Willcox News

Explorer Francisco VA squez de Coronado didn't have to obey the highway speed limit, make hotel reservations or fuss with other such travel details when he rode the route that now bears his name.

WASHINGTON a ' The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday made public a list of 26 communities, including one in Southeastern Arizona, in 10 states where residents are potentially threatened by coal-ash storage ponds similar to one that flooded a neighborhood in Tennessee last year.

Kaleb Kirkendall, who is 9 months old, rides the crop rows at Apple Annie's with the helping hand of his mother, Mandy Kirkendall.

Georgia Norine Hanssard, of Willcox, AZ died June 19, 2009 at the age of 65. Georgia was born to George and Virginia Womack on July 10, 1943 in Meridian, TX.

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

Jeff Beamish reports Monsoon spotters wanted To say Steve Bieda loves the weather is an understatement.

The following is a press release from the Department of Public Safety: 3TV / DPS The Arizona Department of Public Safety sadly announces the loss of Officer Allen Peterson.

Rebecca Taylor reports Family of refugees involved in fatal rollover speak For the first time, family members talk about the accident that killed six people.

Catholic Social Service in Tucson is seeking donations to help two refugee families that lost family members in a van rollover on Interstate 10 last week.

In her 20 years volunteering with local refugees, Tucsonan Jill Rich had never experienced the heartbreak she did this week when she learned of a deadly single-vehicle rollover on Interstate 10.

The BLM will host nine open house meetings in upcoming weeks in New Mexico and Arizona along the corridor being studied for the power line.

TUCSON, Arizona - Five people were killed and 12 others were injured on Wednesday when a van loaded with Burundian refugees seeking work crashed on an Arizona highway.

Look up: rocks. a Look down: rocks. a Look far and wide: rocks. a Are you sensing a pattern here? a Rocks a ' of just about every conceivable size and shape a ' are the stars of the superscenic show at this national monument southeast of Willcox.

Everyone knows about Californiaa TMs vibrant wine industry and many celebrities like Francis Ford Coppolla have their own wine a ' but one Hollywood filmmaker has chosen to create his wine in Arizona.

Eurofresh Inc., doing business as Eurofresh Farms, Willcox, Ariz., filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy April 21 as part of an agreement reached with investors including founder and current chairman Johan van den Berg.

The past 12 winners of the competition will go head-to-head for a $1,000 cash prize, a trophy and a year's worth of free Loft admission.

A Cochise County judge has declared a mistrial in a murder case because the defendant's brother dropped his pants, gestured and made threatening comments in the presence of jurors.

Mired in $300 million in debt and battling crop diseases and labor shortages, Eurofresh Inc.

Tomatoes are boxed and packaged at the Eurofresh Inc. facility in Willcox. The company blames part of its problems on labor troubles.

Greenhouse tomato grower Eurofresh Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as part of a deal with creditors to recapitalize the company.