In this week's episode of Valley 101, Hollywood meets the Wild West in Scottsdale, Arizona.

In this week's episode, Valley 101 shares how Arizona got the Cactus League

In this week's episode, Valley 101 explores the history of the Phoenix Trotting Park horse race track.

After desegregating schools, Lincoln Ragsdale Sr. was just getting started. Valley 101 shares the story & life of the Valley civil rights hero

Before Brown v. Board of Education, there was Phillips v. PUHS. Valley 101 tells the story of local civil rights activist who helped desegregate schools.

In this week's episode, we head down to the Barrett-Jackson auction to celebrate 50 years.

In this week's episode, we are joined by Keisha McKinnor to discuss the state's history with MLK Day and why this celebration feels personal to her.

A highlight of our past holiday themed episodes

In this week's episode we tell you the history of the Christmas mine and the coveted post office in its town.

In this week's episode, we share where you can rockhound and what you can find

In this episode of Valley 101, our producer Kaely Monahan went on a search for some holiday cheer, Phoenix style.

In this week's episode, we share the story of Fray Marcos de Niza and how Pilgrims were not the first Europeans to meet Indigenous peoples

When you think of Arizona, what comes to mind? Sprawling deserts or urban sprawl? The Grand Canyon or the mighty White Mountains? Hollywood has painted our state as a wild, uncivilized frontier filled with dangers and adventure. Rugged landscapes split by sharp mountains and dotted with scraggly brush, and the sentinel of the desert. The saguaro cactus. Found only in the Sonoran Desert, the saguaro cactus has a shallow but wide root network – snaking outwards in the hunt for water rather than burrowing deep into the earth. Its roots are often as wide as the cactus is tall creating a firm base to stabilize its towering height. The saguaro's thick, waxy, green skin helps retain water and they hold their breathe all day to make sure they don't lose moisture. They are an Arizona icon and provide essential resources for desert dwellers. In this week's episode of Valley 101, a podcast from The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com, we venture out into the desert to discover why saguaros only grow in the Sonoran Desert.

In this week's episode of Valley 101, we answer why Phoenix doesn't have more water towers and search for a working one in the Valley.

Listen to this week's episode of Valley 101 to learn how Arizona became a golf destination.

The number of confirmed and probable West Nile virus cases are on the rise.

In this week's episode of Valley 101, we recall the Coyotes' rocky history with Glendale and where they'll play hockey next.