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The U.S. Forest Service plans to close or combine dozens of facilities nationwide as part of a massive reorganization.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren announced he's running for a second term Monday, saying he wants to build on the momentum from his first term.
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Skyrocketing power demand from massive data centers and rising household electric bills are injecting a wave of attention into who is getting elected to watch over electric utilities.
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The ongoing measles outbreak along the Arizona-Utah border has surpassed 500 cases.
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The SAVE America Act would require voters to prove their citizenship in person to register to vote. But tribal leaders say it would create barriers to voting for Indigenous populations. KNAU speaks with Navajo Nation Council Speaker Crystalyne Curley about the proposal.
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Monument Valley’s long film history continues as the Navajo Nation and Utah sign a new agreement to expand production while supporting jobs and Indigenous storytelling.
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Hydrologists working high in the Rocky Mountains have measured what they say is Colorado’s driest winter of snow moisture on record.
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An Ohio man was convicted of cybercrimes involving obscene AI-generated images of women and children. But experts warn of the difficulties in going after such cases.
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With Qatar's liquefied natural gas still offline, U.S. companies see an opening and are bringing in new investments.
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Drug overdose deaths are plummeting in the U.S. in ways never seen before. Experts worry new, toxic "synthetic" street drugs could derail the recovery.
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The war entered a new phase when President Trump began a U.S. naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Aaron David Miller of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace explains what this means.
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The U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is stopping oil tankers from reaching Iranian ports, even as peace negotiations are underway.
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Rain and mountain snow showers can be expected Monday night into early Tuesday morning. The western Mogollon Rim and the Flagstaff region seeing a couple inches of snow. Showers comes to an end shortly after sunrise Tuesday, a cool afternoon will follow. Warmer afternoons return the next couple of days. Thursday will be very windy ahead of a dry cold front that will bring a cool Friday.