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Former Arizona Republic columnist turns fiction writer: Q&A with Jon Talton

Jon Talton is the author of six David Mapstone mysteries, two Cincinnati Casebooks and the thriller “Deadline Man,” set in Seattle....

Back around 1888 some prospectors found a rich gold deposit out in the Arizona desert. It was so rich in fact that they were picking up nuggets by...

Exciting plans are under way for the 47th Annual Jerome Historic Home and Building Tour on May 19-20, 2012. This longest running tour in the state...

Poston’s Butte just outside of Florence is the final resting place of the Father of Arizona. Charles Poston wanted to be buried here on the...

Saturday, April 28 is Junior Ranger Day. Both National Parks and Arizona State Parks have Junior Ranger programs. It is a way to get children of...

During the mid-19th century in west and central Arizona territory, Iretaba, a Mohave chief, was often called upon by agents of the U.S. Government...

By the 1600's Christian missionaries had a large role in the territory that would later become Arizona. Their association with the native...

While recently dining at the Gallo Blanco Cafe in downtown Phoenix, it was brought to my attention that this was the spot of one of the most...

While telephones were used back East since Alexander Graham Bell invented them in 1876, it was another five years before they made it to Arizona....

In southern Arizona, just about a 15 minute drive from Tucson lies a Wild West town at the base of the mountains where gunfights and saloons are...