KNAU STAFF

Firefighters continue to make progress on the Wood Springs 2 Fire burning on the Navajo Nation near Ganado.

Governor Doug Ducey announced Wednesday $250,000 in funding for Special Olympics Arizona. It will be spent, in part, on engaging people with intellectual disabilities in virtual sports and other activities during the coronavirus pandemic.  

The Flagstaff Arts Council , Wednesday, announced that 22 nonprofits have been awarded nearly $70,000  through the COVID-19 Art and Science Nonprofit Relief Fund.

Authorities say a pilot is dead after a helicopter he was flying crashed yesterday while fighting a wildfire near Payson.

The Navajo Nation continues to record new cases of coronavirus but overall numbers are still declining on the reservation.