Michel Marizco
Fronteras Desk Senior EditorMichel Marizco is senior editor of KJZZ's Fronteras Desk, KJZZ News' nationally recognized network of bureaus covering vital issues in two countries.
Fronteras Desk journalists are based in Hermosillo, Sonora, in northern Mexico; Tucson and Flagstaff, Arizona; covering the U.S.'s southwest border, U.S.-Mexico diplomatic relationships and negotiations, tribal affairs and Arizona's high country.
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Officials: DOGE contract reviews holding up millions of dollars of fire projects in northern ArizonaOfficials in northern Arizona say millions of dollars in wildfire prevention projects funding are being held up by the Trump administration. Coconino County officials are concerned the slow up is hampering efforts ahead of any new fires this year. -
Coconino National Forest officials planned four different burns over some 6,000 acres of forest this week. The fires range from near Sedona to east of Flagstaff. -
Arizona’s largest community college district said Monday that it’s trying to learn why one of its students in the U.S. on an academic visa had that status terminated by the U.S. government. -
The president of the Navajo Nation said Monday morning that Diné College closed its main campus after a fire. -
A former firefighter has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to setting several fires in northern Arizona in 2023. -
Grand Canyon National Park has raised its camping fees for the first time in decades. -
The first of a pair of massive prescribed burns is underway in the Flagstaff area. -
Sedona’s shuttle service to area trails recorded its one millionth passenger recently. -
Construction is starting this month on an overpass for wildlife just south of Flagstaff. -
Law enforcement officials in northern Arizona are warning parents to stay aware of their children’s interactions with others. The warning comes after nearly 30 people were arrested, some on child sex trafficking charges, last week.
