Pima County Deputy Treasurer Jake Martin left his position Wednesday after he was told to resign by Treasurer Jorge Soto.

A controversial religious group near Tumacácori is seeking the dismissal of a complaint filed in July by a former member who oversaw the construction of dozens of its buildings and claimed he was never paid.

The Tucson Roadrunners hockey team made its first trip to Green Valley on Tuesday to help support the Sahuarita Food Bank, highlighting the importance community food drives play as demand grows and donations slow.

“Profiles in Ignorance”

Sahuarita High School honored four senior swimmers during a Senior Night ceremony at the Sahuarita Aquatic Center amid a dual meet with Buena, Desert View and Douglas high schools.

Pima County's bond committee began hearing its first wave of project presentations Thursday with more on the way, including the Town of Sahuarita that will pitch its ideas on Oct. 30.

A few dozen people gathered Tuesday to learn about the U.S. Coast Guard’s history and mission, but they also learned about its ties to Arizona.

Q: I have a problem with a warranty I purchased from HP. It started when my HP Pavilion wouldn’t connect to the internet, though my other devices worked fine. I called HP Smart Friend, a service I was paying for, but its technicians were out of their depth. They kept trying to reinstall my operating system, which didn’t fix the connection and actually messed up my files.

To say it’s been a rough year for the Orozco family is a vast understatement, but Sylvia Orozco said they just focus on the small victories.

The Arizona Governor's Office of Highway Safety has awarded the Santa Rita Fire District a $15,000 grant.

The months of October and November are the time for planting wildflowers that bring spring beauty to the desert garden. They avoid extreme weather by waiting in seed form until the most favorable environmental conditions appear. During their lives, these plants must flower and then produce seed for survival of the species.

The Sahuarita Police Department is conducting an administrative investigation after an officer accidentally fired his weapon twice Saturday night while on a burglary call.

The Pima County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved advancing a list of three finalists to replace County Administrator Jan Lesher, who will retire in January.

A 60-year-old Nogales woman accused of striking a 91-year-old assisted living home resident has been indicted by a Pima County grand jury.

Green Valley News and Sahuarita Sun publisher Dru Sanchez is retiring effective Dec. 31, 2026.

The Sahuarita Town Council OK'd updating its cannabis code for the first time since it went in the books following the 2010 voter approval for medical marijuana, allowing new services and more space for dispensaries within town limits.

For seniors, it can be a struggle to maintain balance, stability, bone density and more, all of which can lead to falls and more serious health issues. But in Green Valley, one workout method is stepping into the limelight to combat these effects of aging — weightlifting.

Cancer is a diagnosis few expect, and Helen Russo was no exception. She had been getting regular mammograms since age 50 when a follow-up review led to her diagnosis — though she has now lived cancer-free for nearly 25 years.

Pima County Recorder Gabriella Cázares-Kelly expects increased drop-box use as outreach and public awareness grows, which can speed up the process amid an anticipated doubling in registered voters during the next 15 years.

Definition of AI: A development of computer systems that perform human tasks; like reasoning, learning, problem solving, etc. that will ultimately make decisions based on collected info.

Q: I paid $1,866 for a new Lenovo Yoga 9 a little over a year ago. I’m a writer and keynote speaker, so I need a device that works when I’m on the move. Less than a year after I bought it, the battery started crashing. It would go from 100% to 30% in just two hours.

Alice Dyke, a Sahuarita resident, recently participated in the Huntsman World Senior Games at Saint George, Utah. The Huntsman games have been a global fixture for over 30 thirty years.

A decision by the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office not to respond to some calls during border wall protests near Lochiel has landed Sheriff David Hathaway a rebuke from the Arizona Sheriffs’ Association.

To say losing 51 pounds in a year was no sweat for William Molzan would be a lie, but his weight-loss journey became much easier once he developed a manageable approach and started literally counting calories.

For the seventh consecutive year, Rudy Musquiz Sr. and his family are scaring and entertaining visitors with an elaborate annual Halloween display at their home on Calle de la Plaza in Sahuarita. Additions to this year’s setup include a post-apocalyptic zombie zone and a haunted Krampus scene.

