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Nearly 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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The Trump administration plans to reissue an environmental impact statement that would permit the government to exchange land with Resolution Copper at Oak Flat in the Tonto National Forest.
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Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes spoke to a standing-room-only crowd at a town hall in Flagstaff this week, focusing on the impacts of the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency.
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Footprints made tens of thousands of years ago may look like they’ve been erased by time and weather, but — like invisible ink — they can sometimes reappear under the right conditions.
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Tribal leaders told lawmakers in the U.S. House that the administration’s “chainsaw approach” to government cuts will disproportionately harm Indian Country.
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The federal funding freeze, despite being temporarily stayed by courts, has blocked promised grant money from reaching small business owners in Arizona.
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The Trump administration plans to shutter two National Park Service offices in Flagstaff later this year as part of cost-cutting initiatives that have targeted 2 million square feet of federal office space throughout the country.
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In the summer of 2023, what seemed like tiny aliens turned up at the Wupatki National Monument. A visitor told park staff that tadpoles were wriggling about in a pool of standing water that had flooded the Ancestral Puebloan ballcourt.
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Coconino National Forest employees were among the thousands of federal workers recently laid off by the Trump administration. Three now-former federal workers shared their stories with KNAU.
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A Senate committee will hold a hearing Thursday on the proposed Fix Our Forests Act, which is aimed at reducing catastrophic wildfires. However, support is mixed.
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Culture writer Taylor Crumpton says fashionable outfits and colorful hats are how to catch God's eye at Easter Sunday services. She shares with NPR's Ayesha Rascoe how Black families dress for Easter.
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Abigail loves staging a good murder mystery for her friends but then her brother dies. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Louise Hegarty about her novel, "Fair Play."
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Zelenskyy said that Russia must fully adhere to the ceasefire conditions and reiterated Ukraine's offer to extend the truce for 30 days, starting midnight Sunday.
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Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., tells NPR's Ayesha Rascoe about developments following his trip to El Salvador to meet with Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
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Saturday saw more demonstrations in scores of cities as people expressed their opposition to the Trump administration.
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