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Republican lawmakers are working to sidestep a court challenge that has kept $15.3 million earmarked for improvements at the rodeo grounds in Prescott locked up for more than two years.
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The FBI is sending extra agents, analysts and other personnel to field offices in 10 states including Arizona to help investigate unsolved violent crimes in Indian Country.
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Artificial Intelligence is being applied to many areas of life, including forestry on the Colorado Plateau. A team at NAU is using AI models in conjunction with Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) technology.
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Arizona fire officials on Monday briefed Gov. Katie Hobbs on what could shape up to be a very active wildfire season ahead throughout the state.
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The Flagstaff Police Department says KAFF news director Dave Zorn was arrested in a multiagency operation led by the North Star Task Force.
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Short-term rentals have helped create a lack of affordable housing in northern Arizona, including Williams, where city officials say the issue is impacting their Section 8 housing program.
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Writing assignments have their share of misadventures. In his latest Canyon Commentary, author Scott Thybony recalls how the haunting music recorded in a deep, stone chamber made the difficulties worth the effort.
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"Wearable robots” might sound like science fiction, but a research lab at Northern Arizona University is perfecting an ankle exoskeleton to help people who have trouble walking.
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The Dilophosaurus is probably the best-known dinosaur whose fossil remains have been found in Arizona. That’s because the movie "Jurassic Park” made it famous — or at least a version of it.
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More than 80 protesters gathered outside Flagstaff’s downtown library Monday, calling on Congressman Eli Crane to hold local public meetings.
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Despite promises for 'radical transparency,' HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. laid off many staff on teams that fulfill public records requests at health agencies.
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Scientists in New Zealand believe they may have the first-ever recording of a shark making noise.
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As President Trump opens a new front in his trade war, U.S. consumers are feeling shaky about the economy. And that's beginning to weigh on their spending, raising the threat of an economic slowdown.
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Cooper Flagg and Paige Bueckers, the presumptive top picks in this year's NBA and WNBA drafts, are on deck this weekend with hopes of a national title. But the star power doesn't stop with them.
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Special education laws and the U.S. Department of Education have evolved together over nearly five decades. Now, the Trump administration seems to want to separate the two.
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An extended period of cold, wintry weather in the works. Rain and snow showers will become widespread midday Wednesday into the Thursday morning, 2-5” of snow is forecast above 6000’, lighter amounts to 4500’. The storm stalls over AZ with snow and rain showers daily into Friday, shifting into far eastern AZ Saturday. Over the several days a quarter to half inch of rain for lower elevations, up to an inch of water for the higher terrain, welcome moisture on the way.
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