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Helen Muir/Arizona Memory Project/State of Arizona Research LibraryTo the surprise of many, the great naturalist John Muir spent a year exploring the Petrified Forest in eastern Arizona. Author Scott Thybony set out to learn more about Muir and his desert wanderings. He tells the story in this month’s Canyon Commentary. -
Darryl Webb/AP/FR170361 APMeta owes Arizona $223 million for harming teen mental health on social media following a suit filed by Arizona and 48 other states. -
Ryan Heinsius/KNAUAttorney General Kris Mayes says she’ll review the use of Flock Safety cameras and other AI-powered license plate readers across Arizona. -
Susan Montoya Bryan/AP Photo/APThe FBI has established a minimum reward of $25,000 for help in solving some cold cases where people went missing or were killed in Indian Country.
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Convicted leader of a polygamist group Samuel Bateman was sentenced Tuesday at the Coconino County Courthouse on three new counts of child abuse. -
Colorado River plan orders cuts in the Lower Basin, while relying on voluntary conservation upstreamThree states are being required to cut their water use under a final plan for managing the Colorado River over the next two years, while the four upstream states are being asked to voluntarily conserve water. -
Monsoon rains bring a torrent of colors to the Colorado Plateau. Yellow sunflowers emerge beside purple asters, blush-colored penstemons, and mauve lupine. -
House Democrats gave the uranium mining company until Aug. 24 to hand over communications between its executives and the Trump administration. -
Just days after the federal government released new plans for sharing water from the shrinking Colorado River, it is getting sued by Nevada, one of the states impacted by the plan. -
Dolly Parton, the beloved music and film star known for her vibrant personality and poignant songwriting, has died. She was 80 years old.
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President Trump says his administration has entered a sweeping agreement with Venezuela that could give the U.S. access to vast amounts of the South American country's untapped oil reserves, at cost. -
His removal order was triggered by two convictions from over 15 years ago, when he struggled with untreated PTSD. New York's governor said Park earned a "second chance through rehabilitation." -
The deadly flooding that struck Nepal this week is not the first disaster that people in the region have endured. The country's unique geography makes it especially prone to natural disasters.
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A federal judge has ruled that the Pentagon violated Anthropic's first amendment rights when it tried to designate the AI company a supply chain risk earlier this year.
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Scientists collaborated with narwhals for a new study to understand human-caused climate change in the Arctic and rising sea levels around the world.
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The monsoon picks up this weekend with thunderstorms region wide, day and night, some capable of large hail and heavy rainfall.
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