Jerome News

On July 10, 1917 two cattle cars were loaded with I.W.W. members and striking miners and removed from Jerome, Arizona.

Heading to the cool North Country for the Fourth of July weekend? No need to sacrifice your discriminating taste in wine.

There isn't a question today because none of you people have sent me an especially interesting Arizona history question lately.

Don't click there for more information. Just go to the event's myspace page. This Saturday marks the return of what has to be Jerome, Arizona's biggest music festival: Jeromeatherapy .

Every Saturday and Sunday in October Ales on Rails is Verde Canyon Railroad's way of toasting the German Oktoberfest tradition that has been interwoven into the American tapestry for over 200 years.

In the span of just a couple months, Barbara Fajardo's life fell apart. From August to December, she got divorced, lost her job and lost her house.

Northern Arizona has been experiencing some highly unusual moisture this May, but wildland fire officials are letting people know they have no plans to loosen fire-use restrictions.

For many people, affordable art is the only art in their budget right now. But if the thought of affordable art conjures images of stick figures or dogs playing poker, consider a trip to Jerome.

Mountain man Bill Williams, rancher Marion Perkins and investor Eugene Jerome never met, but theya TMre connected by two things.

Views of homes in Jerome, AZ dotting the slope of Cleopatra Mountain taken from rooftop of the newly constructed Robinson Victorian Home.

The activities in this calendar were chosen by the editors of Arizona Highways magazine to let our readers experience slices of life in Arizona, especially events that are unique to the state.

There are many different types of roundabouts, large, mini, raindrop, turbo, but they all accomplish the same concept and help traffic flow smoother through an intersection.

Editor's Note: This is a new feature, Life in Print a ' personal essays from Star staff and readers.

This one wasn't as old, but there was something poignant about it, lonely on the winding road headed down out of town.

Don Stewart says God touched him even before he was born. It was 1939, Prescott.

Arizona's education funding model is 28 years old, and Verde Valley educators are ready to help bring it up to date.

When dining on the road, it's easy to tire of chain restaurants. But several Arizona towns boast independent restaurants that offer a taste of their area by serving locally grown seasonal foods.

Yavapai County roads ignored by the state and federal government for their scenic or historic value have a new chance for recognition.

Arizona state parks apparently can avoid more park closures in the last three several months of the current fiscal year, thanks to cost-cutting and suspensions of grants for recreation and cultural projects to partly offset midyear budget cuts, the system's director said Friday.

The state House gave preliminary approval Thursday to a controversial - and possibly illegal - transfer of funds from a voter-approved initiative to keep state parks open.