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Letter: Support for Bruce Bracker
Santa Cruz County is the gateway for over 80 percent of Arizona’s trade with Mexico and over 40 percent of the tourism from our neighbor to the south. That means that what happens in Nogales is important not just to us as residents, but to the state, our tourism industry and the global companies with supply chains that rely on an efficient border crossing experience. Yet, as a rural community, we are also an area that faces many challenges with very few resources. We need people in positions of leadership who understand that Nogales is a community with far reaching impact and who will always fight for our community.
Nogales man charged in Meadow Hills stabbing incident
The Santa Cruz County Attorney’s Office filed criminal charges against a 60-year-old Nogales man in connection to a stabbing in the Meadow Hills area last week. Aurelio Martin Lira-Ochoa now faces four charges, according to a criminal complaint filed June 6 at Santa Cruz County Superior Court: one count of attempted first-degree murder, one count of kidnapping, and two counts of aggravated assault. His cash bond was set at $1 million.
Excessive Heat Warnings for 11 AZ Counties
The National Weather Service has issued an Excessive Heat Warning for:. Cochise, Gila, Graham, Greenlee, Maricopa, Pima, Pinal, and Santa Cruz Counties from June 11 to June 13. Mohave County June 11 to June 12. Coconino and Yavapai Counties June 12 to June 13 (for regions below 4,000ft). Dangerously high...
Letter: George Kelly murder trial and Mike Jette
I attended some of the recent George Alan Kelly murder trial in Nogales that resulted in a hung jury. Kelly was charged by Santa Cruz County of murdering a migrant, Gabriel Cuen Buitimea, on Kelly's ranch near Nogales in 2023. Mike Jette, who is running for Pima County Attorney, was one of the prosecutors. I don't know if Jette is usually like that but he often seemed unprepared and even bumbling in court, not great attributes for leading a legal department.
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