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Suzanne Adams-Ockrassa/White Mountain Independent via APThe Navajo County Sheriff's Office declined to reveal a motive in the killing of a prominent California farmer’s estranged wife in Pinetop, but said the couple's lengthy divorce repeatedly came up in interviews. -
Terry BrianIn the midst of the holiday season, Scott Thybony reflects on a few crucial life lessons. He’s learned it pays to jump headlong into an endeavor, even though one might be wholly unprepared for what they’re about to face. -
Steve Ryan/WikiCommonsHouse finches are a familiar sight in northern Arizona, but their path to the West is a story of human introduction and adaptation. -
Ucross FoundationBrendan Basham is a Diné author, educator and artist who lives in New Mexico near the Navajo Nation and Pueblo of Zuni. Basham was the first-ever culinary resident at Ucross, a foundation that hosts artists in Wyoming, and is working on his second novel after his celebrated debut "Swim Home to the Vanished."
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Flagstaff officials say they deactivated the city’s automated license plate cameras after the council unanimously voted to end its contract with Flock Safety Tuesday. -
Some things can only be found if you know exactly where to look. The Peebles Navajo Cactus, at less than 3 centimeters tall, doesn’t seem to want to be found. Its thorny spines mimic surrounding grit so closely, it nearly disappears into the sand. -
Officials at Grand Canyon National Park will reopen hotels on the South on Wednesday more than a week after a break in the Transcanyon Waterline forced the closure of all overnight lodging. -
U.S. Sen. Ruben Gallego is emerging as a key figure for the Democratic Party as it aims to regain Latino support lost in 2024. -
Republican state Sen. David Farnsworth plans to introduce a bill to force public schools that teach evolution to also teach creationism during next year's legislative session. -
Page officials have halted a citizen-led effort to block a land sale for the construction of a data center because of errors in the paperwork.
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The order is the latest in a complex legal battle over the fate of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a watchdog agency. -
The Trump administration's deep cuts in U.S. foreign health aid had a devastating impact. Yet there were achievements of note in spite of it all. -
Aid groups argue there is still not enough humanitarian assistance going into Gaza. -
Saudi Arabia bombed Yemen's port city of Mukalla, targeting a shipment of weapons from the United Arab Emirates for separatist forces. The UAE later said it would withdraw its forces from Yemen. -
J.S. Park helps patients and their families cope with death every day as a hospital chaplain. He explains what to expect as a person is dying, and how to reckon with uncomfortable feelings about death.
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Partly cloudy and steadily warmer the next couple of afternoons. Another mild storm will deliver rain showers New Years Eve into New Years Day, snow will fall only over the high mountains.
