The Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests implemented stage 1 fire restrictions Friday amid historically dry conditions in the White Mountains. Forecasters also say snowfall in Flagstaff remains less than 15% of normal.

During the past year, place names from the Grand Canyon have turned up on the surface of Mars. To find out why, author Scott Thybony sought out scientists from the Astrogeology Science Center in Flagstaff who’d been exploring the Martian surface.

Fire restrictions start in portions of northeastern Arizona Friday as a historically dry winter continues.

Navajo Nation officials this week addressed ongoing concerns about the recent restart of uranium ore hauling through the reservation.

President Donald Trump froze billions of dollars from the Inflation Reduction Act that was designed to protect water supplies for cities, farms and tribes.

Grand Canyon National Park lost 10 probationary employees to layoffs, causing long wait times at the South Rim entrance and delays to the Transcanyon Waterline replacement.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Susan Bin of the Pope Crave account on X, which showcased a number of memes from the papal conclave that just took place.

The proposed solution would only provide food and aid to around 60 percent of Gaza's civilians initially, according to a copy of the proposal reviewed by NPR.

The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, NY has named its 2025 inductees to the World Video Game Hall of Fame.

Dr. Casey Means, a health care entrepreneur and social media influencer, is Trump's pick for surgeon general. But she's facing pushback for her unconventional resume.

Two shipwrecks in Costa Rica were long thought to be sunken pirate ships. New research shows they were actually Danish slave ships. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with archaeologist Andreas Bloch.