When most people think of Arizona, the first thing that comes to mind is probably "desert", which is certainly not wrong given that the state is the fourth driest in the nation. However, while the capital and largest city of the state, Phoenix, is within a hot desert climate as expected, the northern portions of the state are wetter and quite mountainous. Just take a two hour drive north from Phoenix, the hottest city in the country, and you'll find yourself in the town of Flagstaff, which receives about 100 inches of snow per year on average and is one of the snowiest places in the country! But Arizona is still more than just deserts and mountains; it's a geologist's dream. The state's biggest claim to fame is the Grand Canyon, which is widely considered to be one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World, though no official list exists. The deep and expansive canyon exhibits miles upon miles of exposed rock layers, making it the perfect site for geologic research and an extremely popular tourist destination. Between the draw of the Grand Canyon and its position between the two most populous states of California and Texas, Arizona sees a significant amount of traffic on their interstate highways, which include:
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A van crashed into a house in Phoenix Friday, starting a fire.
A spokesperson with the Phoenix Fire Department said people were inside the home near Seventh Street and Cinnabar when the van came crashing in, but luckily no one was hurt.
Three people have been injured after a vehicle crashed into a patio area outside a Tucson eatery.
Tucson police the crash involving an SUV occurred about 1 p.m. Wednesday outside the Chipotle Mexican Grill near the University of Arizona campus.
Emergency crews were responding to a reported plane crash at Deer Valley Airport in north Phoenix late Tuesday morning.
A three-vehicle wreck seriously injured two people and forced police to close a major intersection in the southeast Valley Monday morning.
A motorcyclist was injured after he was struck by a pickup truck Friday morning on the Beeline Highway in Mesa.
Two people were trapped, four were hurt and two escaped injury in a multi-car accident in Scottsdale Thursday afternoon.
The cause of the crash at Northsight Boulevard and Butherus Road is still under investigation, said a Capt. of the Scottsdale Fire Department.
Mesa police said a man accused of driving under the influence tried to plow his vehicle into an officer during an hour-long chase in which he blew through several traffic signals and drove into oncoming traffic, officials said.
Phoenix police have identified the woman investigators believe fatally struck her boyfriend with her vehicle while he was walking along the road, officials said.
A 25-year-old man from Los Angeles is facing multiple counts of felony endangerment, assault and aggravated assault after attempting to take the wheel of a Greyhound bus en route from Los Angeles to Dallas early today, causing a crash that injured two dozen people, authorities said.
A motorcyclist was killed in a fiery chain-reaction crash that closed the southbound lanes of Interstate 17 at Thomas Road through the evening rush hour Monday.
A DPS spokesman Officer said the accident happened around 3 p.m. and the freeway re-opened about 9 p.m.
There were some scary moments at a Phoenix intersection Saturday evening when a vehicle crashed into a bike rider.
It happened at Seventh Street and Pima just south of Buckeye Road at about 6:30 p.m.
Police said the bicyclist did not have the right of way.
Three people have been injured, including a toddler, after a chain-reaction wreck in west Phoenix.
Phoenix fire officials said the five-vehicle collision happened about 9:30 a.m. Thursday at 29th Avenue and McDowell.
A semi truck was hanging off of a bridge that spans the Salt River in Gila County after the truck crashed on U.S. 60 early Monday afternoon, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety.
A Scottsdale motorcycle officer was hospitalized after he crashed on southbound Loop 101 Pima Freeway at the Frank Lloyd Wright exit Tuesday morning, said the Scottsdale Police Department.
Several people were hurt after a SUV crossed the median and struck several vehicles head on near the Sacaton Rest Area, the Arizona Department of Public Safety said.
