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People line up to try and land an old tire on the BICAS cactus.

I’m taking this way too seriously as an adult: The growth of mountain biking in Arizona

Mar 14, 2024 In two very different stories about one of America's fastest-growing sports, we head to a 24-hour mountain bike relay race. Then we talk to some of the people behind a documentary about spreading mountain biking on the Navajo Nation.
Arthur Franklin while he served aboard the USS Arizona.

USS Arizona collection grows at UA

Mar 14, 2024 The public can get a first-hand look at life on-board.
Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett, left, and Sonia Sotomayor speak with retired U.S. Appeals Court Judge Thomas Griffith, not shown, during a panel discussion at the winter meeting of the National Governors Association, Feb. 23, 2024 in Washington. In joint appearances less than three weeks apart, ideologically opposite Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Sonia Sotomayor said a Supreme Court where voices don’t get raised in anger can be a model for the rest of the country in these polarized times.

Supreme Court Justices Barrett and Sotomayor, ideological opposites, unite to promote civility

Mar 14, 2024 They said the Supreme Court, where voices don’t get raised in anger, can be a model for the rest of the country.
A screenshot of a typical instance of the online word game Wordle.

C-e-a-s-e and desist: 'The New York Times' goes after Wordle spinoffs

Mar 13, 2024 The New York Times has sent takedown notices to "hundreds" of coders who've made clones of the popular word game, Wordle.
An Internal Revenue Service 2023 1040 tax form and instructions are shown on Jan. 26, 2024 in New York. It's tax season in the U.S., and for many people, filing tax returns can be a daunting task that's often left until the last minute.

The IRS launches Direct File, a pilot program for free online tax filing available in 12 states

Mar 13, 2024 After weeks of testing, an electronic system for filing returns directly to the IRS is now available for taxpayers from 12 selected states, including Arizona.

Massachusetts man gets prison for making bomb threat to Arizona election office

Mar 13, 2024 James Clark, 40, of Falmouth, pleaded guilty in August in U.S. District Court in Phoenix to sending a communication containing a bomb threat to an election official.
Arizona head coach Tommy Lloyd and guard Pelle Larsson (3) celebrate during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Washington, Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024, in Tucson, Ariz.

No. 6 Arizona is the clear favorite to three-peat in Pac-12 Tournament

Mar 12, 2024 The final Pac-12 Tournament in its current form begins Wednesday in Las Vegas.
The progression of a total solar eclipse is seen in a multiple exposure photograph taken in 5-minute intervals, with the moon passing in front of the sun above Siem Reap in northwestern Cambodia, 225 kilometers (140 miles) from Phnom Penh, on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 1995.

April’s total solar eclipse is a month away. Here’s why it’s worth the watch and how to stay safe.

Mar 12, 2024 On April 8, the sun will pull another disappearing act across parts of Mexico, the United States and Canada, turning day into night for as much as 4 minutes, 28 seconds.
Arizona guard Caleb Love (2) points to a teammate during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against UCLA in Los Angeles, Thursday, March 7, 2024.

Arizona's Caleb Love wins AP Pac-12 player and newcomer of the year in first season with Wildcats

Mar 12, 2024 Love spent his first three seasons at North Carolina.
President Joe Biden's official White House portrait.

WATCH: President Biden delivers the State of the Union Address

Mar 7, 2024 Watch PBS NewsHour coverage and the President's remarks online.
A young girl holding The Washington Post newspaper on Monday, July 21, 1969. The headline reads: 'The Eagle Has Landed. Two Men Walk on the Moon.'

From 1A: Local News Is Dying: What's Killing It?

Feb 26, 2024 Local newsrooms are struggling to stay alive. Major outlets, including public radio stations, continue to lay-off journalists.
The scoreboard inside McKale Center.

NCAA provides a glimpse into the process of choosing the teams for March Madness

Feb 22, 2024 The process for determining the field is rooted in methods developed through years of building brackets.
Bob Edwards started his career at NPR as a newscaster and then hosted All Things Considered before moving to Morning Edition. He's pictured above in 1989.

'The voice we woke up to': Bob Edwards, longtime 'Morning Edition' host, dies at 76

Feb 12, 2024 Bob Edwards started his career at NPR as a newscaster and then hosted All Things Considered before moving to Morning Edition.
December means great holiday programming all month long on NPR 89.1, Classical 90.5, and Jazz 89.1 HD2.

AZPM Holiday Radio Programming 2023

Dec 19, 2023 Special holiday programming on NPR 89.1, Classical 90.5, and Jazz 89.1 HD2
The Pinyon Plain Mine shaft in Coconino County, on Wednesday, Aug. 30. In 2016, the mine shaft punctured a perched aquifer that contained natural levels of uranium, requiring the mining company Energy Fuels to pump water to the surface to an impoundment for treatment.

Navigating murky waters: how laws and regulations can hinder tribal initiatives

Nov 3, 2023 In this tapped episode, Katya Mendoza and Paola Rodriguez explore the intersection of preserving tribal heritage, defending precious resources and reforming mining laws.
Red Butte in Coconino County, Wednesday, Aug. 30. Known as "Wii'i Gdwiisa," in Havasupai, the sacred grounds are protected under President Joe Biden's Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni- Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument.

A generational battle: How a tribe’s concern over uranium mining on ancestral homelands brought Biden to AZ

Oct 27, 2023 In this tapped episode, Katya Mendoza and Paola Rodriguez explore the history of the Havasupai people's fight to stop uranium mining near the Grand Canyon.

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