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Adrian Skabelund / KNAUResearchers say decades of dry, hot conditions have killed pinyon pine and juniper forests across the West. -
Chris Clements/KNAUThough the price of gas at the pump is falling, it’s still roughly $1 higher in Arizona than it was a year ago, due in part to the war with Iran. That’s putting a squeeze on the river rafting economy. -
Matt York/AP/APThe Tohono O'odham Nation wants a federal judge to immediately halt pending plans by the Department of Homeland Security to build 62 miles of border wall through the reservation. -
Courtesy of Loren ThomasThe Coppermine Chapter voted overwhelmingly to adopt a resolution opposing mining projects like the kind Essential Minerals wants to build.
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Land managers say a fire burning near the Utah-Arizona state line has grown to more than 2,200 acres and is now 5% contained. -
Scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey have found evidence of human contamination and forever chemicals in Monument Springs and other remote springs within Grand Canyon National Park. -
A project below Glen Canyon Dam is targeting invasive smallmouth bass that threaten native fish in the Colorado River. -
State fire managers say activity on a 40-acre wildfire north of the San Francisco Peaks has decreased as it's moved into flatter terrain with less fuel. -
Crews are working to contain two lightning-sparked wildfires in northwestern Arizona including a 1,000-acre blaze east of Fredonia on the Kaibab Plateau. -
An art exhibit at Northern Arizona University explores the legacy of Black workers who helped cement the enduring western icon of the lumberjack in the region.
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In this delightful sequel, Jessie the cowgirl teams up with Buzz Lightyear and Woody to fend off the rise of digital devices, which are taking over the minds and attention spans of kids everywhere. -
The Trump administration wants to jumpstart student loan repayment, with federal student loan debt approaching $2 trillion. -
As a kid with an aching tooth, Siddiq remembers his dad treating it with cocaine he'd stashed in a Cool Whip container. Now Siddiq pays homage to his dad in the comedy special My Father. -
Here is the text of the memorandum of understanding that was signed Wednesday by President Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, as well as Pakistan's prime minister. -
Ukraine launched a wave of drone attacks on Russia early Thursday — one of the largest attacks on Russia's capital since the Kremlin ordered the invasion of Ukraine more than four years ago.
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Hot again Thursday with one last afternoon of isolated showers and thunderstorms. We then turn completely dry, breezy and slightly less hot Friday into the weekend ahead.
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