2020 Election: How to watch ballot counting livestreams in Arizona, track county results
Check election results for all Arizona counties and watch a live feed of their vote counting process.
All Arizona counties meet benchmarks for safely reopening businesses
On Oct. 1, Graham County advanced to the moderate transmission stage of COVID-19, joining all other Arizona counties, with the exception of Greenlee County, which remains in the minimal stage.
Border Patrol agent stabbed, suspect killed near Nogales
According to officials, an agent on foot stopped a group of suspected undocumented immigrants east of Nogales and one of those people stabbed the agent several times. The agent shot and killed the suspect after being stabbed.
Mexican cartels are finding more unusual ways to smuggle the drugs, Customs and Border Protection officers say
Officers say meth seizures have nearly doubled this year; criminals are getting more creative in the ways they smuggle drugs across the border and fear the problem will only get worse. FOX's Stephanie Bennett reports.
Border Patrol: Agents seize nearly $2m worth of narcotics near border
Two teens from Rio Rico have been arrested following a drug bust near the U.S.-Mexico Border, according to officials with the Border Patrol.
Southern Arizona school district using new tool to keep students, teachers safe during COVID-19 pandemic
As schools look to reopen, one district in Arizona is getting creative when it comes to keeping their students safe. They’re using large power fans to spray disinfectant across classrooms. FOX's Stephanie Bennett reports.
Nearly 300K fentanyl pills seized at Arizona-Mexico border
Customs officials in Nogales seized nearly $1 million of drugs from ceramic tile boxes being transported across the U.S. - Mexico border.
Some recreation sites in Coronado National Forest reopening
Campfire, smoking and recreational shooting restrictions to prevent human-caused forest fires are in place as Coronado National Forest reopens.
Fake or diluted cleaning supplies, coronavirus test kits and medicine flood US borders
Criminals are cashing in on our demand for common household products. U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers across the country have intercepted fake COVID-19 test kits, hand sanitizers, and disinfectants just to name a few.
National Weather Service issues excessive heat warning for 7 Arizona counties
Daytime highs could get up to 108° F in some areas. Residents are advised to stay cool, stay hydrated, and stay informed.
Advocates urge release of prisoners as Arizona fights coronavirus
As the coronavirus surfaces in Arizona prisons, advocates for inmates worry that they’re running out of time to persuade Gov. Doug Ducey to avoid a larger outbreak by releasing some of the 42,000 people who live in close quarters behind bars.
AZDHS: All counties with COVID-19 cases must close gyms, bars, movie theaters; restaurants dine-out only
The Arizona Department of Health Services is requiring that all counties with cases of the novel coronavirus must close all of their bars, gyms and movie theaters effective at close of business on Friday.
Arizona DPS do 24-hour patrols again in some border areas
The Arizona Department of Public Safety has returned round-the-clock patrols to Nogales with plans to have 24-hour patrols to a second area later this year.
Hand-dug smuggling cross-border tunnel discovered near Arizona
U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Arizona says this is the 126th illicit cross-border tunnel discovered in the Tucson sector. It was found by Border Patrol agents and Mexican law enforcement under the streets of Ambos Nogales.
CBP: Pregnant woman found smuggling close to 300 grams of fentanyl inside her body
A pregnant woman was found smuggling fentanyl inside her body by Border Patrol agents, according to CBP officials.
US agents seize drugs floated through border drainage tunnel
Over 165 pounds of suspected meth was seized after smugglers tried to float it across the border from Nogales, Mexico, by roping together dozens of packages and sending them through an underground drainage tunnel into Arizona, federal officials said.
Agents arrest convicted felon near Arizona border
An undocumented immigrant, once convicted of manslaughter was caught trying to cross the border near Nogales. He previously spent five years in prison and since then, Border Patrol agents say he has attempted to cross the border multiple times.
US starts sending asylum seekers across Arizona border
Authorities are expanding a program known as Remain in Mexico that requires tens of thousands of asylum seekers to wait out their immigration court hearings in Mexico. Until this week, the government was driving some asylum seekers from Nogales, Arizona, to El Paso, Texas, so they could be returned to Juarez.
ICE: 3rd tunnel, drugs found along U.S.-Mexico border in Nogales
Officials with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement say they have found a drug tunnel along the U.S.-Mexico border in Nogales.