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Courtesy of Complex Incident Management Team.Kaibab National Forest managers want to reduce the threat of dead and damaged trees from last year’s Dragon Bravo and White Sage fires. -
Adrian Skabelund / KNAUThe First Friday in downtown Flagstaff is often a bustle of tourists and locals. But this year, one man is attempting to reshape it by promoting pedestrian and bicycle access. -
Chris Clements/KNAUThe application for preliminary permits is Nature and People First’s latest proposal for energy development on tribal land. The federal government denied a similar proposal by the company in 2024. -
Howard Fischer/Capitol Media ServicesThe Trump administration is making another legal bid to get the records of Arizona’s more than 4.3 million registered voters.
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The Arizona Supreme Court has denied Attorney General Kris Mayes' appeal of an order that the state’s fake elector case over the 2020 presidential election be sent back to a grand jury. -
Grand Canyon National Park’s North Rim reopened after last summer's Dragon Bravo Fire. It was the first time visitors witnessed the wildfire's impact, including remnants of the Grand Canyon Lodge. -
Grand Canyon National Park officials will shut off water service in the inner canyon for a week as crews work on the Transcanyon Waterline and the Havasupai Gardens pumphouse. -
High summer temperatures make Flagstaff’s thin air feel even thinner. Density altitude affects your body, turning a simple mountain hike into a tough physical workout. -
Health officials in Mohave County say a resident has died from the sin nombre strain of hantavirus. -
The estimate pops up again and again in reporting on the West’s most important waterway, but one researcher thinks it might be slightly high. That might point to a bigger problem.
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Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and his governing party are looking for a strong mandate for a new geopolitical course for Armenia. The opposition includes some parties that are vocally pro-Russia. -
In Tupelo, Miss., the next generation of Elvis tribute artists competed at an annual Elvis fest in the town where The King was born.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with "Rivals" star Danny Dyer. The series follows a group of upper-class Brits as they jostle for power and double-cross each other along the way.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Ross Andersen of "The Atlantic" about a Chinese mosquito-killing laser and when it might be available in the U.S.
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At the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Russia shows its most optimistic face as the war in Ukraine drags on.
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Wind and fire weather concerns are the headlines of the forecast. Hot and windy Saturday, turning less hot and windier Sunday into much of next week. Red Flag Warnings will be in effect across the entire region.
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