The Buzz: Battling the Urban Heat Island Effect in Arizona
The cities we've built retain the desert heat and make conditions even warmer. How do we cool things off as temperatures warm?
Forest service officials look for Molino 2 Wildfire suspect.
Video evidence has been released.
University of Arizona hurricane researchers predict above-average season ahead
They say the number of named hurricanes could reach a mark set in 2017.
The Buzz: A wet winter brings increased wildfire danger
Experts give a fire outlook and talk about recovery.
Field Notes: Flowers
David Fenster visits Picacho Peak State Park to see this year’s superbloom. But he didn’t always like flowers.
Why this wildflower is worrying naturalists in Arizona.
Also on Arizona Spotlight: Martha Retallick on her "City Nature"; German fellow visits the AZPM Studio; and, a look into a Dolly Parton themed dance party.
Pima County Library's Synapse Team on helping mental health community-wide.
Also on Arizona Spotlight: Meet Malea Chavez, the CEO of The Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona; Gianluca Russo on "The Power of Plus" in fashion; and, Tony talks with the new CEO of The Western National Parks Association.
Wildife gate and fence complete in Oro Valley
It is the first of its kind in the Southern Arizona.
Tucson to begin returning ancestral lands to Tohono O’odham Nation
City council unanimously moved to direct the city attorney to present a plan for approval at the next council meeting.
Truck driver who caused toxic spill on I-10 was well over legal limit for alcohol at the time of the crash
Autopsy results show Rickey Immel had a blood-alcohol level almost eight times the limit for commercial drivers
Regional environmental groups ask courts to reconsider EPA approval of pesticide.
The petition was filed in the Ninth Circuit.
Grand Canyon delays opening of North Rim due to snowfall
Like other parts of the West, northern Arizona received an abundance of snow over the winter.
Avian flu kills 3 California condors in northern Arizona
A sick female condor suspected of having lead poisoning was found dead on March 20 and testing showed it had Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), the park service said.
BioBlitz aims to clean up the border but also opens eyes
It is an annual effort to document the biological diversity within a three-mile radius of the border.
Officials warn of orange liquid at old Arizona mining site
The state Department of Environmental Quality issued a news release strongly urging the public to keep away from an area in Walker.
