The United States is home to a wide variety of state nicknames, each one reflecting a unique aspect of a state's history, culture, or geography. Yet, few are as iconic and universally recognized as ...

Tom Zoellner went for a walk. A long one, across Arizona, along the Arizona Trail — some 800 miles of varying terrain from the Utah state line to the border with Mexico (and then farther). He saw a ...

On Oct. 9, The State Press received a hand-written letter by Samantha V., a seventh grade student from Pawtucket, R.I., requesting help on a geography project on Arizona. Below is her plea for ...

Living in Arizona is unique for a variety of reasons, including persevering through 100-plus-degree weather for months, having the Mogollon Monster as our very own Bigfoot and not having to face the ...

Interstate 40 is not an arbitrary boundary for Mexican wolf recovery, it is a generous extension northward and based on the best historical, ecological, and genetic scientific information available.