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Ryan Heinsius/KNAUFor more than three decades, Arizona Daily Sun chief photographer Jake Bacon has documented life in northern Arizona. On Wednesday Bacon takes the stage at the Orpheum Theater in Flagstaff to talk about some of his favorite images and the importance of community journalism. -
Kevin O'Donnell/Flagstaff Dark Skies CoalitionIt’s International Dark Sky Week, a worldwide celebration that was started in 2003 to raise awareness about light pollution. This year is the first time it’s come to Flagstaff. -
Mike Elson/USDA Forest ServiceThe seasonal outlook from the National Weather Service shows a wetter-than-average summer across northern Arizona and the state. -
Adrian Skabelund / KNAUNearly 1,600 people rallied in opposition to the Trump administration Saturday in Flagstaff — the same day the first shots were fired with the start of the American Revolution 250 years ago.
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Thousands of federal workers in Arizona stand to be furloughed Friday as the budget battle in Congress threatens to shut down the government. -
Poet Sage Marshall is a Colorado native and an avid skier, backpacker, duck hunter and fly fisherman. He works as an outdoor journalist but also writes poetry. He reads his piece “On Perspective.” -
After the announcement that an investigation into sexual harassment allegations against Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren required no future investigation, Navajo Nation Vice President Richelle Montoya said she wants the full report to be released. -
Martha Anne Overholser, 66, was last seen at Mather Point on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park on Dec. 10, 2024. Park officials say the Michigan resident failed to return to her commercial bus tour. -
Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema delivered a farewell speech on the senate floor on Wednesday as she prepares to step down from her seat after a single term. -
Leadership in the U.S. House did not include compensation for victims of radiation exposure in its current budget proposal. The program expired in June and advocates were hoping Congress would renew it before the end of the year.
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Experts are divided whether a new missile defense system for the U.S., inspired by Israel's Iron Dome, would be worth the cost. -
Didion's book is an intimate chronicle of the author's struggle to help her daughter, even if it meant digging into her own long-unexamined neuroses. -
Lawmakers are asking the Defense Secretary to explain how the Pentagon is complying with court rulings blocking President Trump's executive order attempting to ban transgender troops from service. -
Faithful from around the world are pouring into the Vatican, where Pope Francis' body will go on display Wednesday, ahead of a funeral Saturday. -
Most — but not all — political scientists are deeply troubled by the president's attempts to expand executive power, according to a national survey.
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