The Ryan Fire in 2002

The Ryan Fire burned old vegetation but returned nutrients to the soil that nurtured new growth.

Ryan Fire

Trees in the Canelo Hills area are lit by the surrounding grassland fire. The Ryan Fire burned old vegetation but returned nutrients to the soil.

Free tree-planting workshop this weekend

Southern Arizona might be known mainly as cactus country, but trees play a big green role in shading, cooling and beautifying urban areas.

Free tree planting workshop this weekend

A free tree planting and maintenance workshop is being held Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon at the Anamax Park Recreation Center, 17501 S. Camino de Las Quintas.

Bear ambles down after 10 hours in Hereford tree

A bear that took up residence in a tree for more than 10 hours in a Hereford neighborhood, south of Sierra Vista, finally came down and headed back to the Huachuca Mountains.

Floods, winds menace South after West's major snowfall

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Residents of some Western and Plains states were digging out Friday after an early blast of snow. Meanwhile, heavy rain and winds that toppled trees, power lines and church steeples lashed parts of the South, leaving three people dead.

Floods, winds menace South after West's major snowfall

Kate Voegele due to play Club Congress

Kate Voegele is a singer/songwriter and star of the primetime soap "One Tree Hill." And her life is, like, totally nuts.

Kate Voegele due to play Club Congress

A breeze in the Bronx

NEW YORK — The ho-hum catch that tickled his teammates, the behind-the-back snag that looked so easy.

A breeze in the Bronx

Drug smugglers, a resourceful lot, keep finding ways to deliver dope

SAN MIGUEL — A pickup truck in Mexico pulls up to the 5-foot vehicle barriers that make up part of the multibillion-dollar border fence. A retractable ramp is extended from the truck, forming a bridge up and over the barriers.