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The Radio Television Digital News Association has honored KNAU with an excellence in writing National Edward R. Murrow award for a story about the 80th birthday of Smokey Bear.
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The iconic statue of a famous burro housed in the Grand Canyon Lodge on the North Rim, thought to be lost forever due to the Dragon Bravo Fire, is safe.
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The U.S. Department of Justice has published guidelines for those who plan to apply for the federal Radiation Exposure Compensation Act after it was renewed and expanded in July.
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A special prosecutor is investigating a Navajo Nation program designed to use millions in federal COVID-19 funding to build modular homes for tribal members.
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The Yavapai County Sheriff's Office has placed some residents east of State Route 179 in Set pre-evacuation status because of a wildfire first reported Wednesday afternoon.
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Better weather conditions have helped slow recent growth on the Dragon Bravo Fire.
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U.S. Congressman Abraham Hamadeh made a brief visit to Syria where he discussed with the country's interim president the return of the body of American aid worker Kayla Mueller.
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Northern Arizona Healthcare is rolling out its new strategic plan, just two years after Flagstaff voters shot down a controversial hospital proposal.
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Coconino County officials have implemented stage 2 fire restrictions on Tusayan and North Kaibab districts of the Kaibab National Forest.
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Managers on the Dragon Bravo Fire have declared a significant portion of the eastern edge of the blaze contained as it has topped 132,000 acres.
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When President Trump announced his crackdown on crime in Washington, D.C., the local U.S. Attorney said she wanted to focus on juveniles. But experts say harsher punishments don't deter criminals.
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Documents with sensitive details about the meeting between President Trump and Russian President Putin were left behind on a public hotel printer.
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The Old Fiddler's Convention in Galax, Va., features mostly amateur musicians playing Bluegrass and Old Time music. At age 89, it's the oldest continuous competition of its kind