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Chris Richards/University of Arizona/The University of Arizona will provide tuition-free education for Native American undergraduates in the state. U of A on Monday said the program is the first of its kind for a public Arizona university and will cover tuition and fees for full-time undergrads from the state’s 22 federally recognized tribes on its main campus in Tucson. -
Navajo Nation health officials continue to report rising COVID-19 cases on the reservation as Navajo and Apache counties are in high community transmission.
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AP Photo/Evan Vucci/U.S. President Joe Biden is authorizing an increase in federal funding for debris removal and other emergency measures being taken as a result of the historic start to the wildfire season in New Mexico.
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Ryan Heinsius/KNAU/Fire restrictions in many areas of northern Arizona were lifted Tuesday following the recent monsoon moisture. The Coconino and Kaibab national forests are again allowing campfires and other activities that had been banned since early May following the Tunnel Fire.
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The House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol is holding the first in a series of what's expected to be 6 public hearings. The committee has interviewed hundreds of witnesses and collected tens of thousands of pages of documents as part of its investigation into the deadly attack. -
Ten men and women have graduated from the Navajo Nation’s police academy. The new officers make up the 57th Navajo Nation Police Training Academy Class and attended a ceremony at Navajo Technical University in Crownpoint, N.M., last Saturday.
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The Sedona Police Department says the vehicle of a missing Sedona woman was found Sunday. Yolan Miller has been missing since June, 19, 2022. Meanwhile, Axel Brugere, a 20-year-old hiker missing since late May is still unaccounted for.
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Phoenix Mercury WNBA star Brittney Griner appeared in court near Moscow Monday after being detained in Russia since February on alleged drug possession charges. Her trial has been ordered to begin Friday.
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Arizona's Capitol is now ringed with fencing and concertina wire after three days of protests following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision that people do not have the constitutional right to abortion and bodily autonomy.
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NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Captain Casey Murray, President of the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association, about why there's a shrinking number of pilots.
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The Food and Drug Administration will have to decide the exact recipe, but a combination shot is expected that adds protection against a version of the omicron variant to the original vaccine.
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In Oklahoma, state Superintendent Joy Hofmeister left the GOP to run against Gov. Kevin Stitt who fiercely opposes abortion rights, defends gun rights and is endorsed by former President Trump.
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The scramble for gas after the Ukraine war means a push for new gas projects across Africa. Some worry these projects don't make sense. And they could worsen climate change for the continent.
Low end monsoon activity is expected Tuesday, with isolated storm activity mainly along and south of the Mogollon Rim. Moisture increases Wednesday into late week, leading to wider coverage of showers and thunderstorms.
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