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Coconino National ForestAfter finishing an assessment of the 27,000-acre Pocket Fire, the Burned Area Emergency Response team says 70% burned at either low or very low severity. -
Scott Franz/KUNCMillions remain under strict water restrictions because of historic drought. Failing to conserve could mean empty reservoirs, and even harsher restrictions. -
City of Sedona/City of Sedona Facebook pageMonsoon rains have created new hazards for areas and communities that were threatened by the Pocket Fire. -
Courtesy of Tim Peterson“He went for the jugular on this one,” a member of the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah told KNAU about Trump's national monument cuts. At risk are sacred sites and plants in Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments.
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Health officials have confirmed the first measles case in Yavapai County this year. Members of the public were possibly exposed at four locations in Prescott and Prescott Valley between July 3-8. -
Secretary of State Adrian Fontes has a message for the U.S. Department of Justice: We don’t need to be reminded to comply with laws ensuring only citizens cast a ballot in Arizona. -
Arizona hasn’t had the extreme wildfire season many had feared following one of the driest winters on record. But nationally, a severe fire season is raising questions about federal readiness. -
Magpies have earned a bad rap as the bully in the birdyard — some even call them the birds everyone loves to hate. But the often-misunderstood magpie may deserve a little more credit than they get. -
Environmental advocates worry about the future of cool mix flows, which send water from Lake Powell to protect threatened humpback chub in the Grand Canyon. -
Samples from the Sedona Wastewater Treatment Plant tested positive for the measles virus. That indicates that at least one person with a recent infection has been in the area.
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Iran-backed Houthis say they will blockade anothe waterway, threatening Red Sea shipping, Pete Hegseth heads to the Hill looking for $350 billion funding boost, Arizona voters head to the polls.
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A former member of the star-making hip-hop collective Odd Future, Syd {SID} returns with a new solo album, "Beard," a title inspired by the peach fuzz on her upper lip.
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Under the Trump administration, dozens of advisory committees have been ended or frozen, including one on controlling infection in healthcare settings.
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NPR's Michel Martin talks with Frank Kendall, former U.S. Secretary of the Air Force, about the Houthi blockade in the Red Sea and Pentagon transparency around U.S. military injuries.
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NPR's Leila Fadel talks with Salah Sarsour, who was detained by ICE and later released after a federal judge found he had a "substantial" First Amendment retaliation claim.
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