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Scott ThybonyIn this month’s Canyon Commentary, author Scott Thybony takes us into the remote Lukachukai Mountains on the Navajo Nation to explore a 1,500-year-old ruin with rock art that features hundreds of mysterious painted handprints. -
Shondiin Silversmith/Arizona MirrorThe Navajo Nation Council has unanimously passed legislation opposing the SAVE America Act, which would require proof of citizenship to register to vote. -
Maya Bernadett-Peters/AP PhotoThe Indian Health Service is moving forward with a lengthy list of construction projects in the Southwest that were first promised to Native American patients more than 30 years ago. -
SRPArizona Public Service says a planned 14% rate hike is needed as the cost of maintaining the grid has risen sharply. But Attorney General Kris Mayes and consumer advocates are pushing back against the proposal.
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The North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park including the entire North Kaibab Trail will reopen to the public on May 15. -
Sedona officials say they’re disappointed that a state bill to crack down on short-term rentals doesn’t address housing affordability. -
Researchers in the Southwest are using hidden recorders to capture the fluted whistles of the pinyon jay. It’s part of a new effort to track ecological changes through sound. -
Authorities in northern Arizona say they have made an arrest in the 1987 stabbing of 24-year-old Northern Arizona University student Ina Claire Langstaff. -
The Gila County Sheriff’s Office says a 25-year-old man drowned at the Fossil Creek Lower Waterfalls over the weekend. -
Experts attribute the drop in visitors to Grand Canyon National Park to last summer’s Dragon Bravo Fire.
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Wambūi Karanja of Kenya is "one to watch," says the Alzheimer's Association. Coping with her dad's condition inspired her to develop a training program for families on the art of caregiving. -
New research suggests drought can stoke antibiotic resistance in soil bacteria — and that can have an impact on humans. -
Figure Skating World Championships in Prague end on Saturday. Americans Amber Glenn and Ilia Malinin are within medals' reach after disappointing finishes at last month's Olympics. -
The Senate has voted to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security. And, President Trump extends the deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. -
The House Ethics Committee held a rare public hearing on allegations that Rep. Shelia Cherfilus-McCormick, a Florida Democrat, committed financial crimes.
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