SAN LUIS - Military bulldozers, road graders and other heavy equipment rumbled along the Mexican border early Monday as more than 50 National Guardsmen from Utah became the first unit to get to work under President Bush's crackdown on illegal immigration.

Gov. Janet Napolitano is going to seek federal disaster relief to help pay for more law enforcement along the Arizona-Mexico border.

Gov. Janet Napolitano is going to seek federal disaster relief to help pay for more law enforcement along the Arizona-Mexico border.

Gov. Janet Napolitano is going to seek federal disaster relief to help pay for more law enforcement along the Arizona-Mexico border.

PHOENIX – An elite team of Arizona Department of Public Safety officers made over 100 arrests last year of those smuggling drugs, people and currency or committing other major crimes, an official said Wednesday to a legislative panel on border issues.

TUCSON - Because of a continuing software glitch, the first high-tech “virtual fence” at the nation’s borders remains unused, three months after its scheduled debut.

The Senate’s bipartisan immigration reform package is flopping badly with leaders of the Arizona Republican Party, said state party chairman Randy Pullen on Monday.

SAN DIEGO - With more than 1 million Mexicans expected to travel from the United States to their hometowns over the holidays, volunteer observers from Mexico’s annual Paisano Program have gone on duty along the border to guide migrants through customs and any other hassles.

A Republican lawmaker thinks building a road along the state’s border with Mexico can stem the flow of illegal immigrants entering the United States.

A Republican lawmaker thinks building a road along the state’s border with Mexico can stem the flow of illegal immigrants entering the United States.

A Republican lawmaker thinks building a road along the state’s border with Mexico can stem the flow of illegal immigrants entering the United States.

Some of the state’s top lawmakers are touting a Scottsdale company’s high-tech radar system as the first step to stemming the flow of illegal immigrants into Arizona.

Gov. Janet Napolitano is finally ready to ask state lawmakers to do something about the problem of people crossing the border illegally and staying here.

Gov. Janet Napolitano is finally ready to ask state lawmakers to do something about the problem of people crossing the border illegally and staying here.

Gov. Janet Napolitano is finally ready to ask state lawmakers to do something about the problem of people crossing the border illegally and staying here.

A state Senate panel voted Thursday to spend $20 million of state tax dollars to lease ground radar systems for one year to help locate and catch people sneaking into the U.S. illegally.

A state Senate panel voted Thursday to spend $20 million of state tax dollars to lease ground radar systems for one year to help locate and catch people sneaking into the U.S. illegally.

A state Senate panel voted Thursday to spend $20 million of state tax dollars to lease ground radar systems for one year to help locate and catch people sneaking into the U.S. illegally.

Gov. Janet Napolitano chided members of Congress on Wednesday for holding hearings about border issues in Arizona rather than actually doing something about it.

Gov. Janet Napolitano chided members of Congress on Wednesday for holding hearings about border issues in Arizona rather than actually doing something about it.

Three months after placing second in Mexico’s toprated reality show, "La Academia," Yuridia Gaxiola is coming home. The former Mesa resident (and fellow cast members) will take center stage Friday at America West Arena.

Three months after placing second in Mexico’s toprated reality show, "La Academia," Yuridia Gaxiola is coming home. The former Mesa resident (and fellow cast members) will take center stage Friday at America West Arena.