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Increased Number of Training Flights Coming to Davis-Monthan

Sep 23, 2014 More air crews from global allies expected at Tucson Air Force base; noise increase minimal commander says.
San Pedro River

Mexican Copper Mine Contamination Spills Into San Pedro River

Sep 22, 2014 Authorities in northern Mexico issue a binational alert over mine water leakage in creeks, streams.
Rain at Stone Canyon, Northwest of Tucson

Odile Veers to East, Sparing Tucson; Flooding in Nogales

Sep 18, 2014 Government, businesses were prepared, but worst never came about; much activity back to normal.

Tropical Storm Odile Bringing Heavy Rain to Tucson

Sep 16, 2014 Aside from flash flood dangers, water is mostly welcomed in Sonoran Desert after years of drought.
Baby elephant at Reid Park Zoo.

Reid Zoo Baby Elephant Makes Media Debut

Aug 28, 2014 African elephant Semba gave birth to female calf last week; she weighed in at 245 pounds.
Semba and offspring Sundzu at Reid Park Zoo. Semba gave birth to a female calf Wednesday night.

Reid Zoo African Elephant Gives Birth to Female Calf

Aug 21, 2014 Semba began going into labor last night to a baby weighing in at 245 pounds; she has not yet been given a name.

Solar a Central Issue in Corporation Commission Republican Primary

Aug 13, 2014 2 commission seats up for grabs; four GOP candidates seek their party's nomination, face off two Democrats.

AZ Top in Nation for Solar Energy Per Capita

Aug 6, 2014 Study notes state policies such as Renewable Energy Standard have attracted more people to get clean energy; also pointed some setbacks in past year.
Bighorn sheep in Santa Catalina Mountains.

Bighorn Ram Rejoins Catalinas Herd

Jul 17, 2014 Arizona Game and Fish says his return bodes well for pack; good mating season, successful lambing season would bolster group.
The bison like to wallow or roll around in the dirt, but the 2,000-pound animal leaves small craters. And far from hunters, the herd in the Grand Canyon has tripled in size to about 350 animals.

Part of Grand Canyon Bison Herd Recently Moved

Jul 17, 2014 19 animals taken back to their original home on Arizona Strip; more than 300 remain.

Tucson's Water Conservation Ideas Spread to Midwest

Jul 15, 2014 Can Minnesota learn from the Old Pueblo's water crisis?

Metro Week: 'Zoo Animals' Lives, Deaths Are Educational'

Jul 11, 2014 Reid Park meets national accreditation standards, teaches conservation.
Dust blows from Freeport MacMoRan mine tailings near Green Valley, Ariz., in July 2013. The incident led Pima County to issue a notice that the company violated air quality standards.

2 AZ Congressmen Introduce Bills to Slow Air Quality Regulation

Jul 7, 2014 Legislation seeks to minimize work for states to get exemption to naturally-occuring violations.
View of the Yarnell Hill Fire south of Prescott. The 8,400-acre fire killed 19 hotshot firefighters.

Father of Perished Hotshot Aims to Improve Fire Shelters

Jun 30, 2014 David Turbyfill's 27-year-old son Travis died battling Yarnell Fire; says he doesn't want his son to have died in vain.

Metro Week: Fire Season Underway, Prep Began Months Ago

Jun 27, 2014 lookouts watch for smoke, districts help residents create "defensible space."

AZ Week: Year Since Yarnell Fire, 'Support's Been Overwhelming'

Jun 27, 2014 Town slowly recovers from deaths of 19 firefighters, property destruction, hopes to see community thrive anew.

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