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Liam James Doyle/NPR/In tonight’s State of the Union address, President Biden is expected to talk about a wide range of priorities – from support for Ukraine to police reform to the fight to end cancer. Live coverage is expected to begin at 7 pm local time. -
Ryan Heinsius/KNAU/Northern Arizona University’s Ecological Restoration Institute is taking the lead on an effort to map forest treatments across the country. The first-of-its-kind undertaking is designed to make the work more effective and lessen the threat of wildfire in the West.
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A Tuba City nurse and medical executive will be among the featured guests sitting alongside first lady Jill Biden at Tuesday’s State of the Union address. -
A rancher who lives near Arizona’s border with Mexico is being held on a charge of first-degree murder in last week’s fatal shooting of a man tentatively identified as a Mexican citizen.
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During this weekend’s Super Bowl in Glendale, Arizona, a member of the Navajo Nation will use North American Indian Sign Language to perform the song America the Beautiful.
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A proposed bill wants to fine Arizona schools that don’t display the U.S. flag, Constitution and Bill of Rights.
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The money will help carry out the agreements that define the tribes' rights to water from rivers and other sources and pay for pipelines, pumping stations, and canals that deliver it to reservations.
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Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s estrangement and subsequent divorce from Democrats is fueling fears that discord in the state could complicate President Joe Biden’s path to reelection
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Multiple female inmates at an Arizona prison complex in Goodyear say corrections staff induced their labor against their will. Advocates say the practice is a human rights violation and a medical risk.
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Women make up nearly half of the people working in the life sciences in the United States, including biology, conservation, and wildlife professions. Even so, they face discrimination and harassment. Now, a new book gathers dozens of stories from female wildlife biologists to highlight the challenges they face. KNAU’s Melissa Sevigny spoke with coeditor Carol Chambers of Northern Arizona University about the project.
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Arizona’s U.S. senators are urging federal officials to classify copper as a critical mineral amid growing demand. They say it’s necessary for national security and water and clean energy infrastructure.
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The National Park Service is seeking public comment for a study focusing on wilderness preservation at Wupatki National Monument northeast of Flagstaff.
