Rattlesnake season is underway in Arizona. Hospitals throughout the Valley have reported a recent increase in the number of patients who have been bitten by the reptiles.
Firefighters have expressed concerns over Arizona's dry summer weather and overgrown national forests. Many are worried 2014 will be another deadly wildfire season.
Arizona's largest utility provider and Luke Air Force Base are teaming up to generate renewable energy. APS is leasing a 100 acre plot of land from Luke Air Force Base to build a new solar power plant.
Arizona Sens. John McCain and Jeff Flake urged the Inspector General of the Department of Veteran affairs Monday to investigate claims of retaliation against whistleblowers from VA hospital managers.
