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Alex Hager/KUNCThe federal Colorado Basin River Forecast Center says just 1.4 million acre feet of Colorado River water is expected to reach Lake Powell through July — less than a quarter of what's considered normal. -
Olivia Williams/Cronkite NewsAn Arizona House measure boosting rules for short-term rentals like those offered through Airbnb and Vrbo is likely dead for the year after failing to get a hearing in the state Senate. -
Mark Lellouch/NPSHow did Southwest Tribal people protect and store their food before the days of refrigeration? -
Adrian Skabelund/KNAUFlagstaff activists say U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to establish office space on South Plaza Way. The owner says he isn’t aware of the plans.
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Conservation groups drew attention to economic and other benefits of public lands during Arizona Public Lands Day. A new report shows federal lands have a $5 billion impact on the state economy. -
Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren announced he's running for a second term Monday, saying he wants to build on the momentum from his first term. -
Skyrocketing power demand from massive data centers and rising household electric bills are injecting a wave of attention into who is getting elected to watch over electric utilities. -
The ongoing measles outbreak along the Arizona-Utah border has surpassed 500 cases. -
The SAVE America Act would require voters to prove their citizenship in person to register to vote. But tribal leaders say it would create barriers to voting for Indigenous populations. KNAU speaks with Navajo Nation Council Speaker Crystalyne Curley about the proposal. -
Monument Valley’s long film history continues as the Navajo Nation and Utah sign a new agreement to expand production while supporting jobs and Indigenous storytelling.
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Downtown Cairo, or Wust el-Balad as it's known, is a trove of hidden gems. Imprinted on every high-ceilinged building, arched balcony and iconic roundabout are relics that feel like love letters from the past. -
With elections in Georgia and Wisconsin Tuesday, Democrats continued to overperform, which the party started in 2025 when it regularly improved on its margins compared to the presidential race in 2024. -
In 2020, Annabelle Gurwitch went to urgent care for a COVID-19 test and learned she had cancer. She writes about life as a "cancer slacker" in her memoir, The End of My Life is Killing Me.
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Israeli attacks have killed at least 54 Lebanese medics since the start of this war, according to the Lebanon government.
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Negotiations for a longer ceasefire between the U.S., Iran and Israel continue.
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Sunny and warm Wednesday, high temperatures running around 10 degrees above average for this time of year. Warm and windy afternoons are then forecast tomorrow and Friday ahead of a Pacific storm off the CA coast. The storm will bring a windy and cooler weekend and bring along welcome showers Saturday afternoon into Sunday morning.
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