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Gov. Katie Hobbs' office says it's partnered with a nonprofit to erase $642 million in medical debt owed by almost half-a-million Arizonans.
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Rep. Walt Blackman of Snowflake has introduced a proposal to provide $1.5 million to the new independent office overseeing the state's prison system.
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Water leaders in the U.S. West gathered this week at the annual Colorado River Water Users Association conference as negotiations continue on a long-term plan for sharing water from the Colorado River.
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Several elected leaders from northern Arizona are calling on Attorney General Kris Mayes to determine if the Trump administration’s cuts to wildfire mitigation efforts are illegal.
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Flagstaff officials say they deactivated the city’s automated license plate cameras after the council unanimously voted to end its contract with Flock Safety Tuesday.
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Some things can only be found if you know exactly where to look. The Peebles Navajo Cactus, at less than 3 centimeters tall, doesn’t seem to want to be found. Its thorny spines mimic surrounding grit so closely, it nearly disappears into the sand.
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Officials at Grand Canyon National Park will reopen hotels on the South on Wednesday more than a week after a break in the Transcanyon Waterline forced the closure of all overnight lodging.
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U.S. Sen. Ruben Gallego is emerging as a key figure for the Democratic Party as it aims to regain Latino support lost in 2024.
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Republican state Sen. David Farnsworth plans to introduce a bill to force public schools that teach evolution to also teach creationism during next year's legislative session.
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Page officials have halted a citizen-led effort to block a land sale for the construction of a data center because of errors in the paperwork.
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Judge James Boasberg said the U.S. denied due process to the Venezuelan men it deported to a prison in El Salvador after President Trump invoked the 1798 Alien Enemies Act.
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People in the South keep hoping for a white Christmas, even though they know chances for snow are very very slim.
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As Netflix and Paramount continue their battle over Warner Brothers Discovery, we take a look back at the company's history of messy corporate marriages and divorces.
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Trump's peace deal between Rwanda and Congo hasn't stopped the fighting — and now his expansive mineral deal with Kinshasa is in the balance.
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From a song by a certified superstar that came out in the very first week of January to breakthroughs from lesser-known indie acts, here are selections from NPR Music's list of the best songs of 2025.
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Partly cloudy and mild Monday and again Tuesday afternoon. A relatively warm, winter storm will deliver rain showers Tuesday night into Christmas; snow will be confined to the high mountains. Still some uncertainty in the forecast Friday into the weekend, with unsettled conditions, a second and colder storm may impact the region, stay tuned.