David Devine, author of “Slavery, Scandal, and Steel Rails,” spoke to the Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke about the history of the southern transcontinental railroad line.  The book covers the Gadsden Purchase and subsequent construction of the railroad line through Arizona and New Mexico during the 1870s.  Projecting pictures of construction, Southern Pacific Railroad tycoons, and politicians at the time.

The Ironwood Ridge Nighthawks are on their way to the second round of the Division II state playoffs, after easily defeating Apollo Friday night.

Doctors, nurses and the medical staff at Oro Valley Hospital are being credited for giving Mark Rusin a second chance at life.

May 11, 2005 - The campus of Pusch Ridge Christian Academy, 9500 N. Oracle Road, was abuzz May 4 as one of the biggest days on the school's calendar unfolded - the day that yearbooks are distributed.

Jan. 19, 2005 - GAME OF THE WEEK: The Mountain View boys basketball team will close out the first half of its Class 5A Southern Region schedule when the Mountain Lions host tough region opponent, Buena.

CDO's Academic Decathlon team competed in the 29th Arizona State Academic Decathlon finals last weekend at ASU West Campus. Led by strong performances by Jake Rockland, Rebecca Gosla, and Maria Elena Pakulis, CDO finished a strong second, behind Mesa Red Mountain, and well ahead of third-place Mesa Mountain View. Forty schools participated. The highlight of the competition (for us) was an exciting victory in the Super Quiz Relay, which is the public portion of the competition. In the relay, CDO finished well ahead of second-place Boulder Creek High School and third-place Red Mountain. 

At Ironwood Ridge, a buzzer beater in overtime by senior Kevionte Alexander gave visiting Rincon a 51-49 victory over the Nighthawks last Friday.

The Arizona Newspaper Association hosted the annual Better Newspaper Contest awards banquet on Sept. 29 in Scottsdale, and The Explorer came away with several awards.

It was a slow weekend at the theaters, and while “The Words” poor opening ($5 million) didn’t do much to boost the lackluster box office numbers, its value came in another form that can be found on Hollywood’s current endangered list: creativity.

A second annexation petition of Northwest Tucson properties proposed by the Northwest Fire District has failed to secure the required number of signatures to be successful.

The Northwest baseball team, the Mountain Vipers, became the 15-and-under 2011 Arizona State Babe Ruth champions, after taking first place in the state tournament last month.

Oro Valley's Town Council members may have understandably breathed a sigh of relief March 20 when only six out of 17 speakers stood up to oppose the town's latest annexation move.

Pima Community College is the top Arizona community college in a national ranking of student math competitions.

On May 16, 2013 at 11:14 p.m., officers from the Marana Police Department responded to a residence located in the 8900 block of N. Palm Brook Drive in response to a 911 call. Upon arrival, officers located an adult male and female in the home. The male was pronounced deceased at the scene.

(BPT) - While organ transplantation is a remarkable story in the history of medicine, the need for organs is vastly greater than the number available for transplantation.

Gov. Jan Brewer is celebrating the news that Arizona ranks 2nd nationally in terms of solar installation, according to the 2012 U.S. Solar Market Insight Report from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). Even more impressive, more utility-scale solar technology was installed in Arizona over the last year than in any other state.

People are a product of their upbringing, and Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick (D-Ariz.) is no exception.

The Town is hosting its second wastewater open house tonight at Wheeler Taft Abbett Library at 6 p.m. Staff will be on hand to answer questions about water resources from residents and business owners. The library is located at 7800 N. Schisler Drive. For more information on the Town’s efforts to own a wastewater system, please visit www.marana.com/waterfuture.

The Mountain View Mountain Lions’ season ended on Friday night at the hands of the Salpointe Lancers in the second round of the Division II state playoffs.

The Marana Rotary Club will host its 2nd Annual Heritage Awards dinner and fundraiser on Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 6:00 PM. The event will take place at The Highlands of Dove Mountain (formerly known as Heritage Highlands).

The volleyball team (4-7) picked up right where it left off at the West Campus’ Aztecs Gym on Friday after it defeated Mesa Community College in three games 25-19, 25-21, 25-10. The Aztecs beat West Coast Baptist College on Thursday.

The Arizona Department of Public Safety and Northwest Fire District had a busy night Saturday, answer to major calls for accidents on Interstate 10 within a 12-hour period.

Northwest Fire District responded to a motorcycle accident at Harman Lane and Cortaro Farms Road on Saturday.