All high schools in the Northwest hosted ceremonies last week. Including, Marana High School and Mountain View High School in the Marana  School District ct. Ironwood Ridge High School, and Pusch Ridge Christian Academy held ceremonies last week. To see more photos from last week’s ceremonies, look at pages 4 and 5. For more from all ceremonies, please visit The Explorer’s web site at www.explorernews.com.

Counter Narcotics Alliance investigators discovered an elaborate indoor marijuana growing operation at a residence located in the 5300 block of W. El Camino del

The Northwest Fire District responded to a three-vehicle accident on Tangerine road near Camino De Oeste at 10:55 a.m.

Daffodils are emerging from their summer dormancy, poking up their little green leaves, and to tell the truth, I had forgotten all about them. So if you want a flower you can plant and forget about, I have the solution for you!

Tucson Orthopaedic Institute, P.C., has a new location in the Northwest.

Northwest locals who love the taste of a buttery morning croissant, or a tomato, garlic, romaine and vinaigrette-covered baguette can now savor the flavor a little closer to home.

McDonald’s restaurant, located at 2130 W. River Road, recently raised $3,800 for local schools as part of its grand opening celebration.

Union Pacific Railroad's double track effort through Arizona from Los Angeles to El Paso has made an appearance in Northwest Tucson, with two major road crossings closed for several days each while UP crews rebuilt them to accommodate the second set of railroad tracks.

Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM), one of the nation’s leading health and well-being companies, has reached an agreement that provides members of Humana’s Medicare Advantage plans in-network access to Northwest Medical Center and Oro Valley Hospital in Tucson.

Since the end of September, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department has experienced several commercial burglaries which have occurred primarily in strip malls on the northwest side of Tucson.

Northwest Medical Center’s new chief executive officer is former Tucson resident Kevin Stockton. Stockton returned to his hometown to take over the helm of the 300-bed hospital on March 14. He is responsible for the operations and strategic management of the facility and off-campus locations, including urgent care offices and ambulatory surgery centers.

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Since 1997, the town of Oro Valley has required developers to contribute 1 percent of their construction costs to public art. As a result of this extraordinary directive, by this time next year, the new Northwest Medical Center Oro Valley may house the largest collection of contemporary regional art in the area.

The Best of the Northwest received nearly 400 votes

For every writer, there is a process that must be gone through to put words on the page -- whether that page be on a computer screen or on a yellow notepad sitting in a lap.

Mr. Marana, we hardly know you from the blue collar Joe or bib overall-wearing farmer who lived in the dusty crossroads that became a town 25 years ago.

Two Tucson physical therapy providers have merged.

Back in 1949 when the Tucson Audubon Society formed, you could get an annual membership to the group for a buck.

When Herb Wagner was a kid, he remembers watching his big sister march with a band in the Tucson Rodeo Parade.