Benson News

Georgia Norine Hanssard, of Willcox, AZ died June 19, 2009 at the age of 65. Georgia was born to George and Virginia Womack on July 10, 1943 in Meridian, TX.

A 5,200-acre wildfire southwest of Tucson is expected to continue burning for the next few days, officials said Sunday.

Rebecca Taylor reports Family of refugees involved in fatal rollover speak For the first time, family members talk about the accident that killed six people.

A photo taken in 1935 shows an area of what is now Saguaro National Park's east unit.

What it is: Wyatt Earp Days. Who it's for: Everyone a ' especially those with a hankerin' for the Old West.

"If want to know how people lived and what they ate, they should ask their descendants.

A Mesa resident named Brad Benson is peeved about a local church that sits in a strip mall, 10 feet from his backyard.

In this undated file photo taken from the cellular phone of Brazilian Mohamed D'Ali Carvalho Santos and released by the Goias' state police in August 2008, shows Santos with 17-year-old British citizen CaraMarie Burke inside an aircraft at an unknown location.

A first-degree-murder charge has been dismissed against a man accused of shooting his wife in Mescal last month, an official said Monday.

If you've never visited Kartchner Caverns near Benson, now's the time to plan a summer trip there.

A Douglas man was arrested over the weekend after Arizona Department of Public Safety officers said they found more than 1,000 pounds of marijuana in his pickup truck.

This load of marijuna was found Saturday after a stop of a pickup truck near Benson, according to the state Department of Public Safety.

On May 2nd, DPS officers stopped a Chevy truck pulling a flatbed trailer on I-10, about 15 miles east of Benson for a suspended license plate and discovered 1,052 pounds of marijuana in a false compartment.

State officials have set up a hotline that will be open for questions until 4 p.m. Sunday.

A 35-year-old woman was found dead Tuesday inside a home near Benson and a man was arrested in connection with the slaying, authorities said.

From Tucson, go east on Interstate 10 to Exit 302. 1-520-586-9000. a Hours: 4 to 9 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays; 4-10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Sundays.

Alexander Valadez, 18, doesn't dream of hitting it big in the lottery. He dreams "full out," he says, of getting an education so "I can start my own business." And "I want a wife and two kids and to have everything paid for.

An air tanker drops fire retardant on a brush fire in the community of Mescal, which is southeast of Tucson.

A 65-year-old man was shot and killed Tuesday afternoon by the Cochise County Sheriffa s Department SWAT team after he barricaded himself in his house for more than two hours, authorities said.

After a year of eye-popping profits in the copper industry that gave way to massive losses and layoffs, it appears 2009 may bring stability.