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On today's newscast: Gila County officials lift evacuation orders prompted by the Washington Fire, former Prescott City Councilman accused of defrauding the local chapter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, appeals court blocks Oak Flat land swap, and more.

On today's newscast: Three communities near Payson are under evacuation due to the Washington Fire, judge denies request to halt Oak Flat land transfer, Sedona City Council orders an indefinite stop to the automated license plate reader program, and more.

The Gila County Division of Emergency Management has ordered evacuations for three communities near the lightning-caused Washington Fire about 11 miles north of Payson.

The Radio Television Digital News Association has honored KNAU with an excellence in writing National Edward R. Murrow award for a story about the 80th birthday of Smokey Bear.

The iconic statue of a famous burro housed in the Grand Canyon Lodge on the North Rim, thought to be lost forever due to the Dragon Bravo Fire, is safe.

On today's newscast: Outside prosecutor to investigate defunct Navajo home building program, Round Valley Police Department is under investigation, iconic North Rim statue safe after wildfire, DOJ announces new guidance for revived radiation compensation, and more.

On today's newscast: The latest on several wildfires burning across northern Arizona. Plus, Mohave County health officials have confirmed a measles case in the Arizona-Utah border region and a conversation with meteorologist Lee Born on the return of the monsoon.

The Yavapai County Sheriff's Office has placed some residents east of State Route 179 in Set pre-evacuation status because of a wildfire first reported Wednesday afternoon.

On today's newscast: Crews are finally seeing more favorable weather conditions on the Dragon Bravo Fire, Flagstaff police arrested a man in connection with a fatal hit-and-run, COLT Grill owners plead not guilty in immigration scheme, Arizona governor declares 'state of emergency' after bridge collapse, and more.

On today's newscast: The Dragon Bravo Fire has burned within a mile of the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon, officials identify the four people killed in last week's medical transport plane crash, applications are open for the expanded Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, and more.