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Adam Burke/KSUTFour weeks of flooding washed out roads and sent thousands fleeing their homes on the Navajo Reservation. But many worked hard to get to polling places and voting day became part of the recovery process. -
Shondiin Silversmith/Arizona MirrorInitial results from Tuesday’s election indicate that Democrats could take over the state Legislature for the first time in six decades. -
Darryl Webb/AP/FR170361 APArizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has won re-election, according to a race call by the Associated Press. -
Ross D. Franklin/APKatie Hobbs, who in 2022 became the first Democrat elected governor in Arizona since Janet Napolitano in 2006, handily brushed aside a challenge from East Valley conservative Andy Biggs.
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Voters in northern Arizona defeated local ballot measures that would have increased taxes but also supported open space and heightened requirements for developers. -
Navajo Nation Council Speaker Crystalyne Curley will be the next president of the Navajo Nation. She's the first woman elected to lead the largest Indigenous tribe in the U.S. -
On Wednesday, a tiny sliver of votes separated Rep. Eli Crane and former Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez in the their rematch for Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District. -
A common species, Gambel oak covers nine million acres across the West. -
A vast majority of Arizona voters cast their ballots by mail but vote centers in Flagstaff were busy Tuesday and residents had very specific reasons for their choices. -
Preventable failures led to a disastrous election in Apache County in 2024 — particularly on Navajo Nation, the country’s largest Native American reservation.
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NPR Music culture critic and reporter Rodney Carmichael ruminates on the latest in rap culture. This week: How Yung Miami's summer bop became a sweeping indictment. -
A prosecutor described Brand as a ruthless, calculating, manipulative "sexual predator." Brand, 51, denied the charges, saying he had never forced anyone to do something against their will. -
A new report finds generational wealth is widening the divide between homebuyers and those priced out. The median age of first-time buyers also remains at a record high. -
A new study looks at the recommended amount of daily exercise for adolescents — and how few are getting it. -
Democrats have regained control of Congress. They have a long list of investigations into Trump planned. And, not all races have been called. Here's a look at how they could affect the Dems' majority.
Welcome dry and quiet weather continues through the extended forecast. Expect steadily warmer afternoons through the weekend into next week.
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