Senator Kelly Holds Senate Field Hearing In Flagstaff Thursday, Discussed Area Flood Control And Water Issues – Great Circle Media of Arizona

For the first time in more than 30 years, a U.S. Senate subcommittee held an outdoor hearing in Flagstaff. Sen. Mark Kelly heard testimony from Col. Andrew Baker, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Flagstaff Mayor Becky Daggett, Navajo County Supervisor Alberto Peshlakai, and Pascua Yaqui Tribal Chairman Peter Yucupisio. They discussed how […]

Hiker missing from Picacho Peak area

Picacho, Arizona (3TV/CBS 5) — Searchers were hoping for a different ending for a hiker reported missing on Picacho Peak. The Pinal County Sheriff's Office announced that 46-year-old Joseph Reed was found dead Wednesday evening. He was last seen by other hikers on the next trail. pikacho peakaround noon Tuesday near Interstate 10 between Casa […]

Yuma area law enforcement warns about border convoy

Law enforcement officials in the Yuma area issued a warning Wednesday that groups calling for increased border security are expected to come to the area this weekend. The Yuma County Sheriff's Office and Yuma Police Department are aware that a group of motorcades called “Take Our Border Back” are traveling across the United States with […]

Border Patrol Agents Quietly Support Texas’ Move To Seize Area Of Border

Border Patrol agents are quietly praising Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's efforts to seize property along the border, according to several Border Patrol agents who declined to be identified because they were not authorized to speak publicly. told the Daily Caller News Foundation. The Texas Department of Public Safety has seized property at Shelby Park […]

Rain and snow fall in Tucson area, higher elevations blocked for drivers | News

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) — Sunday brought busy weather for much of Tucson. Some Tucson residents changed their plans because of the instability. On Sunday, Tucson and all of southern Arizona had cloudy skies. Rain pounded the windshields for many Tucson residents who had planned to go out. Several car accidents were caught in the middle […]

Lukeville crossing reopens as Pima County leaders warn area will keep bearing the brunt

Alisa Resnick/KJZZ Pima County leaders, including Pima County Supervisors Sylvia M. Lee, Jean Lesher and Adelita Grijalva, visited the intersection Thursday to speak with media and community members about the closure. The Port of Lukeville in southern Arizona reopened early Thursday. The thoroughfare, which is busy with travelers from both the north and the south, […]

Phoenix Area Official Heat Deaths Climb After Record-Breaking Summer

play Sign up for the Morning Brief email newsletter Get weekday updates from The Weather Channel and meteorologists. Heat-related deaths in Arizona’s most populous county continue to be tallied after the region recorded its hottest summer ever. It jumped to over 360public health officials warn the final count is sure to set a new record. […]

Scenes from Grey’s ‘The Call in the Canyon’ shot in area

Susan Johnson Featured in the Daily Sun 100 years ago 1923: Richard Dix, Lois Wilson, Noah Beery, Ricardo Cortez, and Richard Ogle, all prominent members of the Famous Players Lasky Corporation, have starred in various films adapted from Zane Gray’s novels. The role is ready to be shot and will be in Flagstaff within three […]

Affordable Apache Junction area led metro Phoenix for home price gains

Home prices in the Apache Junction area surged more in the second quarter of this year than anywhere else in the Phoenix metropolitan area, but it remains the most affordable area in the Valley. In the Maricopa County portion of zip code 85120 in the East Valley in the shadow of the Superstition Mountains, median […]

Mules help deliver Amazon packages to remote area of Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon, Arizona — It doesn’t get more “Arizona” than this. According to Amazon, mules are helping deliver packages to the bottom of the Grand Canyon. Members of the four-legged delivery team have been providing transportation in and out of the canyon as well as supplies for the people of Phantom Ranch for many years. […]