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Two state highways connecting Sierra Vista and Bisbee were reopened, after being closed Wednesday night when plows couldn’t keep up with the heavy snowfall. Icy conditions have closed SR 83 between Vail and Parker Canyon Lake.... Read more»
More snow is headed toward Sierra Vista and Bisbee, the National Weather Service said Sunday. The agency issued a winter storm watch for Monday night, saying there may be up to six inches of snow in areas above 5,000 feet.... Read more»
An approaching winter storm will drop heavy snow in Arizona mountains overnight. Mt. Lemmon may get up to two feet of snow, and winds of up to 60 mph are possible in mountain areas. Light rain and lower winds Thursday led officials to cancel an air quality advisory.... Read more»
An extra medical marijuana plant (or seven) grew into a pot bust for a Sierra Vista woman on Friday when she pulled over-the-line plants from their pots and tossed them outside as police were responding to a domestic violence call.... Read more»
The Department of the Interior has declared two Arizona sites national historic landmarks – one from the state’s prehistory and the other from a darker time in modern history.... Read more»
A town hall on the ballot measures under consideration in November’s election will be held Wednesday evening in Tucson. Meetings in Nogales, Sierra Vista and Safford will follow later this week and next.... Read more»
Family, friends and law enforcement officers gathered Monday morning in Sierra Vista to remember Nicholas Ivie, the Border Patrol agent killed last week in a friendly fire incident while patrolling near Bisbee.... Read more»
The family of slain Border Patrol Agent Nicholas Ivie is planning funeral services in Sierra Vista on Monday morning and in later in Utah. A candlelight vigil for Ivie was held Thursday night in Naco.... Read more»
Cochise County Sheriff Dever had a blood-alcohol level over the legal limit and wasn’t wearing a seatbelt when he rolled over the pickup he was driving on a Northern Arizona dirt road Sept. 18, a medical examiner said Friday.... Read more»
A candlelight vigil will be held for slain Border Patrol Agent Nicholas Ivie on Thursday night in Naco. The Ivie family is planning funeral services in Sierra Vista on Monday morning and in later in Utah.... Read more»
The family of slain Border Patrol Agent Nicholas Ivie told reporters, “He was a hero.” Ivie was shot to death Tuesday morning near Bisbee. Two suspects are being held in Mexico in connection with the shooting; the FBI won’t confirm the arrests.... Read more»
A memorial service for Cochise County Sheriff Larry Dever, killed this week in a truck rollover, has been scheduled for next Wednesday at Sierra Vista’s Buena High School.... Read more»
A public meeting Tuesday will preview the replacement of the San Pedro River bridge between Bisbee/Tombstone and Sierra Vista. Construction is set to begin Oct. 1, and last through March 2014.... Read more»
A state lawmaker wants to give voters a second chance to approve land exchanges that allow the preservation of military installations.... Read more»
Twelve people were arrested after being charged with participating in a drug-trafficking organization that allegedly smuggled as much as $15 million in marijuana and cocaine into the country over the past year.... Read more»
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