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Ryan Heinsius/KNAUThe 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. -
Adrian Skabelund / KNAUArizona 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. -
National Park ServiceFootprints 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. -
Mary Altaffer/AP PhotoThe Trump administration has canceled nine public health grants for Coconino County, totaling $1.8 million, creating ripple effects among rural communities and health care providers.
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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.
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The Trump administration is considering sending people who are accused of crimes in the U.S. to prisons in El Salvador, both immigrants and U.S. citizens alike. Legal experts say sending people to foreign prisons is like dropping them into a black box, where they don't have the protections people in U.S. custody are afforded.
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On the 30th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing, a theater production brings the stories of survivors and victims to the next generation.
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Champion chess player and Soviet dissident Garry Kasparov has a few thoughts about how well democracy in the U.S. is doing. He tells NPR's Scott Simon that it's not America first - it's America alone.
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NPR's Scott Simon talks to Mike Scott of the Scottish band, The Waterboys, about their new album, "Life, Death & Dennis Hopper."
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NPR's Scott Simon talks with Jo Harkin about her book, "The Pretender."
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A cold front has delivered healthy snow and wetting rain to the region. The showers will push off into eastern AZ Friday evening into the overnight. Snow levels will fall to 4500’, with additional accumulations of several inches for eastern AZ. Expect slick roads across the region into Saturday morning. Tomorrow the sun returns through a cool Saturday afternoon. A sunny and warmer spring day will follow for Easter.
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