Last week, officials and residents in Puerto Peñasco, or Rocky Point, worked together to save a beached whale. Just days later, a whale initially believed to be the same one was found dead in the same area. But scientists now say they were two different whales and are concerned about their unseasonal appearance in the region.

The City of Flagstaff has begun a 60-day public review process for an amendment to the city’s Regional Plan 2030. One of the new policies would be to “improve the ability of vulnerable community members to adapt and thrive amidst the pressures of climate change.”

Sonoran authorities say they’ve arrested a second suspect in the murder of Tomás Rojo, a Yaqui activist and leader who went missing in May.

Monsoons have arrived in neighboring Sonora, Mexico. But so far the rain hasn’t been enough to lift the state out of severe drought.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Tuesday it plans to propose reclassifying a rare Colorado River Basin fish called the razorback sucker from endangered to threatened status after a multiyear and multistate effort throughout the Southwestern U.S. to replenish its populations.

While Arizona’s farmers have been preparing for extreme drought conditions, water shortages in some areas have reached drastic lows. Through KJZZ’s Q&AZ Project, a listener asked: Why has San Carlos Lake behind Coolidge Dam gone dry?

While some Arizonans are standing by for legalized sports betting, others are anticipating fantasy monsoon.

A drought blanketing the U.S. West is drying up waterways, sparking wildfires and leaving famers scrambling for water. Next up: voracious grasshoppers.

An excessive heat warning and an air quality alert continues through Sunday night for much of Arizona. Forecast highs this weekend in the Phoenix metro region will be above 115 degrees, according to Phoenix-based meteorologist Austin Jamison.