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Officials have closed more than 20 miles of Desert View Drive and Hermit Road in Grand Canyon National Park because of snowy conditions.

Reservations have been paused since January 2022 as the National Park Service conducted several infrastructure projects within the canyon, which have since been delayed.

An oasis halfway down the Grand Canyon on a popular hiking trail is now officially called “Havasupai Gardens.” The name was changed from “Indian Garden” last month at the request of the Havasupai Tribe. Havasupai lived and farmed in the area up until 1928, when the National Park Service forced them out. KNAU’s Melissa Sevigny spoke with tribal member Carletta Tilousi about that history.

The company that owns the sole active uranium mine near Grand Canyon National Park is hiring. Conservationists see the move as a potential ramp-up in operations at the controversial site.

The roadway is set to re-open in mid-May along with North Rim lodges, campgrounds and other amenities.

The Indian Garden name assigned to a popular Grand Canyon campground has been changed out of respect for a Native American tribe that was displaced by the national park.

Havasupai Chairman Thomas Siyuja, Sr. says the renaming of the sacred place will “finally right that wrong" of the forcible removal of the Havasupai people.

Firefighters responded to an electrical fire at the El Tovar Hotel within Grand Canyon National Park Thursday after a circuit break malfunctioned in the basement.

Construction is set to begin this month on the Grand Canyon’s failing Trans-Canyon water line and build two water treatment plants.

Grand Canyon National Park officials are seeking a new concessioner top operate North Rim visitor services.