Sonoita News

More than 70 of you answered our call for Tucson Summertime Tales. You wrote of sleeping under the stars and treks to the drive-in, wheezing swamp coolers and elaborate water fights, spooning raspados and coping with pregnancy in August.

A man has been charged in the crash that killed 11 illegal immigrants June 6 near Sonoita, according to a U.S. Attorney's Office press release.

When Mack Matlock retired as a Pima County sheriff's deputy 12 years ago, he transformed into a movie-set driver.

If you like fine wine and good food - and really, who doesn't? - drive to the Wine, Dine and Unwind celebration June 20-21 in the "Mountain Empire" - Sonoita, Patagonia and Elgin - of southern Arizona.

The alleged smuggler accused of transporting illegal immigrants involved in a fatal crash June 6 has been charged with conspiracy to transport illegal aliens for profit resulting in death.

Facts about Arizona's wine industry, provided by Rod Keeling of the Arizona Wine Growers Association: * Arizona has 38 licensed wineries and 40 vineyards.

Breakthroughs occur, sometimes in a flood of tears By Carol Ann Alaimo Arizona Daily Star Published: 06.13.2009 Generations ago, horses were used to wage war.

Blowout played a part in fatal rollover in Ariz. SONOITA, Ariz. A A A' Arizona investigators say a tire blowout might have caused a rollover accident that killed eight people and injured several others who were being smuggled into the U.S. Officer Joy Craig of the Arizona Department of Public Safety said Monday that investigators suspect the ...

Eight people are dead after an SUV packed with suspected illegal immigrants crashed just before midnight along State Route 82 near Sonoita.

Ten people were killed when this Ford SUV wrecked overnight near Sonoita. Officials say it carried up to 22 illegal immigrants.

SONOITA, a ' A tire blowout is believed to have caused or contributed to a rollover accident of an immigrant smuggling vehicle that killed eight people and injured several others in southern Arizona.

SONOITA, Ariz. June 7, 2009 The Associated Press 3 comments In this photo released by the Arizona Department of Public Safety shows an overturned 2000 Ford... In this photo released by the Arizona Department of Public Safety shows an overturned 2000 Ford Excursion early Sunday, June 7, 2009 on a remote southern Arizona highway.

At least 10 people are dead in a vehicle rollover just before midnight Saturday.

There's nothing worse than being stuck behind someone who's going really slow. Heading down highway 83 to Sonoita, it happens a lot.

What's a good-looking Sonoita ranch kid, athlete, Salpointe High and University of Arizona grad turned network TV soap and movie star to do? Get rock stars a ' and as many of the rest of us as possible a ' to wear the $42 commie canvas sneakers he calls The People's Shoe.

Head for the Southern Arizona wine country in June. Elgin, Patagonia and Sonoita are opening their doors and inviting wine lovers and their families to a relaxing weekend of wine, food and fun in the cool setting of Arizona's Wine Country .

A Tucson family who was already pinching pennies is trying to climb out of a massive medical emergency debt.

For soldiers coming back from Afghanistan or Iraq, the transition back into society can be a tough one.

The esteemed history of the Congressional Medal of Honor hails back to its creation during the Civil War in 1861, when thousands of soldiers were acknowledged for their actions throughout the country.

Significant drug and weapons seizures by the Tucson-based, multi-agency Border Enforcement Security Task Force or BEST, are on the rise, a trend Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials attribute to heightened cooperation and information sharing fostered by the investigative task force among law enforcement agencies in southern Arizona and ...