U.S. Border Patrol/Tucson Sector As the presidential election nears, migrant apprehensions in the Tucson Sector hit their lowest level of the current fiscal year. Agents apprehended only 2,900 migrants during the past week, according to the sector chief. Tucson Sector Chief Patrol Agent John Modlin posted a graphic on social media showing the marked decline
Arizona Border Migrant Encounters Fall to Lowest Level of Year as Election Approaches
July 7, 2024 by
Phoenix-Area Residents Evacuated as Arizona Wildfire Rages
June 29, 2024 by
@azstateforestry Portions of Maricopa County, Arizona â home to the stateâs capital of Phoenix â have been advised to evacuate as a raging wildfire burns through more than 3,000 acres of land. The Maricopa County Department of Emergency Management announced the evacuation order on social media Thursday night, beginning with certain blocks near Tonto National
Arizona Toddler Trapped in Tesla After Battery Dies Without Warning
June 28, 2024 by
An Arizona toddler was trapped in a hot Tesla when the vehicleâs battery died without warning, leaving her helpless grandmother with no other option than to call 911. Renee Sanchez said the recent situation could have been âdeadlyâ when her 20-month-old granddaughter got stuck in her car, AZFamily reported. The Scottsdale woman loaded the little
Former Arizona GOP Chair Kelli Ward, Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows Indicted for Role in Alternate Electors Case
April 25, 2024 by
An Arizona grand jury indicted several important allies of former President Donald Trump â including former Trump attorney and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, former Arizona Republican Chair Kelli Ward, and former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows â for their roles in disputing the results of the 2src2src presidential election. Along
Kamala Harris to Promote Abortion in Arizona After State Supreme Court Ruling
April 18, 2024 by
CHRIS CARLSON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Vice President Kamala Harris is heading to Arizona to promote the killing of the unborn following a historic ruling from the state supreme court upholding an 1864 law that bars nearly all abortions. Â The Biden-Harris reelection campaign announced that Kamala Harris is visiting Tucson on Friday for an event focusing
Arizona Republicans Block Effort to Repeal 1864 Near-Total Abortion Ban
April 17, 2024 by
Arizona Republicans stalled an effort on Wednesday to vote on a bill that would repeal a near-total ban on abortion from 1864, which the Arizona Supreme Court ruled this week is âenforceable.â âDespite many members in their own party calling for an end to the law, GOP leaders in the Legislature, which is controlled by
Arizona Man Shot in Head While Street Preaching Goes Back to Church After Injury
April 2, 2024 by
Tragedy struck when a young Arizona street preacher was shot in the head while spreading the gospel. Now, heâs making headlines for miraculously returning to church just a couple of months after he wasnât expected to survive. The wife of Hans Schmidt, a 26-year-old military veteran and outreach director of Victory Chapel First Phoenix, announced
Republican Kari Lake Announces Run for Arizona Senate Seat
November 17, 2023 by
Former gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake announced her bid for the Arizona Senate on Tuesday with the aim of ousting Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ). Senator Krysten Sinema, Democrat of Arizona, speaks during a hearing on the nominations of Shalanda Young to be Director and Nani Coloretti to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and
49K Migrants Apprehended in 28 Days in One Arizona Border Sector
November 15, 2023 by
Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended more than 49,000 migrants who illegally crossed the border from Mexico into Arizona during the past 28 days, according to unofficial Border Patrol reports. Tucson Sector Chief Patrol Agent John Modlin posted a report on X indicating that his agents apprehended 13,300 migrants during the past week. The apprehensions
Exclusive: Single Group of 1,200 Migrants Surge Across Arizona Border
November 7, 2023 by
Photos: U.S. Border Patrol and Breitbart Texas, Randy Clark According to a source within CBP, Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended a single group of migrants that crossed the U.S./Mexico border into San Miguel, Arizona. An initial headcount at the crossing scene on Saturday showed the group consisted of 1,200 migrants from across the globe.
