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A federal judge has dismissed a Department of Justice lawsuit against Arizona seeking access to the state’s voter records.
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For the first time, the Trump administration is considering giving wildland firefighters the same hazard pay for prescribed burns that they receive while working to suppress wildfires.
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President Donald Trump is withdrawing his nomination of the head of the hospitality company Delaware North to lead the National Park Service.
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This weekend marked the end of the Gathering of Nations, billed as the largest powwow in North America, and the Miss Indian World pageant.
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In this month's Canyon Commentary, Scott Thybony follows the tracks of a rare tornado outbreak in northern Arizona, and hears from a meteorologist who became part of the weather event he forecast.
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Navajo Nation Council Speaker Crystalyne Curley is running for tribal president, becoming the most high-profile candidate to challenge President Buu Nygren in his bid for reelection this year.
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Officials in Coconino County issued a boil-water advisory to residents of Doney Park after Arizona Public Service Company turned off power on Wednesday.
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A longtime wildfire prevention crew that served communities around Flagstaff has been disbanded. Residents and former fire officials are weighing the impact ahead of a potentially active fire season.
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A nurse who works with patients with high-risk newborns says she wishes the state’s largest utility company would’ve given more notice before the outage so families could charge their medical equipment.
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Arizona Public Service temporarily shut off power for parts of the Flagstaff area and Coconino County Wednesday due to extreme fire risk.
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The International Football Association Board approved a rule that would penalize players with a red card if they cover their mouths when confronting another player. The measure will be in place at this summer's World Cup.
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The State Department said that it is preparing a limited release of commemorative U.S. passports celebrating America's 250th birthday that feature a picture of President Donald Trump.
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Australia is proposing to tax Meta, Google and TikTok a proportion of their revenue to pay for news reporters. The government intends to introduce the draft legislation to Parliament by July.
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Ethiopia's Yomif Kejelcha ran the London Marathon in under two hours, but he only got second place. He told NPR he hopes to run his next marathon a minute faster.
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The move follows an administration push for cuts to the NSF and raises concerns in the scientific community that it could jeopardize a tradition of independent decisions about federal science grants.
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Another sunny and seasonably warm spring day in the forecast for Wednesday. We then turn partly cloudy and a bit cooler late week, with chances for mountain showers and thunderstorms on Friday.