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USFS/InciwebThe National Weather Service forecasts near-normal fire risk for northern Arizona this spring. Drought has improved, but warm, dry conditions remain a concern. -
George Andrejko/Arizona Game and Fish DepartmentArizona wildlife managers say consistent growth in the Mexican gray wolf population could trigger the species' downlisting under the Endangered Species Act. -
Salina Bookshelf, Inc.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. -
ScreenshotA Pinal County judge issued a temporary restraining order to put on hold the probation against Coolidge High School’s athletics department. The order came after state sports officials placed the school's entire athletics program on a year-long probation amid allegations that Coolidge supporters threatened and used racial slurs against players from Chinle High.
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Road trips on lonely and desolate roads are woven into the western experience. But even the most windswept, far-off places have stories to tell. In this month’s Canyon Commentary, author Scott Thybony takes a drive through New Mexico while contemplating cattle drives and fresh-baked pies. -
The state House of Representatives rejected a proposal requiring police agencies to have a written policy against the routine use of masks. -
State lawmakers want to require that teachers who call in sick to attend protests be fired and forfeit any rights to reemployment in the Arizona education system. -
The FBI says 8-year-old Maleeka "Mollie" Boone, who was found dead on the Navajo Nation in January, may have been hit by a large vehicle like a pickup truck. -
Throughout his career, Rex Lee Jim served as a medicine man, teacher, author, diplomat and Navajo Nation vice president. He died Tuesday in Albuquerque at the age of 63. -
Republicans in the state Legislature want to require any state and local police force making an arrest to notify U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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Understanding one of the world's oldest civilizations can't be achieved through a single film or book. But recent works of literature, journalism, music and film by Iranians are a powerful starting point. -
The Oscar-nominated Kokuho tells a compelling story about friendship, the weight of history and the torturous road to becoming a star in Japan's Kabuki theater. -
Trump is promoting tighter restrictions on mail-in ballots as well as passage of the SAVE Act, which requires proof of citizenship to vote. UCLA professor Richard Hasen unpacks the ramifications.
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The Trump administration's mass deportation effort has given people more reason to flee immigration officers.
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President Trump says the U.S. operation in Iran is expected to last about four to five weeks.
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Reminder there will be a lunar eclipse early Tuesday morning, beginning at 2:50 a.m., totality occurs from 4:04 - 5:03 and comes to an end at 6:17, cloud free skies are expected.Mild weather continues into midweek. We then turn windy with a moisture starve cold front on Thursday, that will bring along cooler temperatures along with spotty, light rain sprinkles and snow flurries across northern AZ Thursday and Friday.
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