Chris Hunter is the elder statesman of Arizona football's receivers room. The New Orleans product is stepping into a leadership role for the Wildcats.
- Bill Finley Special to the Arizona Daily Star
In his remarkable new memoir, “Reckon,” poet Logan Phillips remembers his 11-year-old self hiking alone one morning in the Huachuca Mountains near Sierra Vista.
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Arizona Wildcats face key offseason roster decisions after Final Four run, including NBA Draft choices, transfer portal risks, NIL impact and potential NCAA eligibility rule changes shaping the 2026-27 team.
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Two “adopted” trail segments on either end of the Santa Catalina mountains have expanded outdoors opportunities for mountain bikers, equestrians and hikers, while new trail segments expand wilderness hiking options on the Catalinas' front and a “backside” ridge.
- Tony Davis
Everywhere you look for almost a mile along the Santa Cruz River on Tucson's south side, you see Gooding's willows. Short ones, tall ones, fat ones, thin ones, sometimes spread apart, sometimes packed together almost wall-to-wall in style.
- Tim Steller
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was among two cabinet secretaries to visit the Tucson area this week. Plus: Ciscomani does a light interview, and more.
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The Tucson couple died early Wednesday evening when the small aircraft they were flying slid off the runway at Marana Regional Airport.
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Arizona Wildcats face key offseason roster decisions after Final Four run, including NBA Draft choices, transfer portal risks, NIL impact and potential NCAA eligibility rule changes shaping the 2026-27 team.
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was among two cabinet secretaries to visit the Tucson area this week. Plus: Ciscomani does a light interview, and more.
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