This Manning Camp wilderness ranger hikes 10 miles to get to her job, which supports field work crews in Tucson's Rincon Mountains.
- Elvia Verdugo
Tucson's saguaros are beginning to bloom, typically blooming from May to June every year. Here's where you can find them.
- Christine Holtgreive
A pilot program that launched in Tucson on May 1 is testing strategies to reduce plastic waste and encourage customers to use reusable bags.
- Howard Fischer
The governor joined state experts Monday to talk about wildfire danger expectations across the state.
- Henry Brean
Insect and disease researchers at the UA have issued the unusual request to help them build a first-of-its-kind distribution map of the tiny blood-suckers and the diseases they carry around the state.
- Cindy Coffer Chojnacky Special to the Arizona Daily Star
There's a new national forest ranger in town, overseeing Sabino Canyon, Pusch Ridge Wilderness, Redington Pass and more.
City to receive $25M to improve water cleanup in Tucson- Tony Davis
For Star subscribers: A new Tucson facility will help improve the ability to remove potentially cancer-causing PFAS compounds from contaminated groundwater.
With the river possibly in its driest period in 1,200 years and facing an uncertain climate and hydrological future, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation wants public comments on what issues should be covered for its reservoirs.
Fire has burned nearly 19,000 acres on the Tohono O'odham Reservation.
Federal officials declared the Arizona eryngo, a rare wildflower, an endangered species and designated nearly 13 acres in Pima and Cochise counties as critical habitat.
For subscribers: Although sometimes confused for native javelina, feral hogs were brought to North America centuries ago by Spanish missionaries as a source of food. Some escaped.
For Star subscribers: Rep. Raúl Grijalva, House Natural Resources Committee chair, wants feds to consider halting mining company's grading for the Copper World project as a Clean Water Act violation. But the company says there's no federal determination any washes on site are worthy of U.S. regulation.
Surveyors combed canyons and the upper reaches of Tucson's Saguaro National Park to find rare plants, some thought to be extinct locally, and new plant species.
A federal judge dismissed a bid by three tribes to stop the ongoing work of Hudbay Minerals Inc. in the Santa Rita Mountains south of Tucson.
Armory Park, closed for nearly nine months for a $1.71 million upgrade, renovation and improvement, reopened with a concert, circus arts, food trucks and a car show July 2, 2026, Tucson, Ariz.
Catch up on stories about Southern Arizona's contributions to American history, as the Arizona Daily Star's website lifts its paywall for the 4th of July weekend.
Fans at Playground watch the shorthanded US get an insurance goal late to win 2-0 against Bosnia and Herzegovina and advance in the World Cup Finals, July 1, 2026, Tucson, Ariz.
Mission Garden, the agricultural museum at the base of A Mountain, has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The owner of Chieftain Mobil gas station along Interstate 40 just off the Navajo Nation says liquor sales will help keep the business afloat.
PHOENIX — Backers of comprehensive changes to the state's system of taxpayer-funded vouchers for education submitted more than 400,000 signatures Thursday, setting the stage for what could be an expensive campaign.
Organizers for Protect the Vote Arizona say it's unlikely they have enough petition signatures to overcome the typical failure rate to get on the ballot.
PHOENIX — Federal officials have agreed to delay — but not give up on — their plans to convert an Arizona warehouse into a detention facility for illegal migrants.
A new ranking of the nation's wealthiest suburbs, as measured by household income, finds much of America's wealth concentrated in a few metropolitan areas.
A fishing trip of the California coast last week produced an extraordinary catch: a type of octopus that constructs its own shell to ride ocean currents.
The indictment accuses David Hearn of "maliciously" breaking or destroying lining material on the bottom of the landmark on June 19.
Fencing is up, streets are closed and all signs point to a lavish celebration for the megastars in New York City this weekend.
- David Wichner
For Star subscribers: A wind farm proposed in the high desert about 30 miles north of Tucson, has drawn swift opposition from Southern Arizona ranchers.
- Tony Davis Arizona Daily Star
For Star subcribers: A federal biological opinion concerning the impact Fort Huachuca has on endangered species along the San Pedro miscalculated the amount of groundwater the fort will save in its conservation efforts.
- Emily Sacia Cronkite News
The largest drought coverage seen in the U.S. since 2013, with as much as 60% of the continental U.S. facing drought conditions, was predicted in the spring outlook released this month by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
- Arizona Daily Star
- Henry Brean
Longfin dace are swimming in Tucson's Santa Cruz River again after being gone for more than 100 years.
- Henry Brean
A tiny native fish was reintroduced to the Santa Cruz River in Tucson on Wednesday, thanks to efforts to restore the river's flow using treated wastewater.
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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 California man who sent ransom messages to the family of Nancy Guthrie following her disappearance from her Tucson home is likely to get probation when he is sentenced here in September.
Charges brought against two of the three YouTubers arrested outside Nancy Guthrie's have been dropped.
"This case continues to be investigated as a kidnapping for ransom case," FBI's Phoenix office says.
A 39-year-old man has been booked into the Pima County jail on suspicion of first-degree murder and domestic violence, in connection with the killing of his father and assault of his mother.
This July 4th is your last chance to see the fireworks over "A" Mountain. The show, switching to drones, could be moved to a new site next year, as well.
Sun Tran and the union representing drivers have failed to reach a deal on a new contract.
But former treasurer Brian Johnson's claim of a consensual relationship is refuted by the interim Pima County treasurer.
Former Pima County Treasurer Brian Johnson faced allegations of sexual harassment and inappropriate behavior prior to his sudden resignation, personal files show.