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The Peregrine Fund says lead poisoning killed four of the eight California condors that died last winter in Arizona and Utah. Arizona Public Radio’s Terry Ward reports…

Peering over the edge of the Grand Canyon for the first time can be a sublime experience. The awe-inspiring beauty can overwhelm and take over your senses. But, as commentator Scott Thybony says, not all first-timers are able to go "into the view" of the Grand Canyon. Instead, they remain on the outside looking in.

Campfire and smoking restrictions go into effect at 8 oclock Wednesday morning on the entire Coconino National Forest and on the Williams and Tusayan Ranger Districts of the Kaibab National Forest. Arizona Public Radio’s Terry Ward reports…

It's hard to put a label on author Pam Houston's books. The prize-winning writer blends together fiction, non-fiction and poetry. Houston will be in Flagstaff this weekend headlining the Northern Arizona Book Festival. In KNAU's latest Southwest Book Review, writer Ann Cummins reviews Houston's latest novel, Contents May Have Shifted, the true story of an imaginary character named Pam Houston.

Thousands of people accepted into the federal Deferred Action Program will not be getting state drivers' licenses - at least not yet. Arizona Public Radio's Howard Fischer reports.

In an historic move, a group of Republican senators united with Democrats this week to approve the plan by Governor Jan Brewer to sharply expand the state's Medicaid program. Arizona Public Radio's Howard Fischer reports.

A new report released this week shows the state's economy continues to plod along. Arizona Public Radio's Howard Fischer explains.

Business experts from the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University say the state’s economy is rebounding… But they say federal budget cuts are creating a drag on growth. Arizona Public Radio’s Terry Ward reports…

A Senate panel agreed this week to give schools an extra $82 million in inflation funding - and then permanently take away hundreds of millions more in state aid. Arizona Public Radio's Howard Fischer explains.

Northern Arizona University biologists have pinpointed the source of one of the deadliest plagues of all time. The discovery not only solves some ancient mysteries about the first pandemic, but could also provide answers in the event of a bioterrorism threat.