Patagonia News

J. Paul Johnson ran the concessions at Patagonia Lake, renting boats and selling picnic supplies and bait.

Eddie Zawaski for Salem-News.com The effects of the worldwide financial crisis have been mixed here in the Southern cone and certainly not as devastating as they seem to have been in the north.

Maricela Vasquez, right, stands with her parents, Manuel and Martha Borquez, outside the home formerly owned by her grandmother where Vasquez grew up.

If you like fine wine and good food - and really, who doesn't? - drive to the Wine, Dine and Unwind celebration June 20-21 in the "Mountain Empire" - Sonoita, Patagonia and Elgin - of southern Arizona.

Big thanks to by buddy Courtney for posting this well done video by Puki Freeberg : Watch it in HD on YouTube "Young raw food experts from the Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center in Patagonia, Arizona discuss common detoxification symptoms and how to make the transition to a raw food diet more comfortable." Video Features: Courtney Pool Meghan Dwyer ...

It was a trip to the Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Sanctuary on June 13, 1979, that brought together these birders.

All too often, the stories in the London papers about Wales, particularly the Welsh language are limited to 'daft' tales about people getting their heads stuck between railings or some lazy piece about the inconvenience that bilingual signs cause to visitors from England.

Tucson copper company Asarco LLC overcame a major legal hurdle Friday when a U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge approved a $1.1 billion environmental settlement between the mining firm and federal and state agencies.The 'global' settlement resolves an estimated $6.8 billion in claims over polluted mine sites and marks a necessary step for Asarco to emerge ...

Head for the Southern Arizona wine country in June. Elgin, Patagonia and Sonoita are opening their doors and inviting wine lovers and their families to a relaxing weekend of wine, food and fun in the cool setting of Arizona's Wine Country .

PHOENIX a ' State officials say three environmentally contaminated mines in Arizona would get a $23 million cleanup as part of a settlement with the mining company that owns them.

Monday May 11, 2009 9:00 a.m. Fire Information Contact: Robert Emmons at 334-0034, Jonetta Holt at 400-1007, Debbie Cress at 595-2093 and Tom McCampbell at 770-3506 Two Type 1 hand crews are responding to a new start this morning called the Washington Fire.

Two a oehotshota firefighting crews were dispatched this morning to a fire in the Patagonia Mountains near the U.S.-Mexico border.

A federal agent who worked the Nogales port of entry with a drug-sniffing dog to catch illegal drugs is in jail today charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine.

A rollover collision involving two vehicles this afternoon has closed the eastbound lanes of Arizona 82 near Patagonia, according to the Department of Public Safety.

Issue date: 4/7/09 Section: Extra! The Amazon River is visible from space. The Andes are the longest mountain range in the world, stretching more than 4,000 miles through seven countries.

Think of it as high school musical chairs. On April 2, 1956, principal Elbert Brooks, staff and close to 900 students finally got their own high school a ' a modern, two-story, red-brick affair a ' only the ...

Claiming a cure for diabetes. Obesity is a major issue facing America, and it seems everybody is rallying the troops to do something about it.

Here's your chance to meet some of the region's favorite writers. Twenty-five writers will be present to talk with readers 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday for the sixth Writers Round-Up at Cady Hall, 342 Duquesne Ave., ...

Chris Kristiansand, 81, left this world peacefully for his horse ranch in the sky on Jan.

For 10,000 years people have called Patagonia Desert home, and they continue to do so to this day.