The infamous Titan II nuclear-tipped missiles ringing Tucson and pointed at the USSR for nearly 20 years beginning in the early 1960s. The hardened, underground complexes were capable of withstanding a near-direct strike from a Soviet nuclear missile. The 390th Strategic Missile Wing, headqu…
The Blue Angels are slated to fly the main aerial demonstration for Davis-Monthan Air Force Base’s next Open House event in 2018. Prepare with these photos from this year's Thunder and Lightning over Arizona air show.
DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. — The Equal Opportunity office hosted D-M AFB’s first ever Cultural Awareness Festival Breaking Through Barriers: Past, Present and Future, May 20.
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgts. Damien Lyn and Johnny Nunnes are responsible for the 355th SFS bicycle patrol fleet.
Jeremiah Garber wants to take his mixed martial arts game to the next level.
DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. — The 355th Fighter Wing commander, U.S. Air Force Col. James Meger, reached out to Airmen of Davis-Monthan AFB to get ideas for innovating the base through a new initiative called Innovate DLT, which gives Airmen a direct line to Meger and allows them to …
A Lockheed Constellation known as Columbine II, also the first Air Force One, leaves Marana Regional Airport.
The Davis-Monthan AFB open house and air show through the years. It's been known as Aerospace and Arizona Days and Thunder and Lightning over Arizona.
The 355th Civil Engineer Squadron practices firewall detonations to simulate what it's like to be on the receiving end of an A-10 attack. Visitors who attend the 2016 Thunder and Lightning over Arizona open house March 12-13 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base can witness one of these simulations.
MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER, TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. — Over mountains, rocky terrain, and oversized hills, three aircraft fly across the desert landscape. They bank and circle as they approach their destination. Suddenly, one of the aircraft drops into a steep dive. The A-10 Thund…
The Week That Was, September 9-12, 2026, Tucson, Ariz.
The Arizona Daily Star Readers' Choice Awards returned to Casino Del Sol with a "Legends of the West" theme for the 12th annual award ceremony on Friday night.Â
The Tigers won a real see-saw affair with a touchdown and extra point in the final seconds to get by the Shamrocks 39-38, September 11, 2026, Tucson, Ariz.
Nearly 1500 participants walk, climb and run 2071 steps, representing the 110 floors of the Twin Towers on Friday morning.Â
A bronze statue recently installed at Turning Point USA's headquarters in the Ahwatukee Foothills was vandalized overnight along with nearby memorial sign, officials said Sunday.
In a new court filing, defense attorneys for an indicted Cochise County supervisor slam the state's lead investigator in the criminal probe.
Dozens of changes to Arizona law will take effect on Sept. 12, ranging from higher fines for texting while driving to added restrictions on personal drones.
Arizona school districts could be required to spend at least 60% of their operating budgets on classroom instruction under Proposition 320.
New strikes on Saudi Arabia and on ships in the Gulf tested nerves in the Middle East on Sunday and threatened to worsen the wartime disruption to global energy supplies.
President Donald Trump says the war with Iran will end soon, meanwhile gas prices continue to rise
Saudi-backed Yemeni Armed Forces released video on September 12 showing what they said were strikes against Houthi forces in Mocha, a Red Sea port city. The reported strikes came as Houthi forces advanced south along Yemen’s Red Sea coast, including an alleged seizure of Perim island in the …
Canada and the U.S. have been locked in a tariff war since shortly after Trump returned to office in January 2025. Here is a timeline of key developments.
Check out the inside of the Macon County Jail through photos from the Herald & Review archives. More archive photos at herald-review.com.
A new indictment has added two kidnapping and six witness tampering charges against an Allegany County man under federal investigation since a government witness in the Pharaoh’s strip club case turned up dead in his home.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicholas Cooper told a judge that his office intends to file witness tampering charges against Simon P. Gogolack 39, of Wellsville.
A Southern Tier man with a history of drug-related charges has become entangled in the FBI’s probe into the death of a government witness in the Pharaoh’s strip club case.
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A Tucson man was sentenced to a short jail stint and a four-year probation term Friday after a confrontation with a shoplifter at a convenience store turned fatal.
Bobbie Tapia, 35, was arrested Wednesday in the fatal shooting in August on Tucson's southwest side, authorities say.
The former executive director of Academy Del Sol, a Tucson charter school, faces 22 felony charges for allegedly misappropriating school dollars over seven years.
A Tucson man went on a violent spree at his home and a neighboring home, killing a man and injuring three other people, including a 94-year-old woman.
For Star subscribers: Tucson Unified School District is likely months away from deciding which schools are being considered for closure or consolidating, but an analysis of district data by the Star identifies nine campuses struggling with finances and enrollment.
In a new court filing, defense attorneys for an indicted Cochise County supervisor slam the state's lead investigator in the criminal probe.
Dozens of changes to Arizona law will take effect on Sept. 12, ranging from higher fines for texting while driving to added restrictions on personal drones.
Fewer Arizona consumers are partaking in traditional tobacco products, and that means a voter-approved tax on cigarettes to fund early childhood development programs is bringing in less money to the state. A push is on to expand the tax to vaping products.
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