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Navajo Nation Office of the President and Vice PresidentMuddy, inaccessible roads continue to hamper efforts to restore electricity and water to dozens of communities on the Navajo Nation following recent heavy rainfall. -
Valinda Shirley/FacebookA resident of Rock Point, a Four Corners community impacted by recent flooding, described it as a once-in-a-generation event. -
Jasenko Kajic / via Tornado TacklersGov. Katie Hobbs denied a request to declare a state of emergency in response to last week’s tornado in Heber-Overgaard. -
Ross D. Franklin/APA breakdown of the propositions on the Nov. 3 ballot, who they would affect and the most basic arguments for and against.
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Northern Arizona voters will decide on several local ballot measures during the midterm election on Nov. 3. Here’s a breakdown of the most prominent initiatives. -
Parts of the Southwest's Four Corners region remain under a flood warning as saturated neighborhoods begin cleaning up and assessing damage after days of flooding. -
A grease clog at a Sedona restaurant like caused between 1,000 and 5,000 gallons of untreated sewage spilled into Oak Creek Sunday. The city is testing water quality after the spill. -
The National Weather Service confirmed two EF-1 tornadoes touched down in northern and central Arizona last week. They damaged homes, buildings and trees in Heber-Overgaard and near Prescott. -
Hundreds of homes remained evacuated and without electricity Saturday after days of heavy rain — over 5 inches in places — surged water from the Colorado mountains into the New Mexico and Arizona desert. -
This week’s severe thunderstorms in northern Arizona have triggered widespread flooding in numerous Hopi communities. Leaders on Thursday declared a state of emergency.
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President Donald Trump said that his administration is "terminating" a Biden-era rule that aimed to cut planet-warming emissions of methane from oil and gas drilling. -
Tampa Bay became the fourth team in World Series history to avoid elimination with an extra-inning comeback. Game 5 in the best-of-seven matchup is Wednesday night at Tropicana Field. -
Flávio Bolsonaro leaves Brazil for the U.S. amid a money-laundering probe, as Washington agrees to issue visas to him and his family. -
Colombia's new president vows a "cultural counterrevolution" against wokeness, and his removal of 47 artworks from a national museum is sparking protests and fears of government censorship.
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Voting in Israel has ended and exit polls suggest most Israelis have voted against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. But the center-right opposition may struggle to build a governing coalition.
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Mild and dry weather continues into Thursday. Cool, showery weather returns Friday as southerly flow taps into remnant Tropical Storm Vance moisture. Halloween Saturday looks like a brief break in showers ahead of another soaking of rain for the region on Sunday, 1-2” of forecast rain will lead to flooding concerns.
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