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Cheyanne Mumphrey/APAn autopsy report confirmed that 18-year-old NAU student Colin Daniel Martinez died of alcohol poisoning at a fraternity event. Officials say his blood alcohol content was more than five times the legal limit. -
Adrian Skabelund / KNAUBookmans employees in Flagstaff and Tucson have voted to ratify their union contract after months of negotiations with management. -
Courtesy of the Northern California Condor Restoration ProgramTribal biologists in northern California say two critically endangered California condors could be tending an egg which would produce the region’s first fledgling in more than 100 years. -
Ryan Heinsius/KNAUState senators have given preliminary approval to what proponents are calling the first-ever guardrails on the use of automated license plate readers by police in Arizona.
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Numerous conservation groups and elected officials are calling on the U.S. Senate to reject President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Bureau of Land Management. -
Flagstaff officials have announced a new online portal for community members to report interactions with ICE agents along with new policies on the use of city facilities by the federal government. -
From the Roosevelts and George W. Bush to NAU students, the Hat Ranch near Williams has a layered history of conservation and public life. -
The National Weather Service forecasts near-normal fire risk for northern Arizona this spring. Drought has improved, but warm, dry conditions remain a concern. -
Arizona wildlife managers say consistent growth in the Mexican gray wolf population could trigger the species' downlisting under the Endangered Species Act. -
Navajo poet, author, medicine man and former Navajo Nation Vice President Rex Lee Jim died last week at age 63. In a 2019 interview, Lee discusses translating the Diné language and worldview.
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Steve Emt and Laura Dwyer represent the U.S. in the Paralympics' new mixed doubles wheelchair curling event. They could bring home Team USA's first wheelchair curling medal ever. -
Twenty-three people have died since October in ICE custody, as advocates warn about overcrowding and health care access. -
More than a week of the U.S. and Israel's war against Iran has dragged in global powers, upended the world's energy and transport sectors, and brought chaos to usually peaceful areas of the region. -
In this charming TV series, Kevin Kline plays a Shakespearean actor who retreats to his small hometown after a crisis, and gets engaged in an effort to save the local theater. -
As a culture critic, Lemieux has spent years pushing back against the stereotypes and stigma that follow single mothers. Her new book blends her own memoir with the stories of 21 other Black women.
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An area of low pressure moves into Mexico Monday night - Tuesday bringing along light rain showers south and east of Flagstaff, mainly for Gila, southern Navajo and Apache Counties. Tuesday will be the coolest day of the week (still well above average for this time of year), rain showers linger across eastern AZ. Late winter warmth then builds mid week moving forward.
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