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Adrian Skabelund / KNAUThousands gathered along Route 66 in front of Flagstaff City Hall as part of the nationwide No Kings protests on Sat, March 28. -
Coconino County Sheriff's Office/Coconino County Sheriff's OfficeA grand jury in Coconino County has indicted a former Northern Arizona University student after the death of a fraternity pledge in January. -
City of FlagstaffThe Flagstaff Police Department and the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office say U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is looking for space to station agents in the city. -
Scott ThybonyIn this month’s Canyon Commentary, author Scott Thybony takes us into the remote Lukachukai Mountains on the Navajo Nation to explore a 1,500-year-old ruin with rock art that features hundreds of mysterious painted handprints.
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The Navajo Nation Council has unanimously passed legislation opposing the SAVE America Act, which would require proof of citizenship to register to vote. -
The Indian Health Service is moving forward with a lengthy list of construction projects in the Southwest that were first promised to Native American patients more than 30 years ago. -
Arizona Public Service says a planned 14% rate hike is needed as the cost of maintaining the grid has risen sharply. But Attorney General Kris Mayes and consumer advocates are pushing back against the proposal. -
The North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park including the entire North Kaibab Trail will reopen to the public on May 15. -
Researchers in the Southwest are using hidden recorders to capture the fluted whistles of the pinyon jay. It’s part of a new effort to track ecological changes through sound. -
Sedona officials say they’re disappointed that a state bill to crack down on short-term rentals doesn’t address housing affordability.
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Pope Leo XIV rejected claims that God justifies war and prayed especially for Christians in the Middle East during a Palm Sunday Mass before tens of thousands of people in St. Peter's Square. -
Protesters showed up to thousands of events across the country this weekend to air their complaints against the Trump administration.
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The war in Iran is now in its second month. More U.S. troops are arriving in the region, even as President Trump says peace talks are ongoing.
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NPR's Don Gonyea talks with Johnny Jones, of the American Federation of Government Employees union, about the training TSA agents get and the stress they've been under during government shutdowns.
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NPR's Don Gonyea speaks to health researcher Mark Holmes about the Rural Health Transformation Program and the Trump administration's call to use AI to improve care across the country.
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Unseaosnably warm afternoons continue into a partly cloudy and breezy weekend. Next week we turn gradually cooler and windy, with spotty, light rain showers Monday-Wednesday.
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