During the month of April 2009, we crossed the line into the state of Nebraska: the 16th largest state, known for Great Plains landscapes, rolling hills, agriculture and pioneer history. With highlighted map in hand, off we went to explore a new environment and document all of our adventures. Sit back, relax and enjoy reading about the sites we explored.

Monsoon moisture hasn't moseyed out of Southern Arizona yet, leaving the Green Valley and Sahuarita area open to possible weekend storms and extra rainfall.

The Santa Rita Fire District (SRFD) responded to a reported bicycle crash on Oct. 8 at 7:18 a.m. in the area of South Mission Road and Twin Buttes Road.

October is Family History Month, the World Series baseball games begin, and a month of transition in our Southern Arizona. To celebrate Family History Month, I reached back into my published Genealogy Today articles and chose a two-part article of a family story. It was my first article, of 249, in the Green Valley News — April 2, 2017. Thus, what is old is new again.

Trail restoration crews with Friends of Madera Canyon recently cleared tripping hazards along more than a mile of the Lower Nature Trail.

A post-apocalyptic zombie zone and a haunted Krampus scene are among the new additions haunting Calle de la Plaza this Halloween season as the Musquiz family opens its seventh consecutive annual display to benefit the Sahuarita Food Bank.

The Santa Rita Fire District hosted its 2026 Pancake Breakfast Friday, Oct. 9. With the public lining up 20 minutes before the first flapjacks were served, the department saw filled tables and stomachs throughout the morning.

The victim in Friday night's fatal fire has been identified by the Sahuarita Police Department as Kenton Brown, who was 80.

In August, Green Valley News reporter Kim Smith wrote an article about a Green Valley man who lost $300,000 in two separate scams. The first scam started with a text from an unknown person who eventually suggested an investment in Bitcoin.

Monsoon ended Sept. 30, but that doesn't mean the Green Valley-Sahuarita area is done getting rain.

When people think of the U.S. Coast Guard, they probably don't think about the desert. Some may think of Kevin Costner and the Bering Strait in the movie "The Guardian" or Chris Pine off Cape Cod in "The Finest Hours."

Despite their name or how they appear, asparagus ferns (Asparagus densiflorus) are neither edible nor a true fern. A better definition is “a drought tolerant plant capable of thriving in a container inside the house, or in a xeriscape garden with little water and care.”

Southern Arizona residents eagerly awaiting the opening of the new RoadHouse Cinema in Sahuarita may have to wait a bit longer, but they're being given a treat in the meantime.

For the last four or five years, Green Valley artist Jan Holland has been attending Art in the Park to enjoy the park and sell her art.

The county's bond committee could take baby steps to build trust as it gets rolling on its first bond package since voters nixed the last two attempts a decade ago.

The Santa Rita Fire District board last week unanimously voted to adopt the new Pima County Community Wildfire Protection Plan.

Twenty-four years ago, Diane West joined the Green Valley Recreation Artisans’ Shop with one piece of art. Now, after being awarded a legacy membership, she will help celebrate the shop's 45th anniversary.

Arizona Game and Fish located and tranquilized a bear Monday afternoon after it was spotted in the Green Valley Country Club estates Monday morning.

Sahuarita Unified School District governing board members Raul Rodriguez and John Sparks are facing off with write-in candidate Christen Sundberg next month for two open spots on the board.

Border Patrol agents swarmed a protest encampment early Monday arresting up to a dozen people while allowing contractors to cut down a giant cottonwood to make way for border wall construction.

Whether because of HOA rules, neighbor requests or blocking of your own mountain views, in this area, restriction of plant heights is an important consideration. There are a number of landscape options that can be selected in place of view-blocking trees. Following are a few from which to consider.

One person died Friday night when a fire destroyed a Sahuarita home.

One person died Friday night when a fire destroyed a Sahuarita home.

The Saguaro Skill Center received a $200,000 grant that will build capacity, improve students' experience and help get the ball rolling on a new program all while giving leadership a little peace of mind.

A descendant of homesteader Nelson Sawyer visited the century-old gravesite on Thursday, lighting a candle within the small adobe-walled plot and reiterating his family’s determination to leave Sawyer’s remains undisturbed.