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Community Action PrescottRepublican 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. -
AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan, FileThe FBI is sending extra agents, analysts and other personnel to field offices in 10 states including Arizona to help investigate unsolved violent crimes in Indian Country. -
Deborah Lee Soltesz/Coconino National ForestArtificial Intelligence is being applied to many areas of life, including forestry on the Colorado Plateau. A team at NAU is using AI models in conjunction with Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) technology. -
Coconino National ForestArizona fire officials on Monday briefed Gov. Katie Hobbs on what could shape up to be a very active wildfire season ahead throughout the state.
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Arizona lawmakers want to outlaw the spraying of chemicals into the atmosphere to reduce heat. The practice known as geoengineering has been the subject of unproven conspiracy theories. -
Legislation giving Arizona's electric utilities protections from lawsuits for wildfires sparked by their equipment has been pared down as lawmakers debate the measure. -
The historically dry northern Arizona winter has made forest officials nervous for the fire season. Conditions improved after March storms brought significant snow and rain to the region. -
Tribal leaders say a coordinated alert system for missing Indigenous people could save lives in Arizona. -
Gov. Katie Hobbs has ordered the state Department of Agriculture to delay its rules mandating cage-free eggs until 2034. -
Authorities are searching for three members of a family who were traveling from the Grand Canyon to Las Vegas last week as a major winter storm triggered a 22-vehicle crash on Interstate 40.
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The surprise announcement by the unelected government said the halt in fighting would run until April 22 to show compassion for people affected by last week's quake. -
Boeing's CEO admits the company "made serious missteps" that hurt the safety of its planes. But denies the company pressures workers to speed up airplane production. -
A bipartisan group of Senators voted to remove the emergency declaration President Trump used to impose 25 percent tariffs on Canada. The vote was largely symbolic since the House isn't expected to act. -
President Trump and top officials are considering a deal that would create a new U.S. entity and lease TikTok's algorithm to get around China export regulations. -
Freshman Calvin "CJ" Dickey Jr., died after his first practice at the university. His parents are suing the school, also alleging staff neglected to account for his sickle cell trait during training.
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An extended period of cold, wintry weather in the works. Rain and snow showers will become widespread midday Wednesday into the Thursday morning, 2-5” of snow is forecast above 6000’, lighter amounts to 4500’. The storm stalls over AZ with snow and rain showers daily into Friday, shifting into far eastern AZ Saturday. Over the several days a quarter to half inch of rain for lower elevations, up to an inch of water for the higher terrain, welcome moisture on the way.
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