Stewart Gwin

Arizona is experiencing the highest number of whooping cough (pertussis) cases since 2015, with 563 reported infections this year. This resurgence comes amid a national rise in pertussis cases, and health experts are closely monitoring the situation, especially as the bacterial infection poses a significant risk to infants and young children. The Arizona Department of … Read more

Cross-border cargo traffic is being disrupted for the second time in a 24-hour period by protesters on the Mexico side of the World Trade Bridge. Around 1 p.m. on Wednesday, protesters in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, started to block the road that leads to Laredo, Texas, from the bridge. Authorities in Laredo are redirecting all northbound … Read more

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers intercepted a massive drug shipment at the Pharr International Bridge in Texas port on Sunday, seizing 2,155 pounds of methamphetamine valued at $31.17 million. The meth was concealed within a tractor-trailer carrying a shipment of serrano peppers. Using non-intrusive inspection equipment, CBP officers discovered 1,859 packages of meth … Read more

Arizona’s thriving cannabis industry, which saw over $1.4 billion in sales last year, is facing a unique challenge: the dry climate is affecting the quality of the cannabis crop. Consumers are noticing that marijuana buds are often overly dry, a problem that has led to growing discontent on social media platforms like Reddit. Arizona’s arid … Read more