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The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation says it’s likely Arizona will continue to take cuts in its Colorado River supply next year. The region’s historic drought shows no signs of easing.
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More than a thousand people rallied in Flagstaff Thursday as part of nationwide May Day protests against the Trump administration and in support of labor.
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The GOP-controlled House and Senate have approved legislation spelling out that the secretary of state's office cannot certify voting machines unless every part are "sourced from the United States.''
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Flagstaff leaders and environmental activists say the Trump administration’s first 100 days have left Arizonans “dangerously vulnerable” to wildfires and other effects of climate change.
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Nearly 2,500 people rallied in Flagstaff against cuts to the federal government by the Trump administration and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency.
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Snowpack was nearly nonexistent in parts of Arizona and across the U.S. this winter, and vegetation remains tinder dry — all ingredients for elevated wildfire risks.
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A Hispanic immigrant rights group is leading the fight in asking a judge to block Proposition 314 from taking effect.
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As Williams landlords continue to convert their properties to short-term rentals, officials in that city want to transfer its rental assistance vouchers to Flagstaff.
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The Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival is underway and among the films playing is About Damn Time, the story of how women broke into the male-dominated world of Grand Canyon river guiding.
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Republican lawmakers are working to sidestep a court challenge that has kept $15.3 million earmarked for improvements at the rodeo grounds in Prescott locked up for more than two years.
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The number of Americans relying on psychotherapy went up between 2018 and 2021, whereas the number of people using psychiatric medications went down.
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The College of Cardinals gathers this week to elect the next pope to lead the Catholic Church. But what preparations go into setting up the rare, secretive event?
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NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with art historian Kim Butler about the artwork that adorns the walls of the Sistine Chapel and its significance ahead of the conclave to elect the next pope.
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NPR's Don Gonyea speaks with astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell about Kosmos 482, the Soviet-era spacecraft that was stranded over 50 years ago during a mission to Venus. It will soon return to Earth.
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President Trump has repeatedly promised that he would save the U.S. auto industry and that aggressive tariffs would drive that industry revival. But how are U.S. autoworkers feeling?
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Saturday will be a partly cloudy and mild day with showers developing across far northern AZ and eastern AZ. Sunday a spring storm brings along more widespread rain showers through a chilly and windy day. Daily showers persist into mid next week, even periods of snow for the mountain regions, little to no accumulation is expected.
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