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First Lady Melania Trump arrives at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson. June 28, 2018

First Lady Visits Border Patrol, Migrant Child Center in Arizona

Melania Trump makes stops in Tucson and Phoenix during her visit.
Government officials received this picture of a jaguar pelt, and biologists say its spots correspond to those on a jaguar seen in pictures taken by a trail camera in Arizona.

Jaguar Seen in Arizona Last Year has Been Killed in Mexico

Spots on a pelt match those of a jaguar photographed in the Huachuca Mountains.
A computer-generated image shows proposed flyover ramps connecting State Route 189 to Interstate 19 near Nogales. The improvements, planned for completion in 2021, will give commercial traffic from the Mariposa Port of Entry easier access to the interstate.

$134M in Improvements Planned for Border Highway

The State Route 189 project will ease truck traffic from the Mariposa Port of Entry in Nogales.
U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona speaking about Trump administration tariffs, June 7, 2018.

Flake Warns of Looming Trade War

The U.S. senator from Arizona is co-sponsoring a bipartisan bill to limit the president's tariff powers.
Mezcal is traditionally served in shot glasses with orange slices covered in chilli powder or "sal de gusano."

Mexico Hopes Mezcal Will Flow in Arizona for Cinco de Mayo

The Mexican government is sending producers of the agave-distilled spirit to the Southwest.
Santa Cruz County officials touring the extent of the damage from the sewer pipe break in Nogales, Arizona. (July, 2017)

AZ Legislature Tells Congress to Stop Forcing Nogales to Pay for Sewer Line

State lawmakers are getting involved in a dispute over the cross-border sewer pipe.
U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake at a Tucson ceremony in which he received an award in from the Arizona Sheriffs Association.

Sen. Flake: End to NAFTA Would Hurt U.S. Economy

Flake predicted a rise in unemployment, farm subsidies and illegal immigration if trade deal is ended.

Manufacturing, Federal Spending Expected to Push Tucson Economy in 2018

Annual forecast predicts growth rate of at least the national average, with growth in many prominent Tucson sectors.
Flag of the North American Free Trade Agreement

Novel Topic, Campaign Announcement Slow NAFTA Talks, Expert Says

Round 5 of negotiations wraps up, leaving skepticism the deal will conclude in 2018.
Members of the NAFTA negotiating teams from the U.S., Canada and Mexico, Aug. 16, 2017

Elections, New Proposals Could Delay NAFTA Deal

Expert thinks trade talks were extended because US negotiators introduced food trade as a topic.
Perla Rojas (left) and Ana Mendoza (center) were among the DACA recipients who gathered on the University of Arizona mall Tuesday afternoon.

UA's DACA Students Rally After Trump Ends Program

Students and supporters gathered in a show of solidarity for those whose legal status is now in limbo.
Some American companies choose Nogales, Sonora, to manufacture parts.

Episode 321: U.S. Companies In Sonora Give Shape to Economic Ties

Exploring the connection throughout the Arizona-Sonora 'mega-region.'
Afternoon traffic heading into the U.S. builds up at the San Luis Port of Entry in San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora, 2011.

Border Business Strong Amid NAFTA Renegotiation

Arizona and Sonora continuing with 'business as usual.'
Afternoon traffic heading into the U.S. builds up at the San Luis Port of Entry in San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora, 2011.

Are Mexican Shoppers Buying More North of Border?

Mexican customs payments would indicate so, but US merchants say no.
Mexican soldiers work in the mountains of Sinaloa burning this marijuana field, part of an eradication program supported by the United States.

Trump Wants to Cut US Aid to Mexican Drug Cartel Fight

Budget proposal calls for cutting funding to Mexican policy, military almost in half.
A Union Pacific freight train, pulled by two locomotives, rolls into the train yard southeast of downtown Tucson.

Arizona, Sonora Officials Seek Better Transportation

Bilateral commission meeting this week will focus on improved air, rail service.

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