Bisbee News

Last week, Michael Jackson, "The King of Pop," died after suffering cardiac arrest.

Much like the death of Michael Jackson overshadowed the loss of Farrah Fawcett, Bisbee, AZ artist Rose Johnson 's untimely and tragic demise diverted attention from the June 4th passing of 83 year old Robert Colescott, an internationally known artist who lived his last days in Tucson, AZ.

A McNeal man who fatally shot his brother last year has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder.

Generations ago, horses were used to wage war. Now they're being used to heal the psychic wounds of war.

Generations ago, horses were used to wage war. Now they're being used to heal the psychic wounds of war.

Tucson lies in the borderland, a region that blends the cultures of the United States and Mexico, and has a long history of settlement by ancient Native American peoples, Spanish explorers and Anglo frontiersmen.

Ted and Marion DeGrazia outside his Gallery in the Sun in the early 1970s. The gallery opened in 1965.

The Phoenix arts community is still reeling today from news that one of its pioneers, painter and muralist Rose Johnson, 48, died yesterday, Sunday, May 31, at Sanglah General Hospital in Bali.

Photos by Coley Ward / Arizona daily Star More Photos : If you go a When: 5-8 p.m. June 13, and the second Saturday of every month.

Artist Rose Johnson, an English-born painter and muralist who spent more than 20 years working in Phoenix and Bisbee, Ariz., has died.

Courtesy photo Buried in the Calvary Cemetery in Douglas, Ariz., is Fred J. Haas , though his birth name is Johann Friedrick Haas.

Jack Kerouac never slept here. Well, maybe he did, but there's no record of it. Still, it's the kind of place he would have been drawn to when he was out on the road.

Ghost towns are eerie sights. Abandoned buildings and decaying structures serve as reminders of once thriving settlements.

A wildfire burning a half-mile northwest of Bisbee prompted an unknown number of people in a sparsely populated area to be evacuated from their homes Monday.

After driving down the roads of the Southwest for more than 32 years, we have noticed that when you pull up and go into an antique store, more often than not, it turns out to be a glorified junk store.

Tucson's Musica Sonora is taking its season finale to Bisbee this weekend. The early-music ensemble will perform "In Queen Elizabeth's Garden" Saturday and Sunday at the Bisbee Women's Club, 7 Ledge Ave.

Photoshop has become a household word. At this magazine, however, it's something we use sparingly.

Facing deep funding cuts during the economic downturn, increasing numbers of school districts nationwide are contemplating trimming the traditional school week to four days to save money.

Facing deep funding cuts during the economic downturn, increasing numbers of school districts nationwide are contemplating trimming the traditional school week to four days to save money.

Facing deep funding cuts during the economic downturn, increasing numbers of school districts nationwide are contemplating trimming the traditional school week to four days to save money.