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Eric Draper/AP PhotoThe Trump administration is initiating formal meetings with tribes in the Southwest as it considers revoking a 20-year ban of oil and gas development across of hundreds of square miles of federal land surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park. -
Ryan Heinsius/KNAUThe Environmental Protection Agency has begun the cleanup of uranium mine waste in the Lukachukai Mountains near Four Corners on the Navajo Nation. -
Adrian Skabelund / KNAUA Flagstaff food distribution site has seen a 30% increase in demand in the last week as the government shutdown has delayed federal assistance payments to states. -
Public domainWells Spicer was a frontier lawyer who led a grueling expedition in the Grand Canyon and also happened to play pivotal roles in two most famous court cases in the American West. Scott Thybony tells his story in this month's Canyon Commentary.
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The Arizona Department of Public Safety, which reviews and distributes all statewide alerts for missing people, says the new Turquoise Alert system is working as intended. -
A new congressional report says a partnership between Northern Arizona University and a Chinese university is a threat to national security. -
Northern Arizona Healthcare leaders are again considering the location of the Flagstaff Medical Center. City voters rejected a previous effort to move the facility two years ago. -
Gov. Katie Hobbs is allocating $1.8 million left over from federal COVID funds to provide at least some help to the nearly 900,000 Arizonans who won’t be getting food stamp benefits in November. -
Some spiders don’t just spin webs — they listen through them. Researchers found that orb-weavers can sense vibrations on their silk to detect prey and danger. -
Gov. Katie Hobbs says Arizona doesn’t have the resources to replace federal food-stamp benefits if the shutdown continues into November.
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Injustice authors Carol Leonnig and Aaron Davis say following Jan. 6, the cases against the former president were stymied by the FBI's desire to preserve its independence from politics.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Barton Gellman, author of "Angler: The Cheney Vice Presidency," about the legacy of late Vice President Dick Cheney.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Jonah Goldberg, editor of The Dispatch, about former Vice President Dick Cheney who died Monday at 84.
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Former Vice President Dick Cheney has died at age 84. And, today, voters in New York, Virginia and New Jersey choose new leaders in key races. -
Octogenarian Sisters Rita, Regina and Bernadette went back to their old convent with local support, and an Instagram following. "People are calling us the rebellious sisters!" Rita says.
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