An open letter to Councilmember Romero, Mayor and Council: I am strongly opposed to your proposal to sell or lease the El Rio Golf Course to the private Grand Canyon University. It appears that you and the Mayor and Council are rushing to discuss this drastically different vision for our community during a hastily planed executive session tomorrow.... Read more»
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Pima County is looking for volunteers to serve on the Tucson-Pima Bicycle Advisory Committee, which advises city and county officials on transportation, recreation and safety issues.... Read more»
An environmental group says endangered California condors in Kaibab National Forest are still dying from lead poisoning, despite a significant reduction in Arizona hunters using lead ammunition. The Center for Biological Diversity wants lead bullets banned in the condor’s range.... Read more»
After the Payson area saw three black bear attacks last year, officials are rolling out a Bear Aware campaign. It includes bear-proof storage containers and tips for keeping bears from visiting campsites.... Read more»
Legislation that would allow the Arizona Game and Fish Department to price and package hunting and fishing licenses without approval from the Legislature was heading to Gov. Jan Brewer after winning state House approval Monday.... Read more»
Cyclovia returns with not one, but two opportunities for bikers and pedestrians alike to get active and cruise the streets of Tucson. ... Read more»
A Michigan man missing overnight in the Catalinas turned up safely Monday after taking a wrong turn on a hike, a Pima County Sheriff’s Department spokesman said.... Read more»
Visitors to Saguaro National Park spend $21.9 million yearly in communities near the Southern Arizona park, a government report said.... Read more»
In true rodeo fashion, neither a drop in temperature nor cutting, gale-force winds kept spectators away from Sunday’s sixth and final performance at the Tucson Rodeo Grounds. The roster was full for the championship round in what is predictably the busiest day at the rodeo.... Read more»
Clear skies and warmer weather brought a near-record number of spectators to the Tucson Rodeo Grounds on Saturday afternoon for the 88th annual Fiesta de los Vaqueros.... Read more»
After years of delivering deep cuts, lawmakers this session are discussing ways to give Arizona State Parks some more money and bring back a lottery-funded grant program the agency administered.... Read more»
About 8,000 people filled the grandstands Friday, the fourth day of the 88th annual Fiesta de los Vaqueros — good attendance considering the unexpectedly cold weather of the last few days. One cowboy learned the hard way that sometimes you ride the bull, sometimes the bull rides you.... Read more»
A Tucson big game guide captured video of three mountain lions on the prowl in northern Mexico last month. Chipper Beiner was scouting an area just south of Bisbee and shot this video from about 1,250 yards away.... Read more»
Concerned that a complicated licensing system deters would-be hunters and anglers, the Arizona Game and Fish Department wants to simplify things by bundling options. But under current law any such changes must go through a three-year legislative process at the State Capitol.... Read more»
The Pima Community College track and field teams concluded competition in the Paradise Valley Community College Indoor Invitational on Monday as Jarell Betton (Lake Washington HS) moved up a spot in the men’s heptathlon.... Read more»
Forest Service officials have closed Carr Canyon Road in the Huachuca Mountains because of snow and ice.... Read more»
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