10K Migrants Apprehended in One Week in Arizona Border Sector
October 3, 2023 by
U.S. Border Patrol/Tucson Sector The surge of migrant apprehensions in the Arizona desert continues as Tucson Sector agents arrested 10,000 migrants during the past week. During that period, agents also carried out 430 migrant rescues and interdicted 21 human smuggling attempts. Tucson Sector Chief Patrol Agent John Modlin tweeted a report indicating that agents in
Blake Masters plans another Arizona Senate bid â this time for Sinemaâs seat
August 31, 2023 by
Blake Masters is planning to launch another Arizona Senate bid. | Matt York/AP Photo Blake Masters is making plans to launch another Arizona Senate bid, potentially as soon as next week, according to three people familiar with the matter. Masters did not reply to a request for comment. Masters won the GOP nomination last year
Feds Bust Illegal Alien Smuggling Ring in New Mexico, Arizona, California
August 24, 2023 by
Federal prosecutors have arrested and indicted a number of foreign nationals associated with the âLopez Crime Familyâ transnational criminal organization whom they allege had been operating an illegal alien smuggling business across New Mexico, Arizona, and California. Last week, prosecutors announced that ten foreign nationals had been indicted by a federal grand jury, and six
REPORT: Biden Admin Welds Arizona Border Wall Gates Open
August 23, 2023 by
A media report revealed that Biden administration officials welded border wall gates open near Lukeville, Arizona. The open gates allow migrants to freely walk through the border wall and into the Arizona desert. Border Patrol officials admitted responsibility for a decision to weld open flood gates in sections of border wall near Lukeville, the New York
Arizona plane crash in Superstition Mountains kills 2 people: NTSB
August 15, 2023 by
Authorities said that a single-engine plane with two people on board crashed Saturday morning in Arizona’s Superstition Mountains. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) told Fox News Digital that both people died in the crash. The crash, which took place near Apache Junction at around 8 a.m, happened under unknown circumstances. The aircraft departed Saturday […]
Photos show Northern Lights across the US, including in states as far south as Arizona, Arkansas
June 28, 2023 by
Photos are emerging of the Northern Lights being seen in places as far south as Arizona and Arkansas overnight as a powerful geomagnetic storm hit Earth. Â Â The dazzling displays came after the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) registered a level four out of five on the geomagnetic storm impact scale as nightfall approached […]
Arizona Rep. Ruben Gallego Hired Anti-Law Enforcement Staffers for Senate Campaign
March 12, 2023 by
Arizona Rep. Ruben Gallego (D) hired staffers who have a history of speaking out against law enforcement to help run his recently announced Senate campaign, Fox News reported. The Arizona Democrat on Monday officially launched his candidacy to try and unseat Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ). Although Gallego purported to support law enforcement and touted his vote in favor
Arizona Authorities Issue Shelter-in-Place Order After Tanker Spills Nitric Acid on Freeway
March 7, 2023 by
Arizona authorities closed a portion of a freeway and issued a shelter-in-place order in the surrounding areas after a commercial truck tanker rolled over on the freeway and spilled nitric acid on Tuesday. The Arizona Department of Public Safety closed Interstate 10 in Tucson between Rita and Kola Roads in both directions and urged motorists
Arizona Republic editor recalls another time Biden mishandled classified documents: ‘Someone screwed up’
January 17, 2023 by
Arizona Republic executive editor Greg Burton penned an op-ed Sunday that recounted an instance in 2010 in which then Vice President Joe Biden and his staff mishandled classified documents. “Long before todayâs political mayhem, I came across a top secret document on a table in Joe Bidenâs White House office,” Burton recalled. “The red warning […]
Longtime Arizona GOP Rep. Jim Kolbe dies at 80
January 14, 2023 by
Former Arizona Rep. Jim Kolbe sits for a photo in the living room of his house in Tucson, Ariz., on Jan. 15, 2srcsrc7. | John Miller/AP Photo PHOENIX â Jim Kolbe, a Republican congressman who represented a heavily Democratic region of Arizona for more than two decades and was a proponent of gay rights, has
Arizona Democrat Mark Kelly Funds Campaign of Iowa’s Mike Franken, Now Accused of Sexual Misconduct
November 15, 2022 by
