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Grand Canyon National Park had four and a half million visitors last year, which helped boost the northern Arizona economy. A National Park Service report shows that visitors spent more than $710 million last year in the Canyon’s gateway communities.
June 28, 2022
Vaccinations for kids ages 5 to 11 started in Sonora and across Mexico on Monday, drawing big crowds. In Sonora, state authorities hope to eventually vaccinate some 250,000 young people in that age range.
June 28, 2022
A 2020 National Science Foundation-funded study found that cloud seeding can generate precipitation, but other researchers are skeptical that cloud seeding can address the impacts of drought and climate change.
June 28, 2022
Every couple of years, the Bureau of Land Management asks for public input on lands that might be landlocked or hard to reach, but the latest window for public comment is about to close.
June 28, 2022
Cities and agriculture across the West put intense pressure on groundwater supplies. In some regions, there are few rules governing how and when people can pump. That’s true in rural Southern Arizona, where residents are seeing their wells dry up as big farms move in.
June 28, 2022
Major candidates for three key offices in 2022 have said they wouldn’t have certified the 2020 election results in Arizona. These offices — governor, secretary of state and attorney general — all play a role in affirming state election results. Here are GOP candidate statements on that front in this handy cheat sheet on election denialism.
June 27, 2022
As a Republican representative missed the last day of the legislative session, the bill will did not move forward for the second year in a row.
June 27, 2022
State lawmakers ended their session late Friday with a flurry of activity on major issues, including school vouchers and water.
June 27, 2022
The Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade is having ripple effects across the country, including here in Arizona. As we await what will likely be a decision from the state Supreme Court on that, abortion providers in Arizona are stopping abortion services.
June 27, 2022
Inflammatory rhetoric related to border policy and immigration during the Trump administration exacerbated a cultural wedge between the U.S. and Mexico. And for some historians, that was reminiscent of the 1910 Mexican Revolution.
June 27, 2022
Astronomers say they’ve discovered a new ultra-faint dwarf galaxy, which they believe can help answer some questions about the early stages of the universe.
June 27, 2022
On KJZZ's SOAPBOX, we're turning over the the mic to our listeners. For the summer, writers tackled the theme HOME.
June 27, 2022
Emerson Sherman is a young artist and writer from Phoenix.
June 27, 2022
There are a pair of gatherings of world leaders coming up this week, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will be at the top of the agenda at both.
June 27, 2022
On KJZZ's SOAPBOX, The Show turns over the the mic to listeners. For the summer 2022, writers tackled the theme HOME.
June 27, 2022
Metro Phoenix residents should expect some rain but also hot temperatures this week. Derrick Hodges, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, says scattered storms are in the forecast for the next few days, especially early in the week.
June 27, 2022
The labor shortage is a nationwide issue, but for nonprofit organizations, the struggle to find workers and pay living wages has been especially difficult.
June 27, 2022
The Phoenix City Council approved a roadmap to get 280,000 electrical vehicles on city streets by 2030.
June 27, 2022
The $14 billion National School Lunch Program provides midday meals to nearly 40% of U.S. children each day. A new study looks at the environmental impacts of these lunches, and how shifting the menu could help.
June 27, 2022
Uncontrolled wildfires are growing more frequent across western North America due to climate change, wildfire suppression, harmful insects and invasive grasses. Now, the authors of a study in the journal Wildlife Society Bulletin have added another culprit to that list: birds.
June 27, 2022
