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Coconino County Sheriff's OfficeA Coconino County grand jury has returned a 21-count indictment against a Flagstaff woman accused of murdering her 16-month-old child. -
Ross D. Franklin/AP Photo/APPresident Donald Trump made inroads with Latino voters in 2024. But as Republicans gear up for the midterms in the fall and the 2028 presidential election, all eyes are on whether they can maintain it, especially after the administration's immigration crackdown. -
Bob Wick/Bureau of Land ManagementThe federal government wants to open up 40 parcels for oil and gas near Littlefield, but past drilling in the region didn’t amount to much. -
Ryan Heinsius/KNAUFor ultra runners, going rim-to-rim-to-rim at the Grand Canyon, or R3 as it’s known in the community, is widely viewed as a milestone, even if it doesn’t cover the distance they often cover in other races.
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Have you ever noticed a large, fuzzy, brightly-colored ant moving rapidly along the ground? Commonly called velvet ants, these aren’t ants at all. They’re actually wingless wasps. -
It's not clear yet how the money would be distributed among several states in a river basin where political fights and an impasse over how to share water long-term have persisted even during historic drought. -
A Flagstaff woman has been arrested after her 17-month-old baby was found dead in a hotel room over the weekend. -
Scientists and research organizations are urging Congress and federal officials not to overturn the management plan for the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in southern Utah. -
Energy Fuels Resources wants state regulators to allow higher levels of arsenic in a groundwater monitoring well. But two scientists have filed objections to the proposal. -
Flagstaff police are investigating after an infant was found dead in a hotel room Sunday morning. Two other children were also inside the room, uninjured.
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Three months since the start of its conflict with Iran, the Trump administration is oscillating between strike threats and diplomatic overtures. Neither path has yielded a clear resolution. -
The two-time NASCAR champion died on Thursday, a day after passing out in a Chevrolet simulator. -
On May 31, Yo Sabri make a landmark appearance with the Nashville Symphony for an orchestral rendition of his new album, "Tennessee Desi," which blends Appalachian styles with Muslim devotional music. -
The U.S. government is responding to the Ebola outbreak in with travel restrictions. American citizens and permanent residents departing affected countries must fly into one of three U.S. airports. -
Mass. congressman Barney Frank was the first House member to come out as gay and was instrumental in Wall Street reforms after the Great Recession. He died this week at the age of 86.
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Seasonably warm afternoons and cool nights continue this weekend. On Memorial Day, low pressure brings along widely scattered rain showers and thunderstorms, mainly from Flagstaff north and eastward.
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