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Courtesy of the Flagstaff Fire DepartmentEmergency responders are searching for a man who disappeared into floodwaters south of downtown Flagstaff Sunday. -
Tom FaehRising water levels in Oak Creek put businesses near its banks at risk Sunday. Rainfall transformed the typically mild riparian waterway into a frothing muddy current. -
Tom FaehGov. Katie Hobbs’ office says state emergency crews had conducted six rooftop evacuations in Sedona as of Sunday afternoon with more to come as floodwaters trapped residents in their homes. -
ADOTOn Sunday, the Arizona Department of Transportation closed parts of Interstate 17, State Route 89A and other highways in northern and eastern Arizona because of heavy rain and flood danger.
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City of Sedona officials have ordered residents and visitors in parts of the city near Oak Creek to evacuate because of increased flood danger from heavy rain overnight. -
Gov. Katie Hobbs’ office said she’s working closely with tribal nations on their own possible disaster declarations. Hobbs allocated $200,000 for the response to the flooding and tornadoes. -
As Indigenous communities throughout northeastern Arizona continue to recover from major flooding, election officials are bracing for more rain in the forecast ahead of Election Day. -
Recent flooding across the Navajo country reminded Scott Thybony of the difficulties faced by people who are cutoff by mud and washouts. And it reminded him of a winter he spent there in a hogan, a traditional Navajo home. Years later, he learned of their significance. -
Conservationists say wells within the Pinyon Plain uranium mine have unusually high arsenic levels when compared to other groundwater sources in the area. -
The National Weather Service has confirmed a third tornado touched down in northern Arizona near Bellemont during last week’s severe storms. Two others hit south of Prescott and in Heber-Overgaard the same day.
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The U.N.'s long-running peacekeeping mission for the disputed Western Sahara ceased operations Sunday after 35 years. Once ruled by Spain, it is claimed by both Morocco and the pro-independence Polisario Front. -
U.S. Transportation Secretary Duffy says all nine people died aboard a business jet that crashed into a Florida neighborhood. The aircraft departed from Austin, Texas, and was headed to the Bahamas. -
Andy Taeger & James Purcell are trying to become the first people ever complete the board game Campaign for North Africa. The is so complex it could take decades to finish.
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In Chile's storied port city of Valparaíso, a new generation is breathing life into boleros, waltzes and cueca, blending the city's musical traditions with sounds of today.
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Republicans started the year believing tax cuts would benefit them in the midterms. Instead other affordability issues are driving voters to Democrats.
A heavy rain event is is forecast from late Saturday night into early Monday moring. Rainfall totals will range from 1-4", leading to flash flooding and urban flooding, followed by overflowing rivers for days to come. This is a serious situation, stay away from flood prone areas, canyons and waterways.
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