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Aaron Granillo/KNAUAfter struggling with addiction for years, Craig started his own restaurant. He also works at a treatment center owned by the White Mountain Apache Tribe. His new memoir is “Our Knives Will Save Us: Dispatches From a White Mountain Apache Chef.” -
Wendy Hodgson/Annals of BotanyAncient agave plants are helping researchers uncover clues about the people who lived in the Southwest more than 1,000 years ago. -
Shondiin Silversmith/Arizona MirrorNavajo Council Speaker Crystalyne Curley tapped former state Rep Chris Deschene as her running mate. Meanwhile, attorney Justin Jones picked former rival Emily Ellison. -
Annie Rice/AP PhotoArizona is part of one of the nation's largest measles outbreaks as the number of cases surpasses the record high set in 2025, with five months of 2026 still to come.
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For seven decades, Flagstaff’s Starlite Lanes has been a bowling beacon in the Flagstaff community along Route 66. Now, its owner looks to pass the torch to the next generation. -
The National Interagency Fire Center raised the country’s wildfire preparedness level to the highest point. Even though Arizona is in the midst of monsoon season, a former Forest Service official says the state isn't out of the woods yet. -
Hopi Tribal Leaders declared an emergency Wednesday after monsoon rains flooded the villages of Moenkopi. -
As Lake Powell shrinks to near historic lows, marinas have had to adapt, and boat ramps have closed or moved to deeper waters. -
Trump-endorsed U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs has won the Republican nomination for Arizona governor. He'll take on Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs in November. -
Incumbent Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren has lost his bid for a second term after finishing behind attorney Justin Jones and council speaker Crystalyne Curley in Tuesday’s primary.
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The Senate Judiciary Committee had been expected to vote Thursday on whether to advance Todd Blanche's nomination. But resistance from two Republican senators threw his confirmation into doubt. -
A man was convicted of federal terrorism charges in the 2022 stabbing of Salman Rushdie, the author who has faced a decades-old death threat over his novel "The Satanic Verses." -
Time was running out to find survivors, as rescuers continued to work in the Kumamoto area on Japan 's southern main island of Kyushu, where the magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit Tuesday. -
The release of Dr. Anthony Fauci's pandemic diaries has rekindled the debate over the origins of SARS-CoV-2. Here's how scientists have weighed in. -
Federal subsidies that have helped defray insurers' Medicare drug costs will disappear at the end of the year. Millions of beneficiaries could face higher premiums in 2027.
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A break in the monsoon and heat in the forecast. Thursday storms will be isolated over the high terrain, then Friday into the weekend, dry and hot, storms will be confined to the White Mountains. The NWS has issued Extreme Heat Warnings for the interior of the Grand Canyon, Mohave County and for elevations below 4000’ in Yavapai and Gila Counties.
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