Arizona prepares for wildfire season with new aircraft

MESA — An air tanker that can streak to an Arizona wildfire to dump 3,000 pounds of flame retardant in record time is bringing the latest technology to fighting fires.


Vibrant Latino arts community reflects generational differences

PHOENIX - Scattered across the Valley are vibrant, visual homages to a rich past, present and future. Latino, Hispanic and Chicano art has had an iconic presence in the Southwest for hundreds of years, and nowhere is this presence more striking than in downtown Phoenix. Though Latino artists of all ages in Phoenix share this rich history, their art reflects it in distinct ways.

Valley artist Carlos Rivas, 36, works on a portion of a mural in downtown Phoenix.

State agency spent millions on failed biospecimen program it hopes to revive

Everything changed for Brent Gendleman in 2003.


Valley social media influencers growing: ‘big fish in a small pond’

The best way to become a social influencer? Don’t try to be one.