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Helen Muir/Arizona Memory Project/State of Arizona Research LibraryTo the surprise of many, the great naturalist John Muir spent a year exploring the Petrified Forest in eastern Arizona. Author Scott Thybony set out to learn more about Muir and his desert wanderings. He tells the story in this month’s Canyon Commentary. -
Darryl Webb/AP/FR170361 APMeta owes Arizona $223 million for harming teen mental health on social media following a suit filed by Arizona and 48 other states. -
Ryan Heinsius/KNAUAttorney General Kris Mayes says she’ll review the use of Flock Safety cameras and other AI-powered license plate readers across Arizona. -
Susan Montoya Bryan/AP Photo/APThe FBI has established a minimum reward of $25,000 for help in solving some cold cases where people went missing or were killed in Indian Country.
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Convicted leader of a polygamist group Samuel Bateman was sentenced Tuesday at the Coconino County Courthouse on three new counts of child abuse. -
Colorado River plan orders cuts in the Lower Basin, while relying on voluntary conservation upstreamThree states are being required to cut their water use under a final plan for managing the Colorado River over the next two years, while the four upstream states are being asked to voluntarily conserve water. -
Monsoon rains bring a torrent of colors to the Colorado Plateau. Yellow sunflowers emerge beside purple asters, blush-colored penstemons, and mauve lupine. -
House Democrats gave the uranium mining company until Aug. 24 to hand over communications between its executives and the Trump administration. -
Just days after the federal government released new plans for sharing water from the shrinking Colorado River, it is getting sued by Nevada, one of the states impacted by the plan. -
Dolly Parton, the beloved music and film star known for her vibrant personality and poignant songwriting, has died. She was 80 years old.
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The final vote is expected to be extremely close, with ballot counting continuing through the night. -
President Trump says a new deal with Venezuela would give the U.S. control of more than 65 billion barrels of oil reserves.
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School districts across the country are closing campuses as enrollment falls. New research says the financial savings may be smaller than expected.
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Blocked roads and monsoon weather are complicating efforts to get food, shelter and emergency hygeine to survivors of Nepal's catastrophic floods. World Vision's Dhruba Gurmachhan explains what survivors need the most.
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Rescue crews are struggling through blocked roads, high mountain canyons and dangerous terrain as they search for thousands of people missing in Nepal and Tibet.
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The monsoon picks up this weekend with thunderstorms region wide, day and night, some capable of large hail and heavy rainfall.
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