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Numerous conservation groups and elected officials are calling on the U.S. Senate to reject President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Bureau of Land Management.
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Flagstaff officials have announced a new online portal for community members to report interactions with ICE agents along with new policies on the use of city facilities by the federal government.
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From the Roosevelts and George W. Bush to NAU students, the Hat Ranch near Williams has a layered history of conservation and public life.
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The National Weather Service forecasts near-normal fire risk for northern Arizona this spring. Drought has improved, but warm, dry conditions remain a concern.
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Arizona wildlife managers say consistent growth in the Mexican gray wolf population could trigger the species' downlisting under the Endangered Species Act.
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Navajo poet, author, medicine man and former Navajo Nation Vice President Rex Lee Jim died last week at age 63. In a 2019 interview, Lee discusses translating the Diné language and worldview.
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A Pinal County judge issued a temporary restraining order to put on hold the probation against Coolidge High School’s athletics department. The order came after state sports officials placed the school's entire athletics program on a year-long probation amid allegations that Coolidge supporters threatened and used racial slurs against players from Chinle High.
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Road trips on lonely and desolate roads are woven into the western experience. But even the most windswept, far-off places have stories to tell. In this month’s Canyon Commentary, author Scott Thybony takes a drive through New Mexico while contemplating cattle drives and fresh-baked pies.
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The state House of Representatives rejected a proposal requiring police agencies to have a written policy against the routine use of masks.
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State lawmakers want to require that teachers who call in sick to attend protests be fired and forfeit any rights to reemployment in the Arizona education system.
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A study in The Lancet finds that pregnant women in emergency rooms used less Tylenol after President Trump said it could raise their babies' risk of autism. Scientists say there is no proven link.
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Regina Barber and Katia Riddle of NPR's Short Wave podcast talk about prehistoric cooking, earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest and how teens are sleeping less than before.
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More than a thousand people recently gathered on frozen Lake Mendota in Madison, Wisc., for a celebration of winter. But a changing climate is affecting life above the ice.
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A pair of country singers made history on the Billboard charts this week. It's also a big week for young pop stars, with an Olympic boost.
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A long-lost 1897 George Melies film, arguably the first robot science fiction story committed to film, has made its way to the Library of Congress.
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A moisture starved cold front will bring a windy and cool Thursday, along with spotty rain sprinkles and snow flurries across far northern AZ. A chilly Friday will follow, then temperatures moderate through a quiet weekend of weather.