German POWs broke out of Camp Papago Park by digging a 178-foot tunnel beneath Phoenix. Today, the site of that escape is marked by a barely visible monument in suburban Scottsdale. We trace the ...

These spaces, whether an old high school, a rundown house or a shipwreck, can deliver a thrill, but also a peek into the past ...

Though places become abandoned for a variety of reasons, many are deserted when the primary (sometimes only) industry in the area—like mining or tourism—is no longer profitable. Other ...

The frightening situation began around 1:30 p.m. on Monday as a woman and her dog were exploring a recently acquired mining claim near the Van Deeman Mine, west of White Hills. But Hailey ...

A dog fell 100 feet into an Arizona mine shaft near White Hills. Rescuers saved the uninjured dog using a rope system, reuniting it with its owner.

Why is the smell of Arizona's monsoon so distinctive? It releases the aromas of the desert, one ecologist says.

A Tohono O'odham family integrates Catholic and Native beliefs in the Arizona desert The history of encounters between Catholicism and Native spirituality has often been marred by violence and ...