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Ron Kerbo/National Parks Service via APLegislation to create Chiricahua National Park is expected to be sent to the White House in coming days for President Donald Trump’s signature. It would be the 64th U.S. national park. -
Kendall Makuta/Cronkite NewsLocal governments point to a regional water authority and stormwater recharge to combat over drafting, while rural residents turn to hauling water and home storage. -
National Parks ServiceThe Utah environmentalist unsuccessfully opposed Glen Canyon Dam, but successfully opposed a nuclear waste dump near Canyonlands National Park. He died in Moab on Oct. 2. -
C. C. Pierce/California Historical SocietyA failed copper mine led to one of the Grand Canyon’s first hotel. Then the railroad arrived — and the hotel disappeared. But parts of it are still standing today.
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Last month, the feds greenlit the expansion of the Navajo Mine in New Mexico. The expansion is the largest amount of coal approved for mining on Native American land in the U.S. -
Rep. Eli Crane has called the fight between Republicans and Democrats a “spiritual war.” But in a tighter-than-expected race against former Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez, he’s touting kitchen-table accomplishments. -
Water deliveries to Grand Canyon National Park are underway as officials work to restore water service by Nov. 16th following August’s deadly flash flood. -
A Coconino County judge sentenced 20-year-old Carter Eslick to 60 days in jail and three years of supervised probation for his role in the death of an 18-year-old fraternity pledge. -
A mining company executive said the proposal to dig for copper is effectively stalled unless the community changes its mind. -
Gov. Katie Hobbs is restoring $16.5 million in university funding cut as part of the state budget’s across-the-board reductions. NAU will receive about $2.5 million.
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The center's executive director has named an agent who has worked with ZZ Top and Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee as the head of programming for the arts institution. -
Hurricane Isaias is blamed for at least two deaths, after the storm made landfall on the Florida coast and ran through Alabama. There are numerous reports of downed trees, with hundreds of thousands of people without power. -
What would you do if you caught a baseball during the MLB playoffs? Give it to a kid nearby or keep it? This very scenario played out this week, with a fan deciding to keep the ball. -
Moscow and Washington tout a diesel deal to ease sanctions and reopen fuel flows, but few details leave questions on price impacts and U.S. policy, sparking anger from Ukraine and allies.
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ICE agents shot a man from the Dominican Republic in his car this week in New York City, while the man's 5 year-old was in the backseat. A judge has blocked the federal government from deporting him.
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A wet, windy and chilly weather pattern unfolds this weekend as a a fall storm combines with Tropical Storm Rachel to bring soaking rain to the region. Expect increasing shower coverage through the afternoon Saturday becoming widespread on a windy Sunday as Rachel skirts far western AZ as a Tropical Storm. Flash Flood Watches are in effect throughout the weekend and Wind Advisories are in effect statewide Sunday.A second fall storm follows leading to cool and showery weather on Indigenous People’s Monday and Tuesday.
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