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Gov. Katie Hobbs is restoring $16.5 million in university funding cut as part of the state budget’s across-the-board reductions. NAU will receive about $2.5 million.
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An abiding question among geologists is when was the Grand Canyon carved? When did the Colorado River assume its present course and become the master sculptor of the canyon?
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Flagstaff public artist Chip Thomas is among this year’s group of 20 MacArthur Fellows who will receive the no-strings-attached $800,000 grant to further their work.
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Supporters say the project would bring jobs to communities that need them. Critics are concerned about the environmental impact and the tactics used by the developer and his allies.
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Cindy Wilson has transformed her home on Butterfly Lane into a garden oasis in northern Arizona. But after wildfires and flooding hit the area five years ago, she decided to give away her blooms instead.
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In his latest Canyon Commentary, Scott Thybony recounts an unusual encounter with a slow flash flood deep in the Grand Canyon.
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In her latest book, McGivney recounts how a 2009 retreat led by rising New Age star James Arthur Ray ended with three people dead after hours in a haphazard sweat lodge.
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The affordable housing nonprofit is accepting applications for 10 new starter homes in Flagstaff’s Timber Sky development. It’s the next phase in the project launched last year.
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Sen. Mark Kelly along with the rest of Arizona’s Democratic congressional delegation are asking Congress for additional funding to help Grand Canyon National Park recover from a series of disasters in the past year.
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Every hunting season since 1998, the Arizona Game and Fish Department has asked hunters to bring them elk and deer heads to test for chronic wasting disease.
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A contest is giving Massachusetts residents a chance to become the new voice of Boston Logan International Airport. With thousands of entries, the competition is wicked steep.
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As a Syrian glassmaker created his wares in Damascus, watching his craft reminded this reporter to slow down and enjoy the moment.
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The Cornell lawsuit filed by a woman alleging a brutal rape raises questions on how police handle such cases. The majority of police lack adequate training on trauma-informed approaches, experts say.
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The Pentagon made last-minute changes to forms that many overseas U.S. citizens use for absentee voting, removing a category of citizens that Republicans have been pushing to block from voting.
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The rapidly emerging El Niño in the Pacific has already tied for the hottest since records began 150 years ago — and it hasn’t even peaked yet.
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Showeractivity diminishes Wednesday morning, lingering across eastern AZ into this afternoon.. Warm and sunny weather returns to the region Thursday and continues into the weekend ahead.
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