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MasterclassFor decades, Joy Harjo has challenged what it means to be a poet. The multifaceted author, musician and playwright was the first Indigenous person to serve as U.S. poet laureate. -
Gus A. Pearson/Fort Valley Experimental Forest/USFSEvery spring, thousands of sheep were herded on a three-week trek across northern Arizona, up onto the Colorado Plateau for summer grazing. -
Randi Shaffer, USDA Forest Service/Coconino National ForestManagers on the Kaibab National Forest are planning thousands of acres of prescribed burns north of the Grand Canyon that could begin as early as Tuesday. -
Kimberly Fraser/U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceThe Arizona Game and Fish Department released 19 endangered black-footed ferrets at three sites in northern Arizona last week as part of the long-running reintroduction program for the imperiled species.
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The transfer of federal forest land in Arizona to a pair of international mining companies is complete, but a group of Apache women is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene as a last-ditch effort to stop the project. -
Gov. Katie Hobbs signed House Bill 2938 last week, mandating that businesses round to the nearest 5 cents when pennies are unavailable to complete a transaction. -
Tribal 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. -
Possible scenarios could include significant water reductions in Lower Basin states like Arizona or new incentives for states to conserve water. -
A 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. -
A 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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A New York Times investigation has revealed allegations that the late renowned labor leader abused girls and raped Dolores Huerta, his longtime organizing partner. -
A Utah jury convicted Kouri Richins of fatally spiking her husband's drink with fentanyl in 2022. Prosecutors said she was hoping to collect millions of dollars from multiple life insurance policies. -
NYC Mayor Mamdani observed Ramadan publicly at a time when many politicians and activists on the right are voicing hostility and in some cases open bigotry toward American Muslims. -
Regulators at the Federal Aviation Administration are tightening safety rules in congested airspace around major airports, suspending the use of visual separation between planes and helicopters. -
Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, resigned Tuesday in protest over the war.
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Yesterday in Flagstaff we tied the all time warmest March day in weather record keeping history, at 73 degrees, dating back to 1899. Over the coming days the entire region shatters all time March heat records, by 5-10 degrees each day, (Mountain locations 80’s, LCR valley and Central Highlands 90s, Verde Valley hitting low triple digits).
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