Fueling the Future has successful fifth year

By Edie Crall Fueling The Future has experienced its fifth successful year of providing food to 75 Mountain Vista School students and families who would face food insecurity during the school’s winter break.   These students rely upon school breakfasts and lunches...

Arrests made in Paul Clifford homicide

  Pima County Sheriff’s Department today announced that they have made three arrests in connection with the Dec. 24, 2024, murder of San Manuel teacher Paul Clifford.   The three suspects were arrested Dec. 30, 2024, and booked into the Pima County Jail on felony...

Pima County investigating homicide near Redington Pass

  On Dec. 24, 2024, at approximately 1:20 a.m., deputies from Pima County Sheriff’s Department were called to a report of suspicious activity in the 14000 block of N. San Pedro River Rd. While enroute to the incident location, deputies discovered information which led...

Learning what Thanksgiving means to our youngest readers

By Lauren R. Carnes This Thanksgiving, we at Copper Area News are happy to bring back a classic holiday section that involves interviewing local children about the holiday. This reporter had the pleasure of interviewing children from the span of the Copper Corridor,...

Donations sought for ‘Fueling the Future’

By Edie Crall For the fifth year, SaddleBrooke, SaddleBrooke Ranch and Oracle volunteers are working together to provide much needed food over winter break for students at Mountain Vista School in Oracle. Fueling the Future began and is continuing as a grassroots...