Monday, August 25, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1893, The Arizona Republican reported a camper in the Superstition Mountains claimed to have killed a 79-foot rattlesnake, later debunked. A car-free Tempe neighborhood is turning heads. What’s the most unique community you’ve visited? Share your story for a chance to be featured in one […]

Friday, August 22, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1933, the Southern Pacific Railroad offered a round-trip fare from Phoenix to Tucson for $2.45. This historic photo shows a Southern Pacific locomotive. Pumpkin spice or triple-digit temps? A month out from the fall equinox, AccuWeather released its forecast for Arizona’s autumn weather. Spoiler: You […]

Thursday, August 21, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1959, Hughes Aircraft was Tucson’s largest employer, with 5,200 workers. Wildlife alert! A mountain lion hits the high notes on a Southern Arizona trail. In Et Cetera, a bobcat “plays through” on a golf course as it stalks prey. Later today, we will email you on behalf […]

Wednesday, August 20, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1775, Lt. Col. Hugo O’Conor of the Royal Spanish Army selected the site and layout for the Presidio de San Agustín de Tucson fort, shown here circa 1869. Firefighters recovered the charred but mostly intact 600-pound bronze statue of Brighty the Burro, damaged in the wildfire that […]

Tuesday, August 19, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1875, Navajos seized the Indian Affairs agency at Fort Defiance in protest of agent W.F.M. Arny, who resigned soon after. This image shows an 1860 drawing of the fort. The impact of the Air Canada flight attendant strike reached Arizona, with flights canceled at Sky […]

Monday, August 18, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1969, workers at El Presidio Garage in Tucson began assembling a 105-foot-tall crane with a 170-foot horizontal boom, considered the largest of its kind in Arizona at the time. In Top Stories, Arizona faces a third year of reduced Colorado River allocations as drought grips parts of the West. How […]

Friday, August 15, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1928, floodwaters from the mountains of Mexico destroyed 30 homes and a bridge in Nogales, shown here circa 1915. Check out these photos of monsoon storms that swept through the Phoenix Valley on Wednesday night, leaving thousands of residents without power. Have some weather shots […]

Thursday, August 14, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1898, a storm swept through Gila Bend, demolishing a school and businesses while overturning freight cars. The Dragon Bravo Fire on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park is now the nation’s largest active wildfire, having scorched more than 140,000 acres since July 4. We’re […]

Wednesday, August 13, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1940, stormwaters flooded Tucson’s power plant, plunging the city into darkness. All aboard! Upcoming stop: Top Stories for details on one of the world’s richest men proposing a big rail hub near a small Arizona community, a project some residents oppose. Today’s sponsor is M2i […]

Tuesday, August 12, 2025 Good Morning! On this day in 1883, stagecoaches were robbed between Florence and Globe and on the Prescott–Ash Fork route. This photo shows the Tombstone-to-Bisbee stagecoach circa 1885. Huddle up! Ahead of college football’s Aug. 23 kickoff, we’ll break down the national rankings of the state’s major universities in Top Stories before […]