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Grand Canyon Superintendent Ed Keable says the report underscores the vital role the park plays in supporting the local economy, including more than 10,100 local jobs.

A new specialty license plate in support of Northern Arizona’s wine country will be available later this year.

More than 10 million people visited Arizona’s national parks last year and a new report from the National Park Service found that all those visitors spent more than a billion dollars during their stay.

A spectacular chocolate-brown waterfall on the Navajo Nation has become a social media star. Grand Falls, just east of Flagstaff, has been inundated with tourists and influencers as Arizona’s rivers and streams surge with rain and spring snowmelt. Grand Falls’ cascade of muddy water makes for great photo ops and selfies. But local Diné residents say it’s not meant to be a tourist destination. It’s a sacred site. And that’s why a community coalition closed it to visitors this spring. KNAU’s Melissa Sevigny reports on an effort to bring healing to a place that has been overused and under-respected by visitors.

Sedona officials say the recent drop in tourism is expected to continue into 2024.

Coconino County Sheriff’s officials say a family of five has been stuck about 200 feet underground at Grand Canyon Caverns since Sunday after an elevator malfunctioned.

Visitation to Arizona’s national parks and monuments dropped dramatically during the first year of the pandemic, but a federal report shows the numbers are climbing again. KNAU’s Melissa Sevigny reports.

Thousands of people have already used a new shuttle service in Sedona, delivering tourists and hikers to trailheads that often have packed parking lots.

It’s Wednesday, July 14. Crews have fully contained the Buzzard Fire five miles south of Ponderosa Park, a Prescott National Forest spokesperson announced…