Arizona headlines and local reporting

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (1418+ words) Some Saturday plans collapse under the weight of parking apps, reservations, and one person asking, “What are we doing next?” This outing keeps the answer refreshingly obvious: walk, look, laugh, repeat. Real animals, easy paths, and a long local history…...

6+ hour, 45+ min ago   (649+ words) LANSING -- The eastern massasauga rattlesnake is the only native venomous snake in Michigan -- but the state Department of Natural Resources says it has not killed anybody here in over a century. Now, the DNR is asking the public to stop…...

4+ hour, 45+ min ago   (738+ words) In late August, my family and I visited the Phuket Elephant Sanctuary in Thailand. It’s a place that clearly works hard to keep visits ethical: no …...

10+ hour, 7+ min ago   (191+ words) Canyon News Beverly Hills GRIFFITH PARK—A permanent bronze statue titled “Earth to City, Rhapsody of the Wild King” is set to be installed in honor of the late mountain lion P-22, who lived in Griffith Park for over a…...

11+ hour, 50+ min ago   (588+ words) An animal-loving boy came across what he thought was a common slow worm, a species of legless lizard, in his local park and began petting it Suddenly, the reptile — which was actually a venomous snake — attacked and bit the 6-year-old’s…...

11+ hour, 50+ min ago   (624+ words) An animal-loving boy came across what he thought was a common slow worm, a species of legless lizard, in his local park and began petting it Suddenly, the reptile — which was actually a venomous snake — attacked and bit the 6-year-old's…...

7+ hour, 46+ min ago   (237+ words) Wildlife officials safely contained a bear after its four-day trek through Gallup prompted officials to cancel youth events and soccer games. The Wildlife Department darted and contained a bear on Saturday that had been traveling freely through Gallup throughout the…...

13+ hour, 45+ min ago   (687+ words) 1am - 4am1am to 4am 11pm - 6am11pm to 6am The 23ft-long trackway contains four three-toed prints and offers rare evidence of how the giant predator moved A schoolteacher has stumbled across what's thought to be the world's first known series of footprints from an adult T-Rex. Four…...

12+ hour, 52+ min ago   (783+ words) Pet owners are feeling the pinch with the cost of veterinary services rising by 9% over the past two years, according to the latest ABS Consumer Price Index data. A new Canstar survey of over 2,000 Australian pet owners found 45% would struggle…...

13+ hour, 5+ min ago   (620+ words) Attendees touch a frog during the UTA Herpetology Club’s night hike Sept. 11 at Elmer W. Oliver Nature Park in Mansfield, Texas. Frogs, toads, snakes and spiders were found during the hike. Under a pavilion at the Elmer W. Oliver Nature…...