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BP Agent Brian Terry

The last man to face charges for the 2010 gunfight that killed Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry near Nogales, Ariz., was arraigned in federal court on Monday, and faces a first-degree murder trial. Read more»

Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry did two tours in Iraq as a Marine before joining the border agency, where he was killed while patrolling in December 2010.

A federal appeals court has affirmed the convictions of two Mexican men in the 2010 murder of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry, who was killed in a gun battle near Rio Rico, south of Tucson. Read more»

BP Agent Brian Terry

One of the men involved in the 2010 gunfight that killed Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry near Nogales was sentenced to life in prison by a federal judge Wednesday. Read more»

Leaking transborder pipelines have been an off-and-on problem in the border town of Naco, Arizona, for more than 30 years. But the toxic sludge hadn’t reached residential areas until last fall.

The aging network of pipes that run from Mexico to wastewater treatment plants in the U.S. When heavy rains fall, the pipes often break and spill raw sewage on both sides of the border, causing not only a putrid odor but public health and environmental concerns. Read more»

Drivers should plan ahead for lane restrictions on Interstate 19 between Rio Rico and Nogales this week, officials said. I-19 will be narrowed to one lane in both directions for pavement preservation work. Read more»

BP Agent Brian Terry

After just a few hours of deliberation Tuesday, a jury found Heraclio Osorio-Arellanes guilty of first-degree murder, one of nine charges stemming from his role in the 2010 gunfight that killed Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry. Read more»

Solids get squeezed out of wastewater at the Nogales International Wastewater Treatment Plant. Plant officials recently discovered zinc in the raw sewage piped in from Mexico, which inhibits the ability of microorganisms to break it down.

A transborder pipeline that brings millions of gallons of raw sewage from Mexico to the U.S. faces challenges on two fronts: The pipe is nearly 70 years old and increasingly prone to leaks; and heavy metals in the wastewater are causing problems at the Arizona plant where it’s treated. Read more»

Water bubbles up from a breach caused by monsoon flooding in the International Outfall Interceptor, a 30-inch wide sewer trunk line that carries 12-14 million gallons of raw sewage and runoff each day from Nogales, Sonora, and Nogales, Arizona, to a treatment plant near Rio Rico.

Arizona Gov. Ducey declared a state of emergency, calling for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to provide assistance to staunch a breach in a pipeline that carries sewage from Sonora, Mexico, to a wastewater treatment plant north of Nogales, Arizona. Read more»

Slain Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry

The family of slain Border Patrol agent Brian Terry may not sue the federal government over claims that officials acted irresponsibly in the botched "Fast and Furious" investigation, which lost track of hundreds of firearms when they were trafficked into Mexico, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday. Read more»

Slain Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry

Two men were found guilty Thursday by a federal jury for their roles in the murder of U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry in a 2010 shooting incident just north of Nogales. Read more»

Slain Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry

The recruiter for the rip crew that allegedly killed Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry during a 2010 firefight north of Nogales has been indicted in the case, and charged with first degree murder, authorities said. Read more»

Brian Terry

A man allegedly involved in the 2010 killing of U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry north of Nogales was charged in federal court in Tucson on Friday, after being extradited from Mexico the day before. Read more»

U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry

A man allegedly involved in the killing of U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry arrived in Tucson on Tuesday night and was arraigned in federal court Wednesday. Lionel Portillo-Meza pleaded not guilty. Read more»

On the twelfth aniversary of 9/11, we sit down with Rio Rico Fire District Chief Les Caid, who is one of the nation's leading voices on emergency preparedness. Also, we talk with Casey Townsend, founder of the Tucson AquaPonics Project. Plus, Blogger Beat contributor David Safier of www.BlogForArizona.com. Read more»

Gilbert S. Sanchez was last seen at Foothills Rehabilitation Center, 2250 N. Craycroft Rd., between 11:30 a.m. and noon Sunday.

The Tucson Police Department is asking for help finding an elderly man with health problems who was last seen Sunday. Read more»

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