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Adrian Skabelund/KNAUA second person has been found dead with more than a dozen still unaccounted for after severe flash flooding in Grand Canyon National Park. -
Parth Desai/National Park ServiceThe National Park Service will close all lodging on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon and implement water restrictions Monday following severe flash flooding over the weekend. -
National Park Service/FacebookAt least one person is dead and more than a dozen others missing after severe flash flooding in one of the most visited portions of Grand Canyon National Park. -
Helen Muir/Arizona Memory Project/State of Arizona Research LibraryTo the surprise of many, the great naturalist John Muir spent a year exploring the Petrified Forest in eastern Arizona. Author Scott Thybony set out to learn more about Muir and his desert wanderings. He tells the story in this month’s Canyon Commentary.
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Meta owes Arizona $223 million for harming teen mental health on social media following a suit filed by Arizona and 48 other states. -
Attorney General Kris Mayes says she’ll review the use of Flock Safety cameras and other AI-powered license plate readers across Arizona. -
The FBI has established a minimum reward of $25,000 for help in solving some cold cases where people went missing or were killed in Indian Country. -
Convicted leader of a polygamist group Samuel Bateman was sentenced Tuesday at the Coconino County Courthouse on three new counts of child abuse. -
Colorado River plan orders cuts in the Lower Basin, while relying on voluntary conservation upstreamThree states are being required to cut their water use under a final plan for managing the Colorado River over the next two years, while the four upstream states are being asked to voluntarily conserve water. -
Monsoon rains bring a torrent of colors to the Colorado Plateau. Yellow sunflowers emerge beside purple asters, blush-colored penstemons, and mauve lupine.
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After the Census Bureau issued a report tied to a Trump-aligned think tank, the bureau's parent agency cut language banning political interference from its scientific integrity policy, NPR learned. -
Many among the dead and missing in Nepal's devastating floods were pilgrims undertaking a sacred journey to a mountain.
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Before Baby Reindeer or Fleabag made it to the screen, they were small theater productions at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. And behind both is a producer you've probably never heard of.
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New research at the American Chemical Society meeting showcased a potentially edible cookie made out of — plastic!
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Officials at Grand Canyon National Park are still assessing damage and engaged in recovery efforts from weekend flash flooding.
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One more active monsoon day Monday, Flood Watches remain in effect region wide. Sunny, breezy and seasonably pleasant afternoons are then forecast into Thursday. Monsoon moisture may return Friday into holiday weekend ahead.
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