FRIDAY, MAY 23, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1868, Col. Kit Carson, who led the campaign that forced the Navajo into exile at Fort Sumner, died, nine days before the treaty that allowed them to return home was signed. This photo of Carson is undated. Did you know that the team that makes The Arizona […]

THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1894, Dr. A. E. Douglass selected a site in Flagstaff for the Lowell Observatory.  Did you see it? A mysterious object floating over Tucson this week was identified as a high-altitude balloon from a South Dakota aerospace company. Visit Et Cetera for more UFO-related news. Today’s […]

WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1954, archaeologist Byron Cummings, also a professor and director of the Arizona State Museum, died at 93. This photo shows Cummings holding an artifact recovered during one of his excavations. Evacuations were lifted and State Route 260 reopened as firefighters made progress containing the Greer Fire. […]

TUESDAY, MAY 20, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1862, a group of Union volunteer soldiers called the California Column reached Tucson and established a military camp later known as Camp Lowell. This 1908 painting was based on an 1875 sketch of the camp. The town of Why made this list of the funniest town names […]

MONDAY, MAY 19, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1892, a stagecoach line was established between Flagstaff and the Grand Canyon. This 1894 photo shows a stagecoach with a surplus of passengers. Many museums are offering free entry for active-duty military personnel and their families through Labor Day.  Today’s sponsor is Mode Mobile, offering a pre-IPO […]

FRIDAY, MAY 16, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1944, Tucson-based Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp. announced its B-24 Liberator planes successfully delivered tons of aircraft parts urgently needed overseas to assist with World War II. Numerous fire departments deployed crews to assist with the Greer Fire after statewide mutual aid was activated. Today’s sponsor is […]

THURSDAY, MAY 15, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1943, the Arizona Desert Sanatorium, which used sunlight therapy to treat tuberculosis patients, closed. This photo shows one of the sanatorium’s wards circa 1930. The Republican-led state legislature and Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs remain at odds, with the governor rejecting another 48 bills, bringing her vetoes […]

WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1933, the University of Arizona Board of Regents fired 66 teachers and cut others’ salaries up to 15% in a cost-saving move. This photo of a group of University of Arizona faculty was taken in the early 1930s. Researchers say Phoenix is sinking, posing an […]

TUESDAY, MAY 13, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1929, racecar driver Barney Oldfield narrowly escaped death when his car overturned on the highway near Winslow. This photo of Oldfield at Steinfeld’s Racetrack is dated March 20, 1915. Wildland firefighters continued suppression efforts Monday for two growing Arizona wildfires. You can track the fires’ locations and […]

MONDAY, MAY 12, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1931, the University of Arizona’s polo team began the trip East to compete in the national championship in Connecticut. The team beat Army but lost to Yale. This team photo is undated. Last week, we covered a story about a judge allowing a victim impact statement […]