Arizona History

If you grew up in Phoenix, you may be be familiar with Wallace and Ladmo or the Tex Earnhardt commercials. Those are some of the folks that inspired Phoenix band Astrologer's latest double album.

In the course of Kyle Paoletta defending why people live in the southwest, he found himself making the case that, pretty soon, a lot of Americans are going to find themselves living in harsh conditions.

Wednesday marks 14 years since former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords was shot and critically injured at a Safeway outside Tucson. A ceremony was held to honor those killed and wounded.

Eegee's, a restaurant near and dear to the hearts of many people in Tucson, has filed for bankruptcy and closed four stores in Tucson and another in Phoenix.

In the 1960s and '70s, Latino activists were fighting for equal rights, education and against police brutality and the Vietnam War. Documents newly released by the CIA confirm long-held suspicions that the federal government was monitoring their activities — sometimes even disrupting them.

Lots of people traveled to Arizona during its early days as a territory, and later as a state. Those people came from many places, and were of many backgrounds — and librarians at the Arizona State Library have been looking into Jewish History, specifically in southern Arizona.

The new owners of a Tudor Revival-style home sits on a double lot at Third Avenue and Willetta are planning a full restoration.

It’s been 28 years since ASU last played a January football game with a national championship at stake.

In 1941, more than 2,300 British cadets trained as pilots during World War II at Mesa’s Falcon Field Airport. Recently, the airport received a plaque commemorating those Royal Air Force cadets.

Petroglyphs are synonymous with the Southwest, and can be found all around Arizona. However, there’s a hidden gem near the border of Glendale and Phoenix that’s celebrating a milestone this month while paying homage to ancestral Indigenous peoples who once inhabited the Valley of the Sun.