The original Christmas Bird Count involved 27 birders, who tallied up 90 species on Christmas Day. More than a century later, the survey continues in what may be the world’s longest-running community science project.

A wind energy company has been sentenced to probation and ordered to pay more than $8 million in fines and restitution after killing at least 150 eagles over the past decade at wind farms across the U.S.

There are many challenges in Western ranching these days—among them is whether a new generation will want to pursue the life. The New Mexico Youth Ranch Management Camp aims to attract young people with an interest in working in livestock and agriculture.

A former Navajo Nation vice presidential candidate says he is seeking the tribal president's post.

Retired Associated Press broadcast editor Dick Kelsey has died at his Phoenix home after a 7-year battle with cancer. He was 76.

SP Crater northeast of Flagstaff is closed to recreationists through May to protect nesting golden eagles.

The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office says emergency crews responded this weekend to a hiker fall in Sycamore Canyon.

The Environmental Protection Agency says it will uphold a Trump-era environmental policy not to regulate a drinking water contaminant that has been linked to brain damage in infants.

A new report from the UN’s top climate scientists warns temperatures will go beyond a key danger point unless countries worldwide cut greenhouse emissions faster than they are currently.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ruled that a Colorado River fish called the roundtail chub will not receive protection under the Endangered Species Act. KNAU’s Melissa Sevigny reports, its status as a species has been debated for years.