A retired Phoenix officer captured a rare albino rattlesnake in Gold Canyon; specialists say the tyrosinase‑positive female is pregnant and under study.

Park rangers seek help identifying a tourist who damaged a Hopi headpiece inside the Desert View Watchtower on June 17. The artifact, by Fred Kabotie, is now secured while investigators gather tips.

Cedar City's air tanker base shattered its single‑day dispatch record twice this week, sending nearly 160,000 gallons of retardant as crews fought fires across three states.