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Flagstaff Police DepartmentThe Flagstaff Police Department is searching for an Ash Fork man suspected in a series of recent online mass shooting threats. -
Susan Montoya Bryan/APWhen a visitor left a bag of Cheetos at Carlsbad Caverns National Park during a summer visit, rangers describe it as a “world-changing” event for the tiny microbes that call this specialized subterranean environment home. -
Courtesy/White House Office of Intergovernmental AffairsDuring a visit to Flagstaff, White House Director of Intergovernmental Affairs Tom Perez says increasing home construction is part of the solution to bringing housing prices down. -
NPS PhotoArizona ranks seventh in the nation for the amount of money spent by visitors who come to see national parks and monuments.
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Grand Canyon Superintendent Ed Keable says the report underscores the vital role the park plays in supporting the local economy, including more than 10,100 local jobs. -
In addition to national, state and local elections, Arizona voters have a lengthy list of at least 14 ballot propositions to vote on in this year's general election. -
Apache Stronghold formally filed an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court in a final attempt to save one of the Apache’s most sacred sites from a copper mine. -
Local artist Ulrike Arnold paints with earth and travels all over the world to collect it, between her homes in Flagstaff and Germany to places like Iceland and Australia. -
The Biden-Harris administration has allocated $236 million from the 2021 Infrastructure Law to reduce wildfire risk and train firefighters across the country. -
The Hubbell-Joe Navajo rug was woven out of hand-spun wool by the Joe Family in the 1930s. It was displayed at their Winslow trading outpost to attract tourists during the Depression. At 21 by 33 feet, it was the world’s largest Navajo rug.
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Hundreds of people in Turkey attended the funeral for a Turkish American woman who was shot dead by Israeli troops in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
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In a desolate stretch of Nevada, teams have been competing all week to break speed records for human-powered locomotion. NPR's Scott Detrow talks with one of this year's competitors, Lizanne Wilmot.
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NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Dan Reed, director of the documentary "Stopping the Steal," which covers Republican officials in Arizona and Georgia who wanted Donald Trump to win the 2020 election.
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This year’s Emmy nominations include newcomers and superstars alike, and the awards show will be hosted by Eugene and Dan Levy.
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Trash, noise, parking, weeds — conflicts with neighbors are common. NPR's Life Kit has tips from a mediator on how to settle a dispute with your neighbor.
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An early autumn pattern continues to unfold Thursday. It will be a windy afternoon that marks the beginning of a gradual cooling trend, becoming much cooler Sunday into next week.Saturday night into Monday rain chances increase as tropical moisture from a Baja, CA storm gets drawn into AZ. This looks to be a potentially very wet set up, especially south of the Mogollon Rim, stay tuned.
