Astronauts from NASA will land across the Valley to participate in events for the public in the coming weeks. The astronauts, specifically chosen by NASA for these events, are in Arizona to promote and raise awareness on space programs and exploration — just as the state’s “SciTech Festival” fires its boosters.

If art can be a window to the world, a new art show in Mesa gives a peek at six teeny, tiny and very specific realms.

The biggest name in Sedona tourist must-do’s has arrived in the Valley.

PAGE — A small earthquake has struck a remote area along the Arizona-Utah border.

Some people like to rock the new year with noise makers, late night parties and dancing. Others are more interested in rocks themselves and there will be lots of them to see this weekend at the 43rd annual Flagg Gem and Mineral Show in Mesa.

A satellite designed, built and tested in Gilbert will be launched in February to circle the globe collecting data for NASA and the Department of Interior.

Among many of Albert Schweitzer’s notable sayings is, "There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats."

The Grand Canyon boasts some of the most spectacular views in the world, revealing a rich geological history that few ever see from the Colorado River that formed it millions of years ago.

Authorities say more than 35,000 students in Arizona will take part in a multistate earthquake drill.

CARLTON, Ore. — Driving southwest from Portland an hour or so through the suburbs, you hit the heart of Oregon’s wine country rather suddenly. Here the mountainous Coast Range slopes to the Willamette Valley floor, which is smothered with vineyards that produce some of the best pinot noir on earth.

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Most people would think earthquakes are rare in Arizona. But a new study published by Arizona State University researchers found nearly 1,000 earthquakes rattling the state over a three-year period.

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Readers of the East Valley Tribune and The Arizona Republic may notice a lot less presence of JC Penney store ads in the respective newspapers.

What do you know about the Grand Canyon?

From rattlesnakes and pack rats to tortoises and javelinas, no author has made Arizona’s fauna so enthralling for kids than Tempe’s Conrad J. Storad.

From rattlesnakes and pack rats to tortoises and javelinas, no author has made Arizona’s fauna so enthralling for kids than Tempe’s Conrad J. Storad.

From rattlesnakes and pack rats to tortoises and javelinas, no author has made Arizona’s fauna so enthralling for kids than Tempe’s Conrad J. Storad.

I’m no stranger to Saguaro Lake, the reservoir popular with boaters and jet-skiers about 20 miles northeast of Mesa. I’ve hiked its shoreline, fished from its piers, picnicked at the water’s edge and kayaked its shimmery surface. I saw Saguaro in a new way last week, when I rode the Desert Belle.

Sit in the front row at a rock concert and 110 decibels of music will rock your eardrums.

Get a close-up look at nature when the Arizona State University School of Life Sciences sponsors its annual Take a Hike event from 9 a.m. to noon April 21.

WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is banning new hard rock mining on more than a million acres near the Grand Canyon, an area known to be rich in high-grade uranium ore reserves.