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Republican state Sen. John Kavanagh plans to introduce a bill that would remove legal penalties for county supervisors who fail to canvass elections.
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A landscape’s dramatic features can overwhelm first-time visitors. But sometimes the places that exist on a more human scale can have a greater impact. In his latest Canyon Commentary, author Scott Thybony tells how this happened to novelist Willa Cather in Walnut Canyon.
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The National Park Service says it is going to start charging international tourists an extra $100 to enter some of the most popular U.S. parks.
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A historic Chino Valley farm that supported Fred Harvey’s railroad dining empire over a century ago is on track to become part of a new state park.
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Grand Canyon employees are still dealing with the impacts of the federal government shutdown — from missed paychecks to strained budgets. Community dinners are helping them regroup despite an uncertain future.
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The Pentagon says it is investigating Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona over possible breaches of military law after he appeared in a video that called for U.S. troops to refuse unlawful orders.
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Navajo Nation Council Speaker Crystalyne Curley seeks to remove President Buu Nygren over alleged ethics violations, including misuse of funds and nepotism.
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Grand Canyon National Park employees plan to file union paperwork with the Federal Labor Relations Board. It's part of a larger move by park workers across the West to push back against the Trump administration's cuts.
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Attorney General Kris Mayes will continue to pursue the 11 Republicans who falsely claimed to be the state’s legally elected electors during the 2020 presidential race.
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The cost of wildfire recovery on public lands mostly falls to agencies like the National Park Service and U.S. Forest Service. Several western U.S. senators have requested more federal help after a devastating fire year.
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A U.S. official disputes the White House account of the deadly Caribbean boat strike. And, a person familiar with the National Guard shooting suspect says he was suffering a personal crisis.
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NPR's Leila Fadel asks Rep. Adam Smith, the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, about the questions he has surrounding the U.S. military strikes on boats near Venezuela.
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President Trump met with his advisors Monday to discuss next steps with Venezuela as lawmakers continue to raise concerns about the administration's military strikes on boats in the Caribbean Sea.
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Young adults who took just a one-week break from social media showed improvement in depression, anxiety and insomnia symptoms, a new study says. Plus, tips for how to take a break from your feed.
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Tuesday's special election for Tennessee's 7th Congressional District between Democrat Aftyn Behn and Republican Matt Van Epps has attracted outsize attention and spending from both parties.
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Sunny and seasonably cool Tuesday. A moisture starved cold front sweeps the region Wednesday which will bring along a colder weather along with flurries to far northern and eastern AZ. We then gradually warm up Friday into the weekend.