Creatures of the Night Walk (Registration Required, Limit 12 Participants) – Animals – Events
Join Ranger Steve for this after-dark hike learning all about the nocturnal wildlife of the Sonoran Desert! Click program title for more details. Join Ranger Steve for an exciting after-dark 2.5 mile hike along the Spur Cross and Metate Trails. We’ll be on the lookout for all kinds of evening-active critters, from skunks to […]
Scott: Time to call limit to public comments at Pima Supes meetings
Rex Scott represents District 1 on the Pima County Board of Supervisors. It is vital that citizens are able to speak to elected officials and share their concerns and opinions. Those of us who are privileged to hold public office need to hear the voices of those we represent so that we can better act […]
Native Air opens new base in Yavapai County | Navajo-Hopi Observer
Premiered: December 27, 2022 at 1:09 PM Cottonwood, Arizona – Air Methods announced the opening of a new Native Air emergency medical services location in Cottonwood, Arizona. The opening of Native Air 83 will serve Yavapai County and beyond. Native Air 83 sits on a sprawling property on the Verde River at Cottonwood Airport. Native […]
Flagstaff boys basketball seeks improvement in June preseason period
Eric Newman Sunsports Editor With the preseason beginning in June, the Flagstaff Eagles are using last winter as motivation. Senior Conor O’Brien-Piubeni briefly shared his thoughts on the team’s 2022-23 season. “It sucked,” he said. “We don’t want to repeat that.” The Eagles went 2-16 overall (1-11 at the Grand Canyon) and finished the season […]
Scorpion Safari – Animals – Events
Join Ranger Kevin for an evening hike focused on scorpions native to the Sonoran Desert. Join Ranger Kevin for an approximately 1.5-mile night hike on the Quail Trail. We will be looking for all three species of scorpion native to our neck of the Sonoran Desert: Striped-tail, Bark, and, of course, the Giant Desert Hairy. […]
There is no ‘practice of filming pornography’ in Arizona schools
PHOENIX — Republican state senators urge Arizona governor to sign bill to end K-12 school pornography practice, which is currently not permitted or encouraged in public schools in the state ing. Senator Jake Hoffman (R-Queen Creek) released a statement earlier this week asking Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs to sign it. Senate Bill 1696This makes it […]
Arizona Gov. Hobbs in Somerton announces $25 million+ in border security fund grants
Border communities in Yuma County will receive millions of dollars in state funding to strengthen post-Title 42 border security. Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs made the announcement at a news conference Friday afternoon at Somerton City Hall in southern Yuma County. “I am pleased to announce more than $25 million in grants from the state Border […]
Plant Hike – Plants – Events
Join Ranger Nikki on an easy to moderate hike to learn about a variety of desert cacti and plants. Click program title for more details. Join Ranger Nikki on a 3-mile hike on easy to moderate terrain to see and learn about saguaros, cholla, palo verde trees and more. The route uses San […]
Flora and Fauna Hike – Animals – Events
Join Ranger Kevin as we explore a unique part of the park and look for active morning animals. Click program title for more details. Come join Ranger Kevin as we hike approximately 2 miles on the Beardsley Trail, starting in a riparian area before rising into a more typical Sonoran Desert landscape. Trail is […]
Cochise sheriff comes to ‘share the reality’ of border in House testimony
Cochise County Sheriff Mark Dunnells told the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that the situation at the border has worsened since President Joe Biden took office, affecting security in the county. rice field. (Photo credit: Alexis Waiss/Cronkite News) WASHINGTON – Cochise County Sheriff Mark Dunnell told a bitterly divided House committee on Wednesday that drug […]
