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Bob Wick/Bureau of Land ManagementThe federal government wants to open up 40 parcels for oil and gas near Littlefield, but past drilling in the region didn’t amount to much. -
Ryan Heinsius/KNAUFor ultra runners, going rim-to-rim-to-rim at the Grand Canyon, or R3 as it’s known in the community, is widely viewed as a milestone, even if it doesn’t cover the distance they often cover in other races. -
Insects Unlocked/Wikimedia CommonsHave you ever noticed a large, fuzzy, brightly-colored ant moving rapidly along the ground? Commonly called velvet ants, these aren’t ants at all. They’re actually wingless wasps. -
Scott Franz/KUNCIt's not clear yet how the money would be distributed among several states in a river basin where political fights and an impasse over how to share water long-term have persisted even during historic drought.
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A Flagstaff woman has been arrested after her 17-month-old baby was found dead in a hotel room over the weekend. -
Scientists and research organizations are urging Congress and federal officials not to overturn the management plan for the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in southern Utah. -
Energy Fuels Resources wants state regulators to allow higher levels of arsenic in a groundwater monitoring well. But two scientists have filed objections to the proposal. -
Flagstaff police are investigating after an infant was found dead in a hotel room Sunday morning. Two other children were also inside the room, uninjured. -
Coconino National Forest, the City of Flagstaff and Coconino County officials will implement stage 1 fire restrictions ahead of Memorial Day Weekend amid windy and dry conditions. -
The North Rim of the Grand Canyon reopened Friday eight months after the Dragon Bravo Fire burned 145,000 acres and destroyed the historic Grand Canyon Lodge.
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The indictment of Raul Castro is the latest move by the Trump administration to ratchet up pressure on the Cuban government.
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The AI model Claude Mythos was so powerful that Anthropic decided not to release it to the masses. Then the company put out a security tool to address software vulnerabilities.
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The Commission of Fine Arts gave the arch design its final approval, even though it's missing some visual components. The president said Thursday that he doesn't need approval from Congress. -
Aid groups working to contain the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo say they are facing various challenges, including supply chain shortages, funding cuts, and access issues.
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NPR's Scott Detrow speaks to Jon Favreau, director of The Mandalorian and Grogu, the latest movie in the Star Wars franchise.
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Sunny and seasonably warm Thursday. A steady warm continues daily into the holiday weekend ahead. Memorial Day Monday looks a bit windy with isolated weak mountain showers and thunderstorms. Best chances for a little wetting rain come Monday night across eastern AZ.
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