Arizona is among top states for renewable energy, report says
The Environment Arizona & Policy Center released a report on Tuesday that focuses on how well the nation is utilizing renewable energy.
Arizona wildlife managers rely on public to help stop poaching
Nearly 100 wildlife managers travel across the state to monitor hunts, check tags and licenses and try to catch poachers.
Monsoon season is here: What to do when the weather turns dangerous
Monsoon storms create extreme weather conditions including dust storms/Haboobs, thunderstorms, flash flooding and increased fire danger. Navigate the season with tips from experts.
Wildfires have burned 75,000 acres in Arizona, but experts had predicted more
: Wildfires have burned through about 75,000 acres in Arizona already this year. But experts say those numbers are encouraging – especially because Arizona’s monsoon season officially starts Friday, according to the National Weather Service.
Beating a hasty retweet: Avoiding the downsides of social media
WASHINGTON - Social media are filled with images of seemingly perfect people living seemingly perfect lives, but don't show the depression and anxiety that experts say can come from increased social media use. With thoughtful posting and viewing, they say, there are ways to counter the downsides of social media.
Border towns struggle with students who live in Mexico, learn in Arizona
Experts estimate that thousands of children who live in border towns in Mexico cross the border every day and go to school in the United States.
#RedForEd: What’s about to happen when teachers walk out
Arizona educators will walk out Thursday in a historic strike. The move will impact hundreds of thousands of students throughout the state.
Feds no longer collect school shooting data, advocates left to scramble
WASHINGTON - As students walk out of classes to protest gun violence, the federal agency that had collected data on school shootings quietly stopped gathering it last year, leaving advocates scrambling to make sense of varied and sometimes conflicting private records.
State getting convictions as it slowly works through rape kit backlog
WASHINGTON - Since 2016, Arizona has methodically worked its way through a backlog of 6,424 rape kits that had been sitting in evidence rooms for years, testing more than half by this spring resulting in eight hits on suspects in previously unsolved crimes.
Arizona students stage ‘die-in’ outside governor’s office to demand action on gun violence
Students in Arizona and across the nation walked out on the anniversary of the Columbine school shooting in a growing movement supporting gun control.
Red for Ed: Teachers to walk out over low pay, inadequate classroom spending
Arizona educators overwhelmingly voted to walk out to demand higher pay, Red for Ed leaders announced Thursday night.
Arizona Supreme Court strikes down in-state tuition for DACA students
The Arizona Supreme Court decided on Monday that DACA recipients will no longer receive in-state tuition nearly a year after the Arizona Board of Regents announced it would continue to offer in-state tuition for DACA students.
