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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.
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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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Thunderstorms over northern Arizona caused flooding in tribal communities like Dennehotso. It also led several rivers in the region to reach near-record water levels.
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Businesses that rely on the Grand Canyon and 10 of the other most popular national parks say a new $100 fee imposed this year on foreign visitors has driven down tourism.
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Rep. Walt Blackman has asked Gov. Katie Hobbs to declare an emergency after a suspected tornado damaged dozens of homes in Navajo County Wednesday evening.
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A possible tornado damaged homes and property in Heber-Overgaard Wednesday evening, injuring at least one person.
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Since the 2010 event, the occasional tornado has touched down in the state. But this is the most widespread series of tornado warnings in years, according to the National Weather Service.
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Chiricahua National Monument is now Arizona’s fourth national park. The site near Willcox, Ariz., is the first addition to the U.S. national park system in six years.
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More migrants are dying while crossing the Arizona-Mexico border, even as the overall number of encounters with Border Patrol drop.
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Should you rake up those fallen leaves — or let them be? How yard waste can benefit your garden and the environment.
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What makes special education teaching jobs so hard to fill? NPR set out to find some answers by talking to more than a dozen teachers who do this work every day.
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President Trump is planning to open up some of the nation's last pristine forests to road building and timber companies. But those who work in the woods say it won't do enough to revive the industry.
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Republicans redrew Congressional district lines to try to tilt the midterms in their favor. But now they are facing expensive and competitive races they had hoped to outmaneuver.
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A federal judge struck down a Trump administration ban on issuing immigrant visas to people from 75 countries, but immigrants continue to be stuck in their countries. Attorneys say the federal government is slow-walking the processing of visas on purpose.
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Hurricane forecasters are increasingly using artificial intelligence to make predictions.
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Seasonably mild weather is forecast for much of the week. Late week into the weekend another round of wet weather may develop, stay tuned.