PHOENIX — Law enforcement officials say they’ve broken up a ring that smuggled thousands of pounds of marijuana a year for three years from Mexico...

Sam Kounaves, the lead scientist for Phoenix’s wet chemistry lab, describes the preliminary findings about the chemical makeup of Martian...

A look around the garage at Phoenix International Raceway as the Sprint Cup series held a practice session on Thursday, April 10,...

Learn when to know if your container plants need to be repotted in a larger pot.

Watch part two to learn about proper soil mixtures.

Six seconds. One play. An opponent on the ropes. CDO's players could sense a celebration brewing. And like that, it all vanished.

The Dorados'...

Baboquivari Valley is a smuggling corridor that has claimed the lives of 229 border crossers since the beginning of fiscal 2000 — more than three...

In a special edition of our online video show, "Cooking with the Star," Chef Donna Nordin talks about chocolate, a little of its history and how it's...

Award-winning Nashville songwriter/singer Keith Anderson ("Pickin' Wildflowers," "Every Time I Hear Your Name") presented a check for $1,000 to a...

Being hit by a truck was the best thing that ever happened to Parkir, a 3-year-old Lhasa apso.

His unfortunate encounter with the vehicle near a...

Donna Nordin, legendary founder of Terra Cotta restaurant, is a graduate of the renowned Cordon Bleu cooking school in Paris.

In this holiday...

Students in Del Hammond's first-grade class at Wrightstown Elementary have spent a month studying Thanksgiving, from the reasons the Pilgrims left...

Alain Lefèvre helped the orchestra kick off its 78th season last year with the American premiere of fellow Canadian André Mathieu's...

On Saturday, Nov. 10, Tucson's Hotel Congress played host to the 20th Annual Tucson-Nogales Fall Scooter Rally -- the country's largest and oldest...

Pour Moi's invite-only runway show on Nov. 2, 2007 gave VIPs first crack at the high-end boutique’s fall and winter...

Catch your first glimpse of the Salt River Canyon and you might blurt out the same words as others before you "It looks just like a mini-Grand...

A closer look at Biosphere 2. For more information, visit www.b2science.org.

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Reaction and excitement from election night 2008 when proposition 200 fails to garner enough votes to pass.

Produced by Eric...

The All Souls Procession is one of the highlights of the fall season. It began as a sort of memorial service more than 15 years ago, as local artist...

The event was held last night at Jacoma Plaza Downtown and was an opportunity for children to have a procession of their own. Children made their own...

Video from Arizona Athletic Director Jim Livengood's press conference announcing Lute Olson's leave of absence.

Produced by Dean...

Bear Down Friday took place on Friday, Nov. 2, 2007 featuring a speech by Lute Olson at the pep rally at Main Gate Square.

There were also...

The 'Dance of the Dead' was held at Congress Hotel Friday as a fundraiser for Many Mouths One Stomach. The charity helps put on the All Souls...

A flyover of the city of Albuquerque with certain key stops along the...

Day of the Dead-related activities in Tucson have become increasingly popular. The local All Souls Procession of ghouls, ghosts and skeletons began...

Odell Baskerville, executive chef at the Arizona Inn, travels with his own kitchen.

The multi-drawer steel toolbox contains just about...

Participants in the All Souls Procession put the finishing touches on their floats and costumes for Sunday night's parade.

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On Oct. 27 and 28, the Greater Oro Valley Arts Council held ArtsFest 2007 at Canada del Oro Riverfront Park in Oro...

Former Arizona swimmer Whitney Myers talks about being named NCAA Woman of the...

Mounir Koussa is a budding superstar of science, a student whose amazing accomplishments are eclipsed only by his promise for future...

As summer turns to fall, the temperatures get cooler and the walking trails around Tucson fill up.

Spend an afternoon on Mt. Lemmon, Tucson's...

Members of St. Mark's United Methodist Church at 1431. W. Magee Road unload 1,500 pumpkins, which they will sell to fund a program where kids repair...

A former gang member,Julian Mendez, 39, spent his youth in and out of trouble with the law.

Today, the owner of Good Fellas Detail Shop, 4517 E....

Tucson Meet Yourself This heritage festival began in 1973. After you attend your first one, you'll know why it's lovingly referred to as Tucson Eat...

Dancing dogs? Yep, and it's fun for your pooch and you. It's a great way to get some exercise and bond with your four-legged...

The sights and sounds of Tucson's dog...

Janos Wilder, a James Beard Award-winning chef and owner of Janos and J-Bar restaurants, agreed to help us launch "Cooking with the Star," our new...

The addition of some new exercise equipment outside of the University of Arizona Mathematics Department inspired a few students to hold a...

Van Elrod of the Tucson Sabbar Shriners hosted an impromptu car show to raise money for Sabbar Shriners children's hospitals. Video produced by...

On Sept. 15, 2007, the Greater Oro Valley Arts Council organized Jazz Jam '07 both as a fundraiser for its arts programs and as a tribute to jazz...

Wherever you look in Tucson, adults are playing kids' games. Sports that were once relegated to recess are now vehicles for exercising, flirting and...

Here's a sneak peek at the 2007-2008 UApresents...

Fifty-one women are vying for the title of Mrs. America, 2007. The competition takes place in Tucson and the contestants spent nearly 10 days in the...

Watch the Opening Minds through Arts group working with a kindergarten class.

Come with us on a guided tour of Cobra Ranch, the newest addition to the Nature Conservancy's Aravaipa Canyon Preserve near Klondyke, northeast of...

Ayda Sandoval teaches her Border Collie Mix how to dance.

She'll teach yours, too. Classes begin at $35 an hour. Sandoval, who lives in Amado,...

Garry Knight, luthier and owner of Catalina Guitars, demonstrates how he creates his custom guitars.

For more information, visit

From the StarNet video archives: a 2002 report ... stalking the seldom-seen night-blooming cereus....

Thin is in. When it comes to pizza, anyway. Not that thick, bready crust has ever really gone out of style, but thin-crust pie is definitely catching...

It's not about the destination, the old saying goes. It's about the journey. For some, the journey to enlightenment, nirvana and even the heavens...

The midway at the Pima County Fair is full of lots of exciting rides. Experience a few of them with our "ride...

With his big hunk 'o burning love, Elvis (in the form of impersonator Horace Lucido) performs three shows daily at the 97th annual Pima County...

A short film by Wakefield Middle School eighth grader Nicole Michael.

Michael's moving video inspired her fellow students at Wakefield to...

George Hanson, with Tucson Symphony Orchestra, explains how the conductor talks to the orchestra with his hands and a baton.

Video produced by...

The Hualapai Tribe recently opened a $30 million Skywalk above the Grand Canyon in the hopes of attracting tourists to their struggling...

Play based on letters Janis Joplin wrote to her family opens March 24, and performances continue in repertory through April 9 at the Temple of Music...

Doug Kreutz narrates this satellite tour of the Globe-Miami-Superior area north of Tucson.

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The H.F. Coors China Company on 1600 S. Cherrybell Stravenue is considered the largest producer of commercial china in the western United...

What does it take to make a Sonoran hot dog? Do you really want to know?

El Güero Canelo owner Daniel Contreras demonstrates the art of...

Tucsonans spent the morning of Monday, Jan. 22, 2007, enjoying a rare treat - a city blanketed in snow.

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Adriana Herman began her collection of nativity scenes in the late 1960s. Now she has more sets than she can count from all over the...

Carolyn Ancell, a certified music practitioner and harpist at the Casa de la Luz Hospice, plays for 96-year-old Ernestine Miller and discusses her...

Gallery owner Lisa Fogle guides us through the current exhibit by Rodney Alan Greenblat, "Beyond Abstraction: Animating the Universe," and gives a...

"Stunt Man" by Rick Wamer

To read the story, Theatrical Mime: Couple teaching, performing art form, click

Amanda McKerrow and John Gardner perform a pas de deux from Act II of "Swan Lake" in a 2003 Ballet Tucson production.

Mientras los empleados del restaurante Chihuahua cocinan delicias mexicanas para el deleite de los paladares, aficionados del TRI y familias...

Arizona Daily Star Features Editor Maria Parham reminisces with Bob Linesch, the piano player she met her first night in Tucson 36 years...

Ruby, once a mining town of some significance, is now one of Arizona's most famous and best-preserved ghost towns. (Video from October...

Imagine losing everything - your house, your car, your friends, your way of life. With so much to reclaim, where would you begin to pick up the...

Imagine losing everything - your house, your car, your friends, your way of life. With so much to reclaim, where would you begin to pick up the...

Arizona Daily Star columnist Ernesto Portillo Jr. sits down with local gospel pianist, composer and choir leader Dorothy Reid as she discusses her...

Tucson's die-hard Potter fans celebrate the release of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince."

Produced by Jorge...

Some of these 50-and-up heavy hitters have been belting the softer version of the old horsehide for more than four decades.

Produced by Andrew...

Relive this year's Rodeo Parade, which wound its way from South Park Ave. to the Rodeo Grounds on Irvington Road.

Produced by Andrew Satter and...

Family, friends and fans gathered at Tucson's Hidden Valley Inn on Wednesday, Feb. 9 to pay tribute to the late Robert J. Spencer, the talented...

Aravaipa Canyon, in the Galiuro Mountains about 60 miles northeast of Tucson, offers day hikers or backpackers views of a remote riparian environment...

Video of Sedona painter Robert Shields plying his...

Suzanne McMillan-McTavish leads a group in a chant at a vortex site on Airport...

Suzanne McMillan-McTavish explains to a tour group how to channel the energy of a...

The recognition and awards ceremony honoring the 2004 Senior Class Achievers was held Sunday, May 9, at Tucson Convention Center.

A month after the town was evacuated ahead of the oncoming Aspen Fire, Summerhaven's residents returned Thursday to see what, if anything, they could...

Don Garate, chief of interpretation at Tumacacori National Historical Park, portrays Juan Bautista de Anza, commander of the Tubac presidio in the...

From hole in the ground to a seamless component of the UA mall, this composite video of time-lapse photos documents the two-year construction of the...

Watch the famous Sons of the Pioneers at the Triple C Chuckwagon as they conclude the 2002 season at the restaurant west of...

The life of a rodeo cowboy is one filled with bumps and bruises. Watch participants at the Tucson Rodeo discuss how they get back in the saddle...

Gary Ortega, Lambert Cross and Jason Garcia, all U.S. Customs officers, try to find footprints of those they suspect of carrying a drug load through...

StarNet's two-part series that goes behind the scenes for Cienega High School's Division 4A playoff game against Ironwood Ridge High. Will the...

StarNet's two-part series that goes behind the scenes for Cienega High School's Division 4A playoff game against Ironwood Ridge High. Will the...