Pima County encompasses more than 9,000 square miles of rolling desert terrain and isolated mountains covered with cedars and pines, steep canyons and abundant wildlife. The landscape is the county’s greatest asset.

Oro Valley officials have requested a ballot reprint from the Pima County Elections Department after some town residents received mail-in ballots that did not include the Naranja Park bond question.

Five candidates are competing to become the supervisor for District 1 in Pima County after current supervisor Ann Day steps down later this year.

Gov. Jan Brewer today appointed attorneys Sean Earl Brearcliffe, Michael Joseph Butler and Brenden James Griffin to the Pima County Superior Court.

Its been 30 years since Catalina State Parks opened in the Coronado National Forest north of Oro Valley.

June 14, 2006 - Sooner than later, thousands of homes will cover the ranchlands that straddle the line between Pinal and Pima counties.

District 26 Rep. Vic Williams has formed an exploratory committee to possibly run for District 1 of the Pima County Board of Supervisors.

Thursday, March 25

On Tuesday, Arizona voters will be voting on the primary candidates they want to see move on to the General Election, and based on early numbers, many residents have already spoken.

Thursday, June 17

Friday, Jan. 8

An effort to recall Pima County Supervisor Sharon Bronson will be dropped, according to Allie Miller, the coordinator of the Recall Sharon Bronson Political Committee.

Northern Pima County Chamber of Commerce members gather for their annual meeting on Thursday, Aug. 27, from 7 to 8:30 a.m. at the Hilton Tucson El Conquistador Golf and Tennis Resort.

Award recipients, outgoing and incoming board members, corporate partners and volunteers are among the honored at the 2010 Northern Pima County Chamber of Commerce annual meeting and awards breakfast next Thursday, Aug. 26.

Saturday, July 10

We are a society reliant on convenience, and judging by the increasing number of mail-in ballots being processed by election offices across the nation, voting is no exception.

A political action committee, PAC for a Better Marana, has been organized and registered with both the town of Marana and Pima County.

State and regional leaders may have reached a financing accord on wildlife crossings along a section of North Oracle Road.

This day, The Explorer publishes 12 pages of news and advertising to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the Town of Oro Valley. It’s an assemblage of pictures, stories and history capturing but a slice of a young, remarkable community. It's by no means complete. It's a snapshot.

November 1, 2006 - It's a one-shot deal.

May 24, 2006 - The Oro Valley Town Council election took a tumultuous turn last weekend when Councilwoman Paula Abbott gained enough votes from provisional ballots to edge out Don Cox for the third of three open seats in last week's town council election, Pima County Division of Elections reported.

Dylewski opens Jones office at First, Tangerine

April 5, 2006 - The Northern Pima County Chamber of Commerce held its 2006 Pinnacle Awards ceremony April 5 to recognize excellence and community service within local businesses.

Seven first-time members have been named to the 2009 board of the Southern Arizona Home Builders Association, according to chairman Steven Washburn.

Tad McBride, a longtime Tucson area resident and accomplished outdoor photographer who ran McBride’s Framing Gallery with his wife Patti, died Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008, of complications after surgery to repair a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm.