Late “Breaking” News

By Jo Dean Callaghan Vineyards has a long history of winning medals at both state and national wine competitions, and 2019 saw the Elgin vineyard continue this winning tradition. Callaghan was one of the Arizona wineries to receive awards at the 2019 San Francisco Chronical Wine Competition, the largest competition for    American wines in the […]

By Sarah Klingenstein Paints, crayons, and art paper cover a table at the Casa Alitas shelter in Tucson, where several children are busily drawing and telling volunteers about their work. In response to the question“What do you love?” they draw vibrant images of home, family, and pets. They also portray images of their journeys from […]

By Robert Gay The historic Lead Queen Mine in the Patagonia Mountains, which produced lead, silver and small amounts of copper between 1898 and 1940, has intermittently leaked toxic minerals, both visible and invisible, ever since. In 2014, monsoon rains caused a dramatic orange outflow that attracted media attention, followed by two  Coronado National Forest […]