Christopher Conover

2 weeks ago | news.azpm.org | Christopher Conover

Shipping containers are put in place along the U.S.-Mexico border in Cochise County. In 2022, Arizona spent $196 million on a border wall built by stacking about 2,200 shipping containers – about half to install it and the rest to take it down five months later. On Thursday, House Republicans approved $12 billion to reimburse states for border security spending during Joe Biden’s presidency.

4 weeks ago | azpm.org | Christopher Conover

In 1960, the U.S. Air Force began constructing 54 launch complexes for the new Titan II missile system. The ICBMs were controlled by three Air Force Bases in the U.S., including Davis-Monthan in Tucson. During the life of the program, 18 missile silos, control rooms, and sets of living quarters surrounded Tucson. All but one were destroyed to fulfill a treaty with the Soviet Union. The one remaining facility is the Titan Missile Museum in Green Valley.

4 weeks ago | news.azpm.org | Christopher Conover

In 1960, the U.S. Air Force began constructing 54 launch complexes for the new Titan II missile system. The ICBMs were controlled by three Air Force Bases in the U.S., including Davis-Monthan in Tucson. During the life of the program, 18 missile silos, control rooms, and sets of living quarters surrounded Tucson. All but one were destroyed to fulfill a treaty with the Soviet Union. The one remaining facility is the Titan Missile Museum in Green Valley.

1 month ago | azpm.org | Christopher Conover

Skiers descend Arapahoe Basin Ski Area in Colorado on May 4, 2025. If you took a look at a map of Rocky Mountain snow right now you would see a lot of red. VIEW LARGER In this May 7, 2025 map, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and New Mexico all show significantly below-average snow totals. Mountain snowmelt in those states accounts for the majority of the water in the Colorado River.

1 month ago | news.azpm.org | Christopher Conover

This episode was recorded the week of April 7, 2025. We discussed the possibility of Tucson hitting 100 degrees that week, which did end up happening. TranscriptChristopher Conover: Welcome to The Buzz. I'm Christopher Conover. This week, how a dry winter will affect Arizonans. To say the recently ended winter was dry would be a bit of an understatement. The Tucson area experienced its second driest winter ever, with about a quarter of an inch of rain. That's roughly one tenth of the area's average.