Work is wrapping up on the Horton Fire near Payson, with a Type 3 team from the Tonto National Forest set to take back command Monday.

Crews from across northern Arizona and the Navajo Nation are among the nearly 900 firefighters assigned to the Eaton Fire burning outside Pasadena, California.

Five decades ago, a young Hopi underwent a grueling journey as part of a traditional initiation ceremony near the winter solstice. He recently recalled the experience to author Scott Thybony, and talked about how the test of his endurance and commitment to the Hopi way taught him humility.

Since the beginning of November, Flagstaff hasn’t received much precipitation. That has forest officials worried about the risk of wildfire. Coconino National Forest Fire Planner Jesse Causer weighs in.

The Environmental Protection Agency has finalized a plan to clean up a million cubic yards of radioactive waste at abandoned uranium mines on the Navajo Nation near Gallup, New Mexico.

Advocates for limits on indiscriminate outdoor lighting that obscures night skies worldwide are recognizing efforts by an oil and natural gas developer to reduce scattered light in New Mexico.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Cardinal Blase Cupich, the Archbishop of Chicago and a member of the College of Cardinals - the group that will help elect the next pope.

Javier Milei, a far-right libertarian who stridently defends free markets, acknowledged his and the pope's differing viewpoints.

On Monday, Kenyan President William Ruto posted on X that Francis "exemplified servant leadership through his humility, his unwavering commitment to inclusivity and justice, and his deep compassion for the poor and the vulnerable."

Before he died, Pope Francis met briefly Sunday morning with Vice President Vance. Vance was in Italy over the weekend meeting with Italian officials and celebrating Easter with his family.

From consoling a young boy whose father had recently died, to preaching in an eerily empty St. Peter's Square during the pandemic, Francis understood how his actions, as much as his words, could preach the Gospel.