Phoenix Mayor Says The City Is In A 'Crisis Situation,' Needs Help
Arizona is now one of the worst COVID-19 hot spots in the Unites States. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego about how her city is managing the outbreak.
View ArticleAn Arizona priest used one wrong word in baptisms for decades. They're all...
The Catholic Diocese of Phoenix found that Rev. Andres Arango had been incorrectly saying "we baptize" instead of "I baptize." The error made thousands of baptisms and subsequent sacraments...
View ArticleYour local park has a hidden talent: helping fight climate change
Millions of people rely on city parks to recharge, cool off and connect. But climate change is threatening the very spaces that help us cope with the stresses of living on a hotter planet.(Image...
View ArticleA Black 'Wall Street Journal' reporter was detained while working outside a bank
The Phoenix Police Department says that it has launched an internal investigation following the arrest of Journal finance reporter Dion Rabouin, who was conducting interviews outside a Chase...
View ArticleA watershed moment in the west?
Arizona officials announced this month that all the groundwater in the Phoenix metro area is spoken for, potentially affecting its fast-growing suburbs. Despite the initial shock, the news hasn't...
View ArticleThe Southwest's enduring heat wave is expected to intensify over the weekend
More than 111 million people across the U.S. remain under weather advisories or warnings as forecasters say an oppressive heat wave might get worse before it gets any better.(Image credit: Frederic J....
View ArticlePhoenix melts in a record streak of days over 110 degrees. And it's not over yet
Tuesday marked 26 consecutive days in Phoenix, Az. with a temperature over 110 degrees, and it doesn't look like it will let up any time soon.(Image credit: Mario Tama)
View ArticleThe historic heat wave that has hit the U.S. Southwest is set to cool a little
A historic heat wave that has gripped the U.S. Southwest throughout July, blasting residents and baking surfaces like brick, is beginning to abate with the late arrival of monsoon rains.
View ArticlePhoenix ends 31-day streak of highs at or above 110 degrees — by reaching 108
The historic heat began blasting the Southwestern U.S. in June, stretching from Texas across New Mexico and Arizona and into California's desert.
View ArticleEnd may be in sight for Phoenix's historic heat wave of 110-degree-plus weather
On Sunday, it was the 55th day this year that the official reading at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport hit 110 degrees. But the end may finally be in sight for residents of Arizona's largest city.
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