Since a new California transparency law meant to unseal records of police officer misconduct took effect on Jan. 1, departments have responded very differently to the more than 50 requests for misconduct records The Desert Sun has made to local police in the Coachella Valley and other law..…

Federal enforcement agents made more than 3,700 apprehensions across California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas on Monday.. ..…

Arizona Democrat and chairman of House Natural Resources Committee expedited hearings after Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming submitted the plan to Congress on March 19.. ..…