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Alan Stark/CC BY-SAPresident Donald Trump signed several executive orders Tuesday to keep coal-fired power plants open past their scheduled retirement dates, including the Cholla Power Plant in eastern Arizona. -
Carrie CannonPueblo Grande de Nevada — known as the "Lost City" — is an archeological site near Overton, Nevada. It’s a complex of villages inhabited by the Ancestral Puebloans for nearly a thousand years. -
Howard Fischer/Capitol Media ServicesBorder czar Tom Homan told Arizona lawmakers Tuesday that he and the president are not at all sorry about rounding up and deporting everyone who is here illegally, regardless of whether they are guilty of any other offense. -
Gloria Gomez/Arizona MirrorA new alert system will be used for missing and endangered persons who do not meet the Amber and Silver Alert criteria, enabling a more rapid and coordinated response.
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A new report identifies ways to create resilient water and wastewater systems in historically neglected communities most vulnerable to climate change. -
What does a flower look like to a hummingbird? New research says it’s probably nothing like what humans perceive because hummingbirds can spot ordinary colors blended with ultraviolet light. -
The U.S. Department of Defense says it plans to restore content on the Navajo Code Talkers recently scrubbed from the agency's website. -
Authorities identified the two people killed in Thursday's fiery 22-vehicle pile-up that occurred during a snowstorm on Interstate 40 near Williams. -
Several northern Arizona mayors want state legislators to return local control of short-term rentals to cities so they can create rules that suit their communities. -
The Grand Canyon was the third most-visited national park last year.
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The awards, which come with a $50K purse, have helped launch the writing careers of many now well-known authors, including Colson Whitehead, Ocean Vuong, Alice McDermott and Jia Tolentino. -
The Great Gatsby published 100 years ago on April 10 and was a staple in high school curriculums. We look at how it's being taught in classrooms, in light of present day events, all these years later.
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President Trump abruptly announced a 90-day pause on the steep tariffs that went into effect Wednesday -- except for China.
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The European Union decides on $24 million of tariffs on U.S. goods in retaliation for tariffs on steel and aluminum.
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Maya and Teotihuacan cultures mixed in the past. That's news from the findings of a specific altar.
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Very warm April afternoons are forecast through the remainder of the week. High temperatures will be running near daily record type values, mountain locations mid-upper 70s, high deserts of northeastern AZ in the low-mid 80s and central AZ mid upper 80s, 90s for the Verde Valley.
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