Hip-hop rooted in African culture
Hip-hop, crowned as a top musical genre, is rooted in the centuries-old cadence and storytelling of African dance.
County, federal officials meet to discuss control of wild burro herds
WASHINGTON - Federal and county officials agreed after face-to-face meetings in Washington this week that "there is a problem" with overpopulation of wild burros in Arizona's western counties and that something needs to be done.
Pastor strives to keep MLK legacy at historic Tanner A.M.E. Church
Historic Tanner Chapel A.M.E. Church, one of the oldest African American churches in the state, is the only Arizona church where civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. is known to have given a sermon.
White House, Congress feud over future of popular park-funding program
WASHINGTON - Both sides agree with the intent of the Land and Water Conservation Fund - to help acquire and improve federal and local park projects - but they disagree on how it should be implemented.
Sustainability Festival explores environment, energy conservation solutions
A festival showcasing environmental and human connections to sustain the planet winds up this week.
Carbon-capture could ‘save the planet,’ ASU scientist says
Steve Atkins, wearing khakis and a tucked button-down blue shirt, squints closely at a primitive unit set up on the roof of a research building on the Arizona State University campus in Tempe.
Plan to protect 1.7 million acres at Grand Canyon claims new support
WASHINGTON - Backers of a bill that would create a new national monument on 1.7 million acres of federal land around the Grand Canyon touted a new survey Thursday that they said shows broad support for the plan.
El Niño: Is winter over for Arizona?
On Arizona State University’s Tempe campus Wednesday, people laid in the sun and others took a nap on the grass. It’s the middle of winter, but it doesn’t seem that way in Phoenix.
Phoenix plans to go green by making neighborhoods happier and healthier
Phoenix leaders want to make neighborhoods happier and healthier under a proposal to create a more environmentally conscious city -- but they want to hear from residents first.
Let the drain begin: Tempe Town Lake emptying for dam construction
TEMPE – Tempe Town Lake will soon be dry.
National parks need $11.9 billion in maintenance, $580 million in state
WASHINGTON - Arizona parks and monuments had more than $580 million in deferred maintenance at the end of fiscal 2015, part of a national backlog totaling $11.9 billion, according to a new National Park Service report.
Six months later, Gold King Mine crisis has passed but concerns linger
WASHINGTON - Six months after the Gold King Mine spill dumped nearly 3 million gallons of toxins into the Animas River, regulators say the immediate threat has passed and that an abandoned mine survey has "not discovered anything similar" in Arizona.
