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NPSA longtime wildfire prevention crew that served communities around Flagstaff has been disbanded. Residents and former fire officials are weighing the impact ahead of a potentially active fire season. -
Ryan Heinsius/KNAUA nurse who works with patients with high-risk newborns says she wishes the state’s largest utility company would’ve given more notice before the outage so families could charge their medical equipment. -
APSArizona Public Service temporarily shut off power for parts of the Flagstaff area and Coconino County Wednesday due to extreme fire risk. -
George Andrejko/AZGFDPrairie dogs, squirrels and even the family dog exhibit a behavior called “splooting" to help regulate body temperature.
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Arizona Public Service Co. says it could temporarily shut off power in some high-risk communities Wednesday in the Flagstaff area because of heightened wildfire danger. -
Coconino County Health and Human Services officials confirmed two new measles cases Friday with possible exposures in Fredonia and Kanab, Utah. -
A 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. -
A 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. -
Officials at Grand Canyon National Park will begin to ease water restrictions Friday as crews make progress repairing breaks in the Transcanyon Waterline. -
Arizona 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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The annual D.C. gathering of politicians and press will be headlined by a mentalist instead of a comedian. Oz Pearlman tells NPR he hopes to unify, delight and puzzle the crowd — but can't reveal how. -
A new study looks at an unexpected force that helped played a critical role in shaping the lives of ancient humans. -
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said he is immediately moving medical marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III, which includes things like ketamine, Tylenol with codeine, and anabolic steroids.
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Tensions are rising in the Middle East as shaky ceasefire agreements between the U.S., Israel and Iran, and Lebanon and Israel, are tested. And, the Secretary of the Navy is out of the role. -
President Trump says he ordered the Navy to "shoot and kill any boat" putting mines in the Strait of Hormuz as the U.S. ramps up minesweeping there.
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Mostly sunny and mild Thursday with a brief break from the wind. Friday the breeze picks up with the approach of a relatively weak spring storm that will bring a windy and cooler weekend along with chances for light rain and mountain snow showers Saturday afternoon into early Sunday morning.
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