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Staff and residents of Grand Canyon National Park’s North Rim evacuated Friday evening after continued growth of the nearby Dragon Bravo Fire.

The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office has expanded an evacuation order across a large swath of the Arizona Strip and North Rim of the Grand Canyon.

Grand Canyon National Park’s North Rim, Jacob Lake and surrounding areas of the forest were evacuated Thursday as a 1,000-acre fire burned nearby. U.S. Highway 89A is closed between Fredonia and Bitter Springs.

Grand Canyon National Park officials say a 67-year-old man died Tuesday while hiking on the South Kaibab Trail.

The National Weather Service put an extreme heat warning in effect from Saturday morning through Sunday evening for areas in the Grand Canyon below 4,000 feet.

Visitor services at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon are at a standstill due to an extended power outage.

A 74-year-old man from Olympia, Wash., has died while hiking between the South and North rims in Grand Canyon National Park.

The Grand Canyon was the third most-visited national park last year.

Grand Canyon National Park has become a rallying point for former employees and their supporters following last month's widespread federal lay-offs by the Trump administration.

During the past year, place names from the Grand Canyon have turned up on the surface of Mars. To find out why, author Scott Thybony sought out scientists from the Astrogeology Science Center in Flagstaff who’d been exploring the Martian surface.