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Highlands Fire DistrictFirefighters continued burning forest land northwest of the Pocket Fire in preparation for high winds expected to begin on Friday. Fire managers are holding an event on the fire in Flagstaff at Sinagua Middle School at 7 p.m. tonight. -
Darryl Webb/AP/FR170361 APArizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced 42 new Medicaid fraud indictments Wednesday, in connection with a sober living home scheme that targeted Native Americans. -
Courtesy of Vernon Fire DistrictThe Pocket Fire north of Sedona grew to more than 784 acres and it’s 0% contained. -
Ryan Heinsius/KNAUAbout 10,000 Arizona Public Service customers in northern Arizona could lose power Saturday due to extreme fire danger expected regionwide.
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How will future inhabitants on Mars and the Moon get their veggies? Northern Arizona University doctoral candidate Laura Lee has been seeking the answer to that question. -
The Pocket Fire burning north of Sedona reached 638 acres as of Tuesday afternoon and is still 0% contained. -
The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition is wrapping up an oral history project documenting the systemic abuse endured in boarding schools. -
Residents evacuated due to the Pocket Fire burning north of Sedona may return home Tuesday morning. -
Fire managers warn the Pocket Fire about 7 miles north of Sedona poses a significant risk to Oak Creek, even as it grew only a little over the weekend. -
The manager of a resort hotel near the Pocket Fire says she's concerned about it dropping into the canyon. A spokesperson working on the fire said it was “looking much better” on Saturday.
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Nayef Samaro, 25, was killed in an Israeli military raid on Nablus, in the occupied West Bank, as he prepared to meet his wife at the hospital for the birth of their first child. -
Ukraine launched a major nighttime attack on a dozen Russian regions, Russian-held Crimea and the surrounding seas, and Russia attacked various regions of Ukraine, as their war grinds on. -
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A major wind event unfolds Friday and continues into a very windy and dry weekend. Red Flag Warning are in effect region wide.In addition, strong winds will lead to hazardous travel across northern AZ, with blowing dust and reduced visibilities in the high deserts, along with dangerous cross winds, especially along the I40.
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