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Scott ThybonyIn this month's Canyon Commentary, Scott Thybony follows the tracks of a rare tornado outbreak in northern Arizona, and hears from a meteorologist who became part of the weather event he forecast. -
FacebookNavajo Nation Council Speaker Crystalyne Curley is running for tribal president, becoming the most high-profile candidate to challenge President Buu Nygren in his bid for reelection this year. -
U.S. Forest Service, Coconino National ForestOfficials in Coconino County issued a boil-water advisory to residents of Doney Park after Arizona Public Service Company turned off power on Wednesday. -
NPSA longtime wildfire prevention crew that served communities around Flagstaff has been disbanded. Residents and former fire officials are weighing the impact ahead of a potentially active fire season.
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A nurse who works with patients with high-risk newborns says she wishes the state’s largest utility company would’ve given more notice before the outage so families could charge their medical equipment. -
Arizona Public Service temporarily shut off power for parts of the Flagstaff area and Coconino County Wednesday due to extreme fire risk. -
Prairie dogs, squirrels and even the family dog exhibit a behavior called “splooting" to help regulate body temperature. -
Arizona Public Service Co. says it could temporarily shut off power in some high-risk communities Wednesday in the Flagstaff area because of heightened wildfire danger.
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Coconino County Health and Human Services officials confirmed two new measles cases Friday with possible exposures in Fredonia and Kanab, Utah. -
A new Arizona law expands death benefits for first responders. It's partly inspired by the death of DPS pilot Robert Skankey, who died in a helicopter crash while responding to a Flagstaff shooting.
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King Charles and Queen Camilla arrive Monday for a four day U.S. state visit. Some hope the royal touch can heal the transatlantic rift that's emerged under Trump. -
Police in Virginia used a technique called geofencing to tap into Google's databases to find out who was near the scene of a bank robbery. The Supreme Court will consider whether it is constitutional. -
Every school has problem students, but some are labeled emotionally disturbed (ED) and taught separately from others. -
President Trump and several cabinet members were safely rushed from the event in Washington, D.C. after several loud sounds were heard. The Secret Service said one person was in custody. -
Fine art photographer Nancy Breslin joins NPR's Scott Simon in studio to celebrate Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day.
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A weekend storm will bring a mostly cloudy and windy Saturday, with rain showers increasing in coverage Saturday evening and continuing into a much cooler and windy Sunday. Snow will mix with rain down to 7000’ during the overnight hours Saturday, little if any snow accumulation is expected, though roadways will become slick pre sunrise Sunday. Rainfall amounts look modest, generally around a quarter inch to half of an inch.
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