Adelita Grijalva wins Arizona Democratic special primary

Adelita Grijalva wins Arizona Democratic special primary

Adelita Grijalva wins Arizona Democratic special primary – CBS News Watch CBS News Adelita Grijalva won the Arizona Democratic special congressional primary to fill the seat of her father, longtime Democratic U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva, who died of complications from cancer treatment in March 2025. Girjalva is set to face Daniel Butierez in Arizona’s 7th … Read more

Adelita Grijalva wins Arizona Democratic House primary, Daniel Butierez wins GOP nomination

Adelita Grijalva wins Arizona Democratic House primary, Daniel Butierez wins GOP nomination

Voters in southern Arizona have nominated Democrat Adelita Grijalva to advance to a special general election to replace the late U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva in Arizona’s 7th Congressional District. Raúl Grijalva, who is Adelita’s father, was one of the most senior and progressive power brokers on Capitol Hill. His death in March left the seat … Read more

Questions about response to wildfires burning near Grand Canyon

Questions about response to wildfires burning near Grand Canyon

Questions about response to wildfires burning near Grand Canyon – CBS News Watch CBS News Arizona firefighters are trying to contain two wildfires that have forced hundreds of tourists from the north rim of the Grand Canyon and burned a historic lodge. Ian Lee reports that the state’s governor is demanding answers to how the … Read more

Arizona wildfire destroys Grand Canyon landmark, force park closures in certain spots

Arizona wildfire destroys Grand Canyon landmark, force park closures in certain spots

Arizona wildfire destroys Grand Canyon landmark, force park closures in certain spots – CBS News Watch CBS News The Dragon Bravo Fire in the North Rim of Arizona’s Grand Canyon National Park destroyed the historic Grand Canyon Lodge. The wildfire also forced some park closures. CBS News correspondent Ian Lee has the latest. Be the … Read more

North America’s oldest known pterosaur, a flying reptile the size of a “small seagull,” discovered in Arizona, researchers say

North America's oldest known pterosaur, a flying reptile the size of a "small seagull," discovered in Arizona, researchers say

For paleontologist Ben Kligman, the question was: Is this fragile jawbone a pterosaur or not?  Other researchers also had questions about the fossil, unearthed along with thousands of others during a decades-long archaeological dig at a remote bone bed in the Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona. Some thought the bone could’ve been a mammal, … Read more

Arizona’s iconic saguaro cactus was built for desert heat. Rising temperatures are pushing it to the brink.

Arizona's iconic saguaro cactus was built for desert heat. Rising temperatures are pushing it to the brink.

Arizona’s saguaro cactus has evolved to thrive in the extreme climate of the Sonoran Desert, but after decades of rising heat, even these towering icons are showing signs of stress. “It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see it looks like they’re melting,” said Jon Gurule who makes his living off the desert as a … Read more