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Environmentalists want jaguars reintroduced to US Southwest
An environmental group on Monday petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to help reintroduce the jaguar to the Southwest, where it once roamed for hundreds of thousands of years before being whittled down to just one of the big cats known to survive in the region.
Feds, Army lying about base’s effect on San Pedro, environmentalist alleges
Charging the federal government and Army are lying, environmental groups asked a federal judge Tuesday to order them to take another look at how the operation of Fort Huachuca is affecting the San Pedro River.
AZ gains 74,000 people, but some counties see populations shrink
If it weren’t for new people moving to Arizona, some counties actually would be losing population.
Pentagon furloughs will cut pay for thousands of Arizona defense workers
efense Department furloughs that took effect Monday will mean about a 20 percent reduction in pay for the rest of this fiscal year for the roughly 8,400 department civilian employees in Arizona.
Jury hears testimony in former Rep. Renzi’s trial
A jury has begun hearing testimony in the trial of former U.S. Rep. Rick Renzi.
Fairbank Commercial Company
The Fairbank Commercial Company was a 19th century emporium that thrived as long as the town thrived.
Three with Arizona ties remembered in Pentagon 9/11 memorial
Each of the 184 cantilevered stone-and-steel benches, arcing above a pool of running water benches at the national 9/11 memorial is inscribed with the name of a victim of the Pentagon attack, including three with Arizona ties: Allen P. Boyle, David M. Scales and David W. Laychak.
F-16s intercept plane flown by ex-Arizona lawmaker
Authorities say a small plane owned by a former state lawmaker was intercepted by F-16 fighters for flying without a flight plan near the Arizona-Mexico border.
Fort Huachuca assessing government shutdown
Officials at southern Arizona's Fort Huachuca are assessing how a federal government shutdown would affect activities at the military base.
The Lore of Charleston
On an outing from Fort Huachuca, this trio of unidentified soldiers hiked through a dense mesquite bosque to a clearing overlooking the San Pedro River near the crumbling remains of Charleston.
The questionable Battle of Carrizal
In 1916, Capt. Charles T. Boyd, Lt. Henry Adair and Capt. Lewis S. Morey, on direct orders from Gen. John “Blackjack” Pershing himself, led their regiments across large swaths of desert to check on a possible buildup of Mexican troops around the small northern Mexican town of Villa Ahumada.
Supporters: Allowing land swaps would help preserve bases, aid conservation
Supporters say a ballot proposition designed to make it easier to swap rather than sell or lease state trust land would help faciliate agreements that preserve military installations.
