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October 2018
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Among the many things for which Arizona is known, ghost towns hold a spot in many people’s hearts. The cover story of Arizona Highways is dedicated to 13 of them.
Oct. 11, 2018
Several Republican leaders in our state, Gov. Doug Ducey, state Sen. Kate Brophy McGee and Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich have all spoken out about the need for charter school reform in recent months.
Oct. 11, 2018
U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has approved a 20-year ban on new mining claims in Montana near Yellowstone National Park.
Oct. 11, 2018
There have been a number of efforts in Arizona — including at the ballot box — to give the state increased control over certain lands and environmental measures.
Oct. 11, 2018
Drought talks in Arizona continue. Earlier this week, the federal government released draft documents on a plan for Lake Mead and Lake Powell.
Oct. 11, 2018
The U.S. Border Patrol says they have been apprehending very large groups of migrants of along the Arizona-Sonora border. That's been putting pressure on their detention capacity, they say.
Oct. 11, 2018
A historic site in Southern Arizona known as the "White Dove of the Desert" is included in a new book of 50 great American places. Mission San Xavier del Bac, south of Tucson, gets the distinction in a new book by Brent Glass.
Oct. 11, 2018
With Kyrsten Sinema leaving the seat to run for U.S. Senate, the candidates to succeed her are Democrat Greg Stanton — the former mayor of Phoenix — and Dr. Steve Ferrara, the Navy’s former chief medical officer.
Oct. 11, 2018
Carolyn Warner has passed away. She served three terms as Superintendent of Public Instruction and ran in arguably the most interesting gubernatorial race in the past half century in Arizona.
Oct. 11, 2018
Earlier this month, a federal judge in Texas struck down the Indian Child Welfare Act, which had been in effect for four decades.
Oct. 11, 2018
