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NPS PhotoTribal leaders testified before a Senate committee in support of a landmark agreement that would provide Colorado River water to the Navajo Nation, Hopi Tribe and San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe. -
John Locher/APPossible scenarios could include significant water reductions in Lower Basin states like Arizona or new incentives for states to conserve water. -
Adrian Skabelund/KNAUA preliminary NTSB report points to a mechanical problem in the main rotor of a DPS helicopter that crashed in Flagstaff, killing two personnel. The final report could take over a year. -
ADOT/CourtesyA wildlife bridge on Interstate 17 south of Flagstaff could help guide elk, deer and other wildlife navigate the highway and cut down on collisions with cars and trucks.
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State legislative leaders confirmed a federal grand jury subpoenaed records from the debunked Senate audit of Maricopa County's 2020 presidential election. -
An 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. -
Bookmans employees in Flagstaff and Tucson have voted to ratify their union contract after months of negotiations with management. -
Tribal 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. -
State 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. -
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.
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The strikes comes after the United States paused ceasefire talks between Russia and Ukraine due to the war with Iran. -
In South Carolina, some parents embrace vaccines, others opt out. Why do people make such different choices? A mix of politics, distrust and misinformation is pushing neighbors apart. -
One of Bolsonaro's doctors described the former Brazilian president's medical condition as "serious." -
Researchers looking at foodcrusts on the pottery shards of ancient humans say there's evidence of a wide variety of ingredients, indicating that they may have been experimenting with "recipes." -
Women charged with a crime in Senegal are at the mercy of a slow judicial process and prisons that may lack basic supplies. They also face stigma that robs them of familial and community support.
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Windy Saturday as a cold front sweeps the Rockies. This will turn northeastern AZ much cooler Sunday, with modest cooling elsewhere, through a windy afternoon. Next week an all time March heat wave is in the forecast for the final week of winter.
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