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People gathered across the U.S. on Sunday for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day. It's intended to spotlight the high rate of disappearances and killings in Native American communities.

The advisory committee tasked with combating the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people says the U.S. government needs to spend more money on public safety and criminal justice.

Two federal lawsuits stemming from former Gov. Doug Ducey’s controversial placement of thousands of shipping containers along the Arizona-Mexico border have been dismissed.

The Department of Justice will allocate $848,000 to southern Arizona communities to help identify human remains found near the U.S.-Mexico border.

A federal commission tasked with addressing the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people has concluded a series of hearings it held throughout the country this year.

The U.S. Department of Justice plans to funnel more resources toward addressing the alarming rate of disappearances and murders of Indigenous people. The agency announced a new outreach program Wednesday.

A cross-section of tribal leaders, law enforcement, advocates and others held a hearing this week in northern Arizona as part of a national effort to combat the epidemic of missing and murdered Indigenous people.

A New Mexico task force charged with addressing missing person cases involving Native Americans is teaming up with researchers in Nebraska on a data collection project that they hope will begin to close the gaps when it comes to tracking cases and their outcomes nationwide.

A U.S. Justice Department special counsel has subpoenaed officials in Arizona and three other states, asking for communications with or involving former President Donald Trump, his campaign aides and a list of allies involved in his efforts to try to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

Coconino County has received a grant from the U.S. Justice Department to establish a family treatment court program.