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ), in a tough reelection battle against Republican Blake Masters, is one of the five Democrat lawmakers who have helped Mike Frankenâs U.S. Senate campaign in Iowa. The leadership PAC, Liftoff PAC, associated with Kelly, donated $2,5srcsrc to Iowaâs Democrat Senate hopeful. On Monday, Mike Franken â who is 64 years old, married, and has two
Arizona Ballots Make Stop at Runbeck Printing Company to Sort Ballots Before They Are Sent to County â WITH NO OBSERVERS
November 14, 2022 by
Ben Bergquam was outside the Maricopa County election center and followed a Penske truck leave the center and return to Runbeck. Once at Runbeck, the gate is closed. Every mail-in ballot that is returned in the county is sent to Runbeck first. Runbeck is scanning the Maricopa ballots before they are sent to the Maricopa […]
Trump Jr., Top Republicans to Arizona Voters: Stay in Line, Do Not Leave Polling Places
November 9, 2022 by
Update, 6:47 p.m. ET: Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richard apologized to âany voter who has been frustrated or inconvenienced today in Maricopa County,â adding that âevery legal vote will be tabulated. Broadly speaking, the County Recorder is responsible for voter registration and early voting. The Board of Supervisors is responsible for emergency Voting, Election Day operations
Official: Problems with Vote Tabulation Machines at 20% of Maricopa County, Arizona, Voting Locations
November 8, 2022 by
Updte, 7:28 p.m. ET: The headline for this story has been revised to reflect the current facts on the ground. Update, 6:47 p.m. ET: Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richard apologized to âany voter who has been frustrated or inconvenienced today in Maricopa County,â adding that âevery legal vote will be tabulated. Broadly speaking, the County Recorder
Report: Arizona Republican Kari Lake’s Campaign Office Receives Suspicious White Powder, Threatening Messages
November 8, 2022 by
The campaign office of Arizona Republican gubernatorial nominee Kari Lake received two envelopes with âsuspicious white powerâ and âabusive messages,â causing the FBI to be called, according to DailyMail.com. The FBI and police were called to and were at one of Lakeâs campaign offices from 1src:srcsrc p.m. Saturday to 5:srcsrc a.m. Sunday, after a staffer had received
Arizona Ad: Democrat Mark Kelly ‘Surrendered Our Border to the Cartels’
November 1, 2022 by
Former President Donald J. Trumpâs super PAC, Make America Great Again (MAGA) Inc., released its latest ad Wednesday, hammering Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) for the crisis at the southern border. âThe Biden Democrats created the worst border crisis in American history, and theyâre lying through their teeth about it,â states a narrator at the top…
Armed Human Smuggler Arrested with 8 Migrants in Pickup near Border in Arizona
October 16, 2022 by
Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents interdicted a human smuggling attempt during a traffic stop on Interstate 10 in Arizona. Tucson Sector Chief Patrol Agent John R. Modlin tweeted photos from a failed human smuggling attempt. Agents arrested a U.S. citizen driver for allegedly smuggling a group of migrants in a pickup truck. Last Friday, Casa…
Arizona Secretary of State Says Maricopa County Election Machines May Be Decertified
May 22, 2021 by
Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, a Democrat, sent a letter to the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Thursday warning that she may decertify the election machines used by the county in the 2020 election that were turned over to the organization conducting the Arizona State Senate audit of those election results. Hobbs wrote in…
Arizona School Board Plans Superintendent Retirement Party, Cancels Student Prom Citing Pandemic
April 25, 2021 by
The school board of the Chandler Unified School District (CUSD) in Arizona is planning to hold a retirement event for its outgoing superintendent but has already cancelled and restricted student end-of-year activities citing the coronavirus pandemic. According to a report at the Daily Wire, the school board will host a farewell reception for Dr. Camille…
Exclusive–Kobach: A Tale of Two States: New York Legislators Propose Vaccine Mandates While Arizona Legislators Push Back
April 1, 2021 by
The next phase of COVID coercion is rapidly coming down the pike. Indeed, itâs already spreading throughout Europe. It is a regime of vaccine âpassportsââpermitting citizens access to vital services and travel only if they have received a COVID-19 vaccine. Denmark and Sweden recently announced the rollout of a passport system that would allow only…