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Thomas Peipert/APA federal judge has rejected a plea agreement that would have allowed a man who admitted to beating a Navajo elder and leaving her for dead to avoid more prison time. -
Adrian Skabelund/KNAUFlagstaff officials say U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has leased office space at 1585 S. Plaza Way. The site is privately owned and no city property has been requested. -
Jim Clark/U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceSenate Bill 1280 would bar the Arizona Game and Fish Department from transporting gray wolf puppies into the state or using its own resources to do so. -
Tony Webster/Wikimedia Commons/(c) 2020 Tony WebsterFlagstaff City Hall was placed on a 30-minute lockdown Tuesday night during a city council meeting after shots were fired across the street near the Downtown Library.
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The 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. -
An 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. -
How did Southwest Tribal people protect and store their food before the days of refrigeration? -
Flagstaff 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. -
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.
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The movie, now streaming on Netflix, defied current trends in Indian cinema to tell the true story of a friendship between a Muslim and a Hindu Dalit. Martin Scorsese was secretly involved. -
More than one million people have fled their homes in Lebanon amid ongoing Israeli bombardment. -
The U.S. and Iran are still far apart on the big issues — from uranium enrichment to regional security — and there’s real confusion about what’s actually on the table.
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Hungary votes Sunday in a pivotal test of Viktor Orbán's "illiberal democracy," as challenger Péter Magyar taps voter frustration, with stakes for Europe, NATO and the U.S. -
A paper in JAMA Psychiatry says mental health providers should ask if patients are using artificial intelligence chatbots, just as they would ask patients about sleep habits and substance use.
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The forecast focus is on a developing spring storm off the California coast which will bring along a partly cloudy, warm and windy Friday afternoon. Over the weekend and into early next week, expect continued windy afternoons along with gradually cooler temperatures. Shower chances are slim for the weekend with better chances for wetting rain and a little mountain snow Monday into early Tuesday morning.
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