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Coconino County Sheriff's OfficeConvicted leader of a polygamist group Samuel Bateman was sentenced Tuesday at the Coconino County Courthouse on three new counts of child abuse. -
J. Baird/NPSColorado River plan orders cuts in the Lower Basin, while relying on voluntary conservation upstreamThree states are being required to cut their water use under a final plan for managing the Colorado River over the next two years, while the four upstream states are being asked to voluntarily conserve water. -
Deborah Lee Soltesz/U.S. Forest Service Coconino National ForestMonsoon rains bring a torrent of colors to the Colorado Plateau. Yellow sunflowers emerge beside purple asters, blush-colored penstemons, and mauve lupine. -
Gabriel Pietrorazio/KJZZHouse Democrats gave the uranium mining company until Aug. 24 to hand over communications between its executives and the Trump administration.
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Just days after the federal government released new plans for sharing water from the shrinking Colorado River, it is getting sued by Nevada, one of the states impacted by the plan. -
Dolly Parton, the beloved music and film star known for her vibrant personality and poignant songwriting, has died. She was 80 years old. -
Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes says voters in the state will still be able to vote by mail following Monday’s decision by the U.S. Supreme Court. -
A Havasupai tribal member has been charged with assault in federal court following an attack on a New York woman who was hiking to Havasu Falls earlier this month. -
The Hualapai Tribe cites critical water shortages on the Colorado River as one reason for its opposition to the potential development of data centers on their land. -
Two Phoenix police officers have been fired and arrested after a violent, unreported traffic stop earlier this month.
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The Japanese artist has died at age 97. Kusama's polka dotted pumpkins, "Infinity Rooms," and other repetitive and dreamlike artworks have been shown in museums and galleries worldwide. -
Nearly 100 people are dead, and many more are missing, after an avalanche of ice and rock blocked a Himalayan river valley, triggering massive flash floods in Nepal.
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The Bridge program, which began July 1, makes some Medicare beneficiaries eligible for obesity drugs for $50 a month. CVS and Walgreens say they've each already filled 100,000 such prescriptions. -
Tariffs and export controls have been the Trump administration's main economic security tools. Neither is working very well right now.
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The late superstar Dolly Parton had an incredible legacy in American culture. That was even true from a Black American viewpoint. The Black Wall Street Times' Nehemiah Frank describes Parton's impact.
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Heat the headline of the weather through the end of the week. Extreme Heat Warnings remain in effect for elevations below 4000’. Widely scattered thunderstorms will develop each afternoon, mainly over the high terrain. There is a partial (nearly full) lunar eclipse Thursday evening, the moon enters Earth’s inner shadow at 7:33, max shadow (nearly full 96%) at 9:13 and exits at 10:52), unfortunately clouds may obscure our viewing.The monsoon looks to pick up this weekend and heat eases.
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