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Brittany Peterson/AP Photo/APFederal officials are considering cool water releases for the third consecutive year at Glen Canyon Dam in Northern Arizona this summer to safeguard the humpback chub, a federally protected fish. -
Dermont Stevenson/Cronkite NewsThe Flagstaff City Council voted to rename Columbus Avenue and extend Switzer Canyon Drive three blocks following a student-led proposal about Columbus’ treatment of Indigenous peoples. -
Coconino County Detention FacilityA Coconino County grand jury has returned a 21-count indictment against a Flagstaff woman accused of murdering her 16-month-old child. -
Ross D. Franklin/AP Photo/APPresident Donald Trump made inroads with Latino voters in 2024. But as Republicans gear up for the midterms in the fall and the 2028 presidential election, all eyes are on whether they can maintain it, especially after the administration's immigration crackdown.
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The federal government wants to open up 40 parcels for oil and gas near Littlefield, but past drilling in the region didn’t amount to much. -
For ultra runners, going rim-to-rim-to-rim at the Grand Canyon, or R3 as it’s known in the community, is widely viewed as a milestone, even if it doesn’t cover the distance they often cover in other races. -
Have you ever noticed a large, fuzzy, brightly-colored ant moving rapidly along the ground? Commonly called velvet ants, these aren’t ants at all. They’re actually wingless wasps. -
It's not clear yet how the money would be distributed among several states in a river basin where political fights and an impasse over how to share water long-term have persisted even during historic drought. -
A Flagstaff woman has been arrested after her 17-month-old baby was found dead in a hotel room over the weekend. -
Scientists and research organizations are urging Congress and federal officials not to overturn the management plan for the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in southern Utah.
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The Texas primary runoffs have now concluded and major November election matchups are set. And Trump's Justice Department has deleted significant information from the Jan. 6 riot cases. -
When a species is facing extinction, it takes an enormous human effort to stave it off. Case in point: the painstaking campaign to save the frosted flatwoods salamander. -
Texas Republicans nominated scandal-plagued state Attorney General Ken Paxton in their U.S. Senate primary following an endorsement from President Trump.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Brandon Rottinghaus, professor of political science at the University of Houston, about the outcome of Tuesday's primaries in Texas.
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The White House is saying little about President Trump's check-up at Walter Reed Tuesday, his third in 13 months. Critics say the lack of transparency only raises more questions about his health.
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Very windy Wednesday, winds gusting near 50 mph, a Red Flag Warning is in effect across eastern Coconino, Navajo and western Apache Counties. Windy through the week with afternoon temperatures running a few degrees below average. Winds finally relax through a warmer weekend ahead.
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