Douglas, Arizona

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Wanda Arabelle Hersey 1917 - 2010
She was born in Jerome, Arizona, on May 21, 1917, to William C. and Arabelle Wilkins Foy, and graduated from Jerome High School in 1936.
Cash-poor ADOT sets supersize auction
If you're on the hunt for a used snowplow or even a front loader, then an Arizona Department of Transportation auction in Phoenix on Saturday could be your ticket.
9OYS Wants to Know: What is going on at Huber Middle School?
It was a small story that generated quite a bit of viewer feedback, and it all started with a viewer tip.
Two arrests made in Willcox robbery
On Friday February 26, 2010 at approximately 12:00 pm the Cochise County Sheriff's Office was advised of a Robbery that had occurred in the community of Cochise southwest of Willcox.
9 On Your Side
In this economy, more and more people are learning the joys of dealing with bill collectors.
Arizona Fugitive Arrested in Mexico
A 59-year-old Arizona fugitive has been arrested for homicide and sexual conduct with a minor after being on the run for about 5 years.
Sex offender that left Mesa returned
A convicted child molester who left a men's shelter in Mesa in August with three other sex offenders was returned to the United States from Mexico Saturday morning, according to officials.
[Video] Erickson reflects on ASUa s recruiting class
The unofficial beginning to the 2010 college football season is here, as thousands of high school and junior college players signed their names to letters of intent to play at schools all over the country.
Fugitive sex offender arrested in Mexico
The third of four sex offenders sought by authorities since leaving a Mesa facility where they were serving probation surrendered to Mexican authorities Saturday and was deported to Arizona Sunday, according to the U.S. Marshal's Office.
Child Molester Who Fled Mesa Caught
A convicted child molester who fled a men's shelter in Mesa last August was returned to the United States on Sunday after surrendering to authorities in Mexico.
Superintendent Pettit sent home
DOUGLAS, AZ The Douglas School Board for the second time in 13 months, voted to place School Superintendent Earl Pettit on paid administrative leave only this time it's for the duration of his contract.
Touch Down
IN A TRAILER in front of the Bisbee Food Co-op, Tucsonan Lisa Bertuzzi daubs makeup on the face of Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Ricky Medlock.
Border crosser killed by agent near Douglas identified
The illegal immigrant shot to death by a U.S. Border Patrol agent Monday was identified by the Mexican government as Jorge Alfredo Solis Palma.
Border agent fatally shoots illegal immigrant
Authorities say an illegal immigrant was shot and killed after he attacked a U.S. Border Patrol agent with rocks in southern Arizona.
2 little girls, hungry and dirty, are left alone
Two little girls are found Wednesday evening living alone inside a Douglas mobile home, their mother in custody for allegedly smuggling drugs.
2 children found abandoned with no food at S. Arizona home
Authorities say two young children are in state custody after they were left unattended at a home in Douglas.
Cochise County announces continuation of H1N1 clinics
The Cochise County Health Department is announcing the continuation of its H1N1 vaccination clinics.
Man sentenced for bribing U.S. customs officer in Arizona
A Mexican man faces more than six years in federal prison for bribing a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer.
H1N1 vaccine available to everyone in December in Cochise County
The Cochise County Health Department is announcing the continuation of its H1N1 vaccination clinics.

City Description

Douglas is a city in Cochise County, Arizona, USA. Douglas has a border crossing with Mexico and a history of mining. The population was 14,312 at the 2000 census. According to 2008 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 20,316. Douglas is located at 31°20′42″N 109°32′29″W / 31.345°N 109.54139°W / 31.345; -109.54139 (31.344911, -109.541376). Douglas stands on the U.S.-Mexico border, across from the city of Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico. Douglas was founded as a smelter town, to treat the copper ores of nearby Bisbee, Arizona. The town is named after mining pioneer James Douglas. Two copper smelters operated at the site. The Calumet and Arizona Company Smelter was built in 1902. The Copper Queen operated in Douglas from 1904 until 1931, when the Phelps Dodge Corporation purchased the Calumet and Arizona Company and took over their smelter. The Calumet and Arizona smelter then became the Douglas Reduction Works. Douglas was the site of the Phelps-Dodge Corporation Douglas Reduction Works until its closure in 1987. The smoke stacks of the smelter were not taken down until January 13, 1991. The town was a site of the Arizona Copper Mine Strike of 1983. The "Cowboys