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Matt York/AP/APThe transfer of federal forest land in Arizona to a pair of international mining companies is complete, but a group of Apache women is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene as a last-ditch effort to stop the project. -
Eduardo F. Guevara/stock.adobe.comGov. Katie Hobbs signed House Bill 2938 last week, mandating that businesses round to the nearest 5 cents when pennies are unavailable to complete a transaction. -
NPS PhotoTribal leaders testified before a Senate committee in support of a landmark agreement that would provide Colorado River water to the Navajo Nation, Hopi Tribe and San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe. -
John Locher/APPossible scenarios could include significant water reductions in Lower Basin states like Arizona or new incentives for states to conserve water.
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A preliminary NTSB report points to a mechanical problem in the main rotor of a DPS helicopter that crashed in Flagstaff, killing two personnel. The final report could take over a year. -
A wildlife bridge on Interstate 17 south of Flagstaff could help guide elk, deer and other wildlife navigate the highway and cut down on collisions with cars and trucks. -
State legislative leaders confirmed a federal grand jury subpoenaed records from the debunked Senate audit of Maricopa County's 2020 presidential election. -
An autopsy report confirmed that 18-year-old NAU student Colin Daniel Martinez died of alcohol poisoning at a fraternity event. Officials say his blood alcohol content was more than five times the legal limit. -
Bookmans employees in Flagstaff and Tucson have voted to ratify their union contract after months of negotiations with management. -
Tribal biologists in northern California say two critically endangered California condors could be tending an egg which would produce the region’s first fledgling in more than 100 years.
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The three girls say that the nonconsensual nude images were created by a perpetrator who used AI company xAI's image generation tools. -
Afghanistan has accused Pakistan of targeting a hospital for drug users in the Afghan capital with an airstrike, marking a dramatic escalation of a conflict that began late last month. Pakistan has dismissed the accusation. -
In a rebuke, a federal district court judge blocked the administration's reduction in the number of immunizations recommended for kids and also changes to an influential vaccine committee. -
The court temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deporting some 6,000 Syrians and 350,000 Haitians who were granted Temporary Protected Status. -
Some wellness influencers think many people have parasites and should use special supplements to flush them out. Is there science behind the claims?
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An unprecedented heat wave is in store this week. The hottest March temperatures in weather record history will be realized. The forecast Tuesday in Flagstaff is 74, the warmest March day on record, in the last 127 years, is 73 degrees, and it gets nearly 10 degrees hotter than that by the end of the week.
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