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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

1,000 Words: A Serenade for givers

Nov 21, 2008 1:17 pm

Members of the Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra perform at the Flagstaff Medical Center cafeteria Wednesday to launch their annual Thanksgiving partnership with United Blood Services. Anyone that donates ...

 

Page council OKs study to upgrade water system

Nov 21, 2008 1:17 pm

PAGE -- Page City Council authorized a $60,000 insurance policy of sorts for continued water service from Glen Canyon Dam Thursday night.

 

Prescribed burns scheduled for today

Nov 21, 2008 1:17 pm

Fuel management crews with the Coconino National Forest plan to ignite the following prescribed burns today:

 

Some criminal charges vs. Hopi chair dropped

Nov 21, 2008 1:17 pm

KYKOTSMOVI (AP) -- A Hopi judge has dismissed two criminal charges against tribal Chairman Ben Nuvamsa, but the chairman is still fighting three other charges that allege he damaged public property.

 

1,000 Words: Cirque Du Soleil

Nov 20, 2008 1:17 pm

Performers from Cirque du Soleil's Saltimbanco walk through downtown Flagstaff on Wednesday afternoon to promote upcoming shows Nov. 20-23 in Prescott Valley at Tim's Toyota Center. The performers han...

 

Easing of anti-camping law set for vote Dec. 2

Nov 20, 2008 1:17 pm

The first major revision of the city's anti-camping ordinance is now up for a council vote on Dec. 2.

 

More prescribed fires planned for today

Nov 20, 2008 1:16 pm

The following are planned prescribed fires for today, according to the U.S. Forest Service:

 

Fires planned for Anderson Mesa, A-1

Nov 19, 2008 2:02 pm

A pair of prescribed burns are scheduled to take place today.

 

City meeting Thursday on greenhouse gas emissions

Nov 19, 2008 2:01 pm

The city of Flagstaff is holding a public meeting at City Hall on Thursday at 6 p.m. to solicit public comments on plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions citywide.

 

Burns scheduled in Coconino forest

Nov 18, 2008 6:02 pm

Prescribed burns are planned in the Coconino National Forest south of Timberline and northwest of Clints Well today.

 
 

Local News from Tucson Weekly via Yahoo! News

Gold Medal Lockdown

Nov 19, 2008 11:12 pm

Former swimming superstar Rick DeMont has triumphed over an ordeal that could've crushed him

 

In Need of Repair

Nov 19, 2008 11:12 pm

Many National Park Service officials look to the future after eight dreadful years

 

Settling In

Nov 19, 2008 11:12 pm

Some former residents of the MLK building enjoy new homes; others await a return to downtown

 

Demanding Equality

Nov 19, 2008 11:12 pm

After the passage of Prop 102 and California's Prop 8, protesters march and launch coalition-building efforts

 

The Skinny

Nov 19, 2008 11:11 pm

Little bits of news strung together haphazardly.

 

Media Watch

Nov 19, 2008 11:11 pm

Overall to Leave KVOA at Year's End

 

T Q&A

Nov 19, 2008 11:11 pm

Tucson Q&A with Lyle Steffens

 

Police Dispatch

Nov 19, 2008 11:11 pm

Evidence of the local criminal mind at work.

 

Danehy

Nov 19, 2008 11:11 pm

Tom goes to the grocery store, and the hijinks ensue

 

Messina

Nov 19, 2008 11:10 pm

What happens after you die? These folks offer some insight

 
 

Local News from Tucson Citizen via Yahoo! News

Water at River slows traffic flow

Nov 21, 2008 6:42 pm

Water, water is everywhere in the intersection of East River Road and North First Avenue, police said.

 

Mission Manor students gear up for fitness contest against Phoenix school

Nov 21, 2008 7:18 am

They are 300 students on a mission. Get fit, teach others about eating smart - and win the rematch of the Operation Tone Up contest against a Phoenix school they beat last year.

 

Judge acquits Avra Valley couple of dogfighting charges

Nov 21, 2008 7:18 am

A judge acquitted an Avra Valley couple accused of breeding pit bulls for illegal dogfighting, saying the prosecutor hadn't proved his case.

 

Denogean: Arizona better without Napolitano? Depends on who you talk to

Nov 21, 2008 7:18 am

The great irony for Arizonans who supported Democrat Barack Obama for president is that his victory could leave the state in the hands of a Republican governor.

 

Appeals court throws out confession in 1991 temple slayings

Nov 21, 2008 7:18 am

A federal appeals court has ruled that a juvenile's confession in the 1991 killings of nine people at a Buddhist temple near Phoenix was involuntary.

 

Job prospects grow dimmer as Arizona unemployment rate hits 6-year high

Nov 21, 2008 7:18 am

Karen Funk Blocher is unemployed - again. The 51-year-old Tucsonan joined First Magnus Financial Corp. in 2005, but it went belly up in 2007. Now she's been laid off from Beaudry RV Co., which filed f...

 

Fired cop accused of subsidized-housing scam

Nov 21, 2008 7:17 am

A Tucson police officer fired Tuesday after an internal police department investigation is accused of fraud in six applications she filed for subsidized housing from the city, a state prosecutor said ...

 

McCain says Napolitano would merit quick confirmation

Nov 21, 2008 7:17 am

PHOENIX - Sen. John McCain says he hopes Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano is quickly confirmed as Homeland Security Secretary by the U.S. Senate if she is formally nominated.

 

Tucson Petland owner: We don't use puppy mills

Nov 21, 2008 7:17 am

Tucson business owner Peter Sher said earning a living is tough enough, but it gets even tougher when you own a franchise of a company that was just slammed by the nation's largest animal protection o...

 

Justice O'Connor returns to appellate bench in Pa.

Nov 21, 2008 7:16 am

PHILADELPHIA - Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, ever active in retirement, returned to a federal appeals court bench Thursday to hear cases that included a UPS Inc. workplace disability disp...

 
 

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