Benson News

Can you imagine a world without cows? In 1535 Francisco Coronado brought cows into what is now the United States.

Cochise County Sheriff's spokeswoman Carol Capas says the blaze occurred Saturday afternoon in an area about 22 miles east of Benson.

Gov. Jan Brewer sued the Legislature three years ago because its leaders didn't send her bills immediately as they tried to gain leverage in budget negotiations.

The U.S. Supreme Court could end of taking up the legality of Arizona's SB 1070 immigration law on Wednesday without its author in the audience.

Budget talks between Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer and Republican legislative leaders apparently have hit an impasse, and Brewer is signaling she'll veto any other bills that reach her desk before a budget deal.