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Arizona is located in the Western United States as one of the Four Corners states. Arizona is the sixth largest state in area, after New Mexico and before Nevada. Of the state's 118,000 square miles, approximately 15% is privately owned. The remaining area is government forest and park land, recreation areas and Native American reservations.

Arizona is best known for its desert landscape, which is rich in xerophyte plants such as cactus. It is also known for its climate, which presents exceptionally hot summers and mild winters. Less well known is the pine-covered high country of the Colorado Plateau in the north-central portion of the state, which contrasts with the desertic Basin and Range region in the southern portions of the state.

Like other states of the Southwest, Arizona has an abundance of topographical characteristics in addition to its desert climate. More than half of the state features mountains and plateaus and contains the largest stand of Ponderosa pine in the United States. The Mogollon Rim, a 2000-foot (600 m) escarpment, cuts across the central section of the state and marks the southwestern edge of the Colorado Plateau, where the state experienced its worst forest fire ever in 2002. Arizona belongs firmly within the Basin and Range region of North America. The region was shaped by prehistoric volcanism, followed by a cooling-off and related subsidence.

The Grand Canyon is a colorful, steep-sided gorge, carved by the Colorado River, in northern Arizona. The canyon is one of the seven natural wonders of the world and is largely contained in the Grand Canyon National Park—one of the first national parks in the United States. President Theodore Roosevelt was a major proponent of designating the Grand Canyon area, visiting on numerous occasions to hunt mountain lion and enjoy the scenery.

 

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Local News from Arizona Daily Sun via Yahoo! News

Train horn meeting now to be public

Aug 7, 2008 1:30 pm

The petition that led the new city council to reconsider how the city will implement quiet zones throughout Flagstaff had a lesser-known clause.

 

Rez bootlegging sting nabs 8 more

Aug 7, 2008 1:30 pm

Eight more Navajo Nation residents were arrested on bootlegging charges last weekend.

 

Downtown dampening

Aug 6, 2008 1:31 pm

Jenni Wiedmann keeps dry under her umbrella while walking downtown during Tuesday's thunderstorm. (Dana Felthauser/Arizona Daily Sun)

 

EPA cites Kachina Village water treatment plant

Aug 6, 2008 1:30 pm

A Kachina Village water treatment plant, Kachina Village Mobile Home Park, serving 240 customers was one of five in Arizona ordered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to produce an annual rep...

 

Calling all working families

Aug 6, 2008 1:30 pm

The Arizona Daily Sun is looking for working families in Flagstaff who are willing to share their stories about how they're making ends meet as the economy worsens.

 

Weekend crashes keep responders busy

Aug 5, 2008 1:30 pm

County fire crews responded to several crashes and a brush fire during the weekend.

 

Most Tupperware products are safe to use

Aug 4, 2008 1:31 pm

DEAR EARTHTALK: I've read that plastic bottles are not always safe to reuse over and over as harmful chemicals can leach out into the contents. I'm wondering if the same issues plague Tupperware and o...

 

--Sustainability Tip: Steps to avoid electronic waste

Aug 4, 2008 1:31 pm

On Feb. 17, 2009 all full-power broadcast television stations in the United States will stop broadcasting on analog airwaves and begin broadcasting only in digital.

 

Envirothon winners get $25,000 in scholarships

Aug 4, 2008 1:31 pm

The Sinagua High School Envirothon team, representing Arizona in this year's Canon Envirothon, placed 15th out of 54 teams from the United States and Canada.

 

Antarctic penguins are the polar bear of the southern hemisphere

Aug 4, 2008 1:30 pm

People all over the world fell in love with the emperor penguin, Aptenodytes forsteri, in 2005 with the release of the film "March of the Penguins"

 
 

Local News from Tucson Citizen via Yahoo! News

UA student to cover the GOP convention for MySpace, NBC News

Aug 7, 2008 6:17 pm

A University of Arizona student has been chosen by MySpace, NBC News and msnbc.com to be a citizen journalist at the Republican National Convention, Sept. 1-4.

 

Deportation threats after boy takes gun to school

Aug 7, 2008 5:02 pm

A 12-year-old boy in custody for bringing a loaded gun to his school Wednesday now has his family facing deportation after it was determined his parents are in the country illegally, the Maricopa Coun...

 

City Council OKs $453M Rio Nuevo bond plan

Aug 7, 2008 7:08 am

The City Council on Wednesday approved a Rio Nuevo capital project plan that calls for bonding for $453 million between now and 2014 to fund all the high-profile downtown projects.

 

Gimino: Tucson gets ready to take on the world

Aug 7, 2008 7:07 am

There are nearly three dozen athletes with local ties competing at the Olympics - for 12 different countries - filling the next couple of weeks with opportunities for pure gold.

 

Rio Nuevo work banks on big revenue hike

Aug 7, 2008 7:07 am

The Rio Nuevo plan to bond for $453 million to revitalize downtown depends on sales tax revenue quadrupling by 2025 in downtown, along Broadway and at Park Place and El Con malls.

 

Angel in outfield for Sunnyside?

Aug 7, 2008 7:07 am

Alexis Ayala felt as if she had an angel on her right shoulder the past month. It helped guide her and her Sunnyside Little League softball team through some tough and oftentimes serendipitous moments...

 

City to switch Enke, Randolph golf pros

Aug 7, 2008 7:07 am

Two head golf pros will be reassigned beginning Aug. 17, Tucson Parks & Recreation Department spokesman Richard Symchak said.

 

Preventing drownings is campaign focus

Aug 7, 2008 7:06 am

The death last month of a year-old boy who drowned after he was left alone by his mother in a bathtub for "about five minutes" is a sad reminder young children should never be left unattende...

 

4 seek 3 TUSD board slots; 8 on Marana ballot

Aug 7, 2008 3:18 am

Marana Unified School District's school board race will be the most crowded in the area in the Nov. 4 election.

 

Downtown land sale OK'd for hotel, offices, 400 homes

Aug 7, 2008 2:03 am

The City Council on Wednesday agreed to sell 14.3 acres of prime vacant West Side land to The Gadsden Co. for $3.296 million to build a $300 million eight-block community with 400 homes, a hotel, reta...

 
 

Local News from ABC 15 Phoenix via Yahoo! News

Busy Mesa city building closed due to power outage

Aug 7, 2008 8:00 pm

A Mesa public building was closed Thursday, after a water leak caused a power outage in the facility. City officials said the Mesa City Plaza, at Main and Center streets, was closed to the public and ...

 

Suspicious package causes evacuation of Tempe home

Aug 7, 2008 7:16 pm

A suspicious package found in a Tempe mailbox Tuesday turned out to be a bomb made out of fireworks. A Tempe police official said a resident in the neighborhood of Southern Avenue and Price Road found...

 

Forecasters increase Atlantic hurricane outlook

Aug 7, 2008 6:30 pm

MIAMI (AP) - Federal forecasters say there is an even higher chance that this Atlantic hurricane season will be busier than normal.

 

Sheriff: Florence man and daughter charged with animal abuse

Aug 7, 2008 6:16 pm

A Florence man and his 13-year-old daughter have been charged with animal cruelty, accused of dragging a horse behind their truck and kicking it in the head.

 

The accident involves one vehicle reportedly with 19 people inside. The roadway will be closed for several hours while ...

Aug 7, 2008 6:00 pm

FLORENCE, Ariz. (AP) - An official with Arizona's Department of Public Safety says at least nine people are dead after a sport utility vehicle rolled over on a rural highway southwest of Phoenix.

 

2 Tonopah schools closed; no water due to pipe break

Aug 7, 2008 4:00 pm

Students are missing classes at two Tonopah schools Thursday because of a water line break. Ruth Fisher Elementary and Tonopah Valley High schools are closed because a pipe between the two schools bro...

 

Trial to begin in suit against Joel Osteen's wife

Aug 7, 2008 3:01 pm

HOUSTON (AP) - The wife of a renowned evangelical pastor is on trial today on charges stemming from an airline altercation.

 

July Phoenix bankruptcies more than double over 2007

Aug 7, 2008 3:00 pm

Consumer bankruptcies in the Phoenix metropolitan area more than doubled to 1,251 last month compared with July 2007. Nearly four in five involved Chapter 7 filings, which jumped 118 percent compared ...

 

Let Daphne try it - JB Stik claims to fix leaks or hang stuff using their putty

Aug 7, 2008 1:15 pm

Have you heard of might putty? Often they sell it on infomercials. It is an epoxy that supposedly will seal any leaks, hang just about anything and even pull a semi truck. We tested it out a few month...

 

Retailers report mixed sales results in July

Aug 7, 2008 1:01 pm

NEW YORK (AP) - Americans are increasingly shifting their spending to necessities and away from nonessentials like apparel. That has resulted in solid sales gains in July for low-priced operators like...

 
 

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