Kaibab National Forest

Managers on the Dragon Bravo Fire have declared a significant portion of the eastern edge of the blaze contained as it has topped 132,000 acres.

Kaibab National Forest managers will reopen some areas that were closed because of the White Sage and Dragon Bravo Fires, while implementing heightened stage 2 fire restrictions.

Highway 89A in northern Arizona has reopened after it was closed for two weeks because of the White Sage and Dragon Bravo fires.

The Coconino County Sheriff’s office has lifted evacuation orders for Jacob Lake residents as fire crews increase containment of the White Sage 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.

Officials with the Kaibab National Forest and Grand Canyon National Park say crews will begin several prescribed burns near the North Rim this week.

The U.S. Forest Service says it is reviewing a 1986 environmental assessment of a uranium mine near the South Rim of the Grand Canyon.

The manufacturer behind a controversial application to explore for the cement additive pozzolan at the base of Bill Williams Mountain near Williams has withdrawn their request. It faced strong opposition over environmental and community impact concerns.

Attorney General Kris Mayes is calling on the U.S. Forest Service to conduct a new environmental assessment for the Pinyon Plain Mine near the Grand Canyon. The last such study was done in 1986 and she’s concerned the uranium mine's permits are based on outdated science.

Officials with the Kaibab National Forest say they’ll return to stage 1 fire restrictions on the northern portion of the forest beginning Thursday morning as fire danger has increased.