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BISBEE— About a dozen people gathered at a home a mile from the border on Saturday to raise money in support of people who need help on both sides. They also sent a special message to Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio in the form of about 50 pairs of pink panties. Arpaio forces inmates to wear pink underwear as a means to humiliate them. Progressive Democrats of Cochise County’s Pink Panty Party was inspired as a means to use his weapon against him, said Alison McLeod, Southern Arizona field organizer for the Progressive Democrats of America. She thought of the...

Officials confirm the body of a U.S. Marshal's deputy has been found in a Mexican canal, KVIA-ABC reported. U.S. Deputy Marshal Gerald Payan said the victim is Vincent Paul Bustamente, a U.S. Marshal's deputy assigned to the El Paso office. Payan said the office is working with the FBI and local Mexican authorities to investigate. Chihuahua state police say Bustamente's decomposing body with a circular wound to the back of the head was found at approximately 9 a.m. in a Juarez canal. Jeff Carter, spokesman for the U.S. Marshal's office, told KVIA that Bustamente was on administrative leave prior to...