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A dust storm approaches Phoenix on Aug. 21, 2017.

Haboobs, swamp box and ki-yotes: Arizona residents favor protecting the ways they speak

These are some of the terms that one may hear during their time in State 48, and a majority of residents want to see them preserved.

Throwing the mud is the only way to get it to stick.

Volunteers throw mud to preserve an ancient artifact in Phoenix

Once a month, Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park encourages visitors to throw mud at a more than 800-year-old structure.

A set of wine glasses stand on a display table behind a tasting bar at Birds and Barrels Vineyards Rail Road tasting room in Willcox on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. The business started shortly after owner Chad Preston finished his military service.

The Buzz: Arizona's growing wine industry

State lawmakers celebrate Arizona Wine Month as wine's place in the state's economy grows

President of the Professional Firefighters of Sierra Vista Chris Klasen (right) talks with a member of the public during Thursday’s city council meeting.

No deal on meet and confer with Sierra Vista firefighters

The city council voted 5-2 against the plan.

U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva in the Arizona Public Media studios, Nov. 20, 2017.

Rep. Raul Grijalva reintroduces newly named Environmental Justice Act for All Act

The legislation was proposed on World Water Day.

A male elegant trogon in Madera Canyon feasts on a caterpillar it picked off a tree.

New Film Focuses on the Unique Sky Islands of Arizona

Thousands of different species depend on this habitat

Brown dog ticks are carriers of Rocky Mountain spotted fever.

Arizona springtime brings concern about disease-carrying ticks

Experts are creating the state's first database for the parasitic pest.

Kari Lake during the watch party for Arizona Republicans at the Scottsdale Resort at McCormick Ranch on Nov. 8, 2022.

Arizona court declines most of Lake's appeal over gov's race

The state’s highest court said a lower court had erroneously dismissed Lake’s claim challenging the application of signature verification procedures on early ballots in Maricopa County.

Court: Arizona governor not required to carry out execution

The newly elected Democratic governor whose office said the state isn’t currently prepared to carry out the death penalty.

A view of the Colorado River near the Silver Bridge on the Bright Angel Trail in Grand Canyon National Park. From November 2022.

World Water Day: Tucson's history with water

This year's World Water day theme is accelerating change.

Views from the Santa Rita Experimental Range.

UA Santa Rita Experimental Range gets long-term lease

The range was first designated by President Theodore Roosevelt.

An interview with Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly.

Former Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly dies at age 75

He died Wednesday morning in New Mexico.

Protests against the Resolution Copper mine near Oak Flat have been going for years, as shown in this 2015 file photo from a rally at the Capitol.

Apaches tell court copper mine would harm sacred sites

U.S. federal government plans for a land swap that will allow Resolution Copper to build the mine will destroy the land in eastern Arizona known as Oak Flat.