Arizona DPS officer killed in wreck near Yuma

DATELAND, Ariz. — The Arizona Department of Public Safety officer killed in an accident on Interstate 8 late Monday has been identified as 47-year-old Tim Huffman.

Baby's body found in landfill near Yuma

YUMA — Police in the southwestern Arizona city of Somerton are awaiting autopsy results for a baby whose body was found at the city’s recycling plant.

Report: Climate to stress crops

Agriculture is a $9 billion industry in Arizona, but it is vulnerable to the increased heat and drought likely to accompany climate change, says a federally commissioned report.

Report: Climate to stress crops

Agriculture, a $9 billion industry in Arizona, is vulnerable to the increased heat and drought that's likely to accompany continued climate change, said a new federally commissioned report.

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Pilot killed in crash was from Tucson

Pilot killed in crash near Yuma was Tucsonan

Authorities have identified a pilot killed in a plane crash on the Barry M. Goldwater Bombing Range, near Yuma, as 49-year-old Tucson resident Denise Jeanette McCracken.

Walden Grove 21, Yuma 14

At Yuma, Walden Grove (3-3) went down 8-0 early but was able to score 14 late points in the fourth quarter to improve to 3-1 on the road this season.

Our bright spot: Tucson is a good place for aging

Tucson is a good place to grow old. To be precise, it ranks No. 37 among the country's 100 largest metro areas, according to a first-of-its-kind study by the Milken Institute.

Goldwater's crystal ball

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Goldwater's crystal ball: Fifty years ago, senator penned predictions on Arizona at 100

Barry Goldwater was a U.S. senator in 1962 when he wrote this piece for the Tucson Citizen newspaper. On this centennial day, see for yourself what Arizona's most famous native son said about growth, the desert, water and more. Notes about how things are today are in bold.

Buffeted college holding its own here

The University of Phoenix system recently reported a 42.4 percent decrease in new enrollments in the last quarter of 2010, but the local branch is bucking the trend.

Shelton talks up UA's growth in Yuma

UA wants to add a logistics program in Yuma next year.

Boeing in Mesa moves ahead on 2 copter projects

MESA — Boeing managers say two programs that will determine the future of the company's Mesa plant are ready for liftoff.

Water needs grow beyond farms vs. cities

YUMA — The water in the Colorado River could fill the needs of all the homes and offices in Phoenix, Tucson, Las Vegas and much of Southern California, but much of it irrigates vast fields of wheat, alfalfa, cotton and vegetables.

Olympic champion Plushenko wins gold at Rostelecom Cup

MOSCOW — Evgeni Plushenko of Russia won gold at the Rostelecom Cup on Saturday after a soaring free skate in his first international event since becoming Olympic champion at the 2006 Turin Games.

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Mexico revives plans for deep-water Baja port

YUMA — Mexico is reviving plans for a deep-water shipping port on the Baja California coast south of Ensenada — and the possibility that Yuma County could be on the route of a rail line that would serve the port.