It's blister-beetle season in Southern Arizona, and as the bug's name suggests, it's best to keep your distance.
Henry Brean
About
Henry joined the Star in 2019 after 25 years at Nevada newspapers. A Tucson native, he graduated from Amphi and earned a journalism degree from the University of Missouri. He wrote about the environment for the Las Vegas Review-Journal for 16 years.
Arizona basketball legends Steve Kerr and Tom Tolbert reunited for a podcast chat on Tuesday about this year's team, its coach and Saturday’s matchup against Michigan.
Meet the Tucson signmaker who has made it his mission to quickly update the displays inside McKale Center every time the Arizona men's basketball team notches another milestone tournament victory.
When someone goes missing in Southern Arizona, it's time for the team at Southwest Rescue Dogs, Inc. to shake a leg.
The Planetary Science Institute will debut a collection of space art by one of its founding scientists and other artists at its headquarters in Tucson on Sunday.
Visitation dropped sharply but Saguaro National Park still stayed plenty busy in 2025, despite declines in international tourism and the longest federal shutdown in American history.
A critical minerals mine under construction in the Patagonia Mountains could soon be allowed to expand onto Coronado National Forest land, under a draft decision from the U.S. Forest Service.
A Canadian company wants to reopen the San Manuel copper mine more than 20 years after it closed northeast of Tucson.
Five takeaways from Sunday's story about a Canadian company's plan to reopen the San Manuel copper mine more than 20 years after it closed northeast of Tucson.
The closed mine in San Manuel could reopen under a deal announced by a Canadian company that also wants to develop a major new mine 55 miles northeast of Tucson.

