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APA 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. -
Cedar Attanasio/APA man charged in the disappearance of Ella Mae Begay, a Navajo grandmother and weaver, has pleaded guilty to robbery as part of a second plea agreement. -
NPSOfficials at Grand Canyon National Park will begin to ease water restrictions Friday as crews make progress repairing breaks in the Transcanyon Waterline. -
Rebecca Noble/AP/FR172322 APArizona Public Service Co. has agreed not to cut off electrical service to customers for nonpayment while forecasted high temperatures are 95 degrees or above.
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Jaguars are usually associated with the tropics of Central and South America, but historical records show they once prowled as far north as the South Rim of Grand Canyon. -
The U.S. Forest Service plans to close or combine dozens of facilities nationwide as part of a massive reorganization. -
A federal judge has rejected a plea agreement that would have allowed a man who admitted to beating a Navajo elder and leaving her for dead to avoid more prison time. -
Flagstaff officials say U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has leased office space at 1585 S. Plaza Way. The site is privately owned and no city property has been requested. -
Senate Bill 1280 would bar the Arizona Game and Fish Department from transporting gray wolf puppies into the state or using its own resources to do so. -
Flagstaff City Hall was placed on a 30-minute lockdown Tuesday night during a city council meeting after shots were fired across the street near the Downtown Library.
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A life jacket worn by a passenger on the RMS Titanic has sold at auction for 670,000 pounds, which is more than $900,000. -
Iran's military says it has closed the Strait of Hormuz again, while a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon is strained, but still in place.
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The divide between the White House and the Vatican is widening after President Trump sharply criticized Pope Leo and the leader of the Catholic Church said he doesn't fear Trump.
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Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota is filled with more than a thousand lakes and rivers. But a recent vote in congress to allow mining nearby could threaten the preserve's waterways.
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