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APSArizona 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. -
Ryan Heinsius/KNAUCoconino County Health and Human Services officials confirmed two new measles cases Friday with possible exposures in Fredonia and Kanab, Utah. -
APA 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. -
Cedar Attanasio/APA 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.
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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. -
Jaguars are usually associated with the tropics of Central and South America, but historical records show they once prowled as far north as the South Rim of Grand Canyon. -
The U.S. Forest Service plans to close or combine dozens of facilities nationwide as part of a massive reorganization. -
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. -
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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The ornate Cotofenesti helmet, which was stolen in January 2025 while on loan to a Dutch museum, was recovered last month. -
Mexico's government is boosting security at tourist sites in preparation for the World Cup after a man opened fire at the Teotihuacan pyramids. -
Virginia voters have delivered a significant win to Democrats, as the party aims to pick up four more U.S. House seats in the state. -
The Justice Department alleges that the SPLC improperly raised millions of dollars to pay informants to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan and other extremist groups. -
These matriarchal rodents often have bloody succession wars to replace their queen. But in a colony in California, Queen Tere ceded the throne to her daughter, Arwen, without violence.
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Windy again on Earth Day Wednesday (Wind Advisories have been issued from the NWS across western and northern AZ, and a Red Flag Warning across eastern AZ). Winds relax late week with temperatures running near average for this time of year.
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