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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.

The Arizona Department of Corrections has more than 90 dogs that work in state prisons, including: a 4 dogs used to detect cell phones; a 52 dogs for detecting drugs; a 35 dogs used to track escaped inmates; a 1 dog used for detecting explosives.

In the disorganized menagerie of music and art that you'll find at a typical Phoenix First Friday, I've found that it's usually best to show up without plans and let the muse lead you.

Longtime L.A. record man and Neil Young spokesman Bill Bentley says he first saw a listing for a Neil Young archival project when he was working at Warner Bros.

Grand plans for a 22-acre sports entertainment district at Tumbleweed Park, involving a partnership between Chandler and private developers, are being shelved until the economy sees sunnier days.

Neil Young is 63 years old, and still a powerful rock `n' roll force. Greying, with old black Gibson in hand, he's all business.

'Fly with Camp Soaring Eagle' S EDONA, AZ - Camp Soaring Eagle announces that it will serve its first campers this summer 2009, as part of the Association of Hole in the Wall Camps - is designed for new camps under development to send local children to existing member camps.

Neil Young has always embraced the present, so it's no surprise that he's turned making records into a Youngian way of blogging.

The recent national release of Break The Cycle's state report cards regarding teen dating violence protections highlights the need for statutory reform in Arizona.

So-Young Chung, a seventh-grader at Terramar Elementary School in Peoria, won the Arizona Spelling Bee on Saturday for the second consecutive year.

A Raisin in the Sun: Strong performances, attention to detail highlights of 50th anniversary production by Theresa Crushshon Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder Originally posted 3/25/2009 The Guthrie Theater's presentation of Penumbra Theatre's production of A Raisin in the Sun marks the 50th anniversary of the play's debut on Broadway.

A 17-year-old Canyon del Oro student is the third to die of an apparent drug overdose in less than a year, officials said Thursday.

Before America was introduced to the Jeffersons or Huxtables, they were acquainted with the Youngers from the hit play "A Raisin in the Sun." Debuting on Broadway 50 years ago, "A Raisin in the Sun" focuses on ...

Gilbert town council candidate James Hazel, III, answers a question during a Tribune-hosted forum at the Gilbert Town Council Chambers in Gilbert, Feb.

The Weegster's takin' a powder. At least that's what the e-mails're sayin'... So, Maria, what took you so long? The two e-mail missives below just arrived via third parties, and though I've yet to receive an ...

AUBURN -- Colorado assistant Jeff Grimes has been hired by Auburn to coach its offensive line.

Lorraine Hansberry's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama A Raisin in the Sun - a Cleveland Play House-Penumbra Theatre Company-Arizona Theatre Company - co-production arrives in Tucson Jan.

Fonseca, Felicia - ST. JOHNS, Ariz. - Prosecutors in eastern Arizona have agreed not to use statements made by a nine-year-old boy as they pursue murder charges against him.

Sedona, AZ: "Traveling by Tin Lizzie, the Great Model-T Road Trip of 1924" by Laura Purtymun McBride, has been re-printed by the Sedona Heritage Museum after having been out of print for almost 30 years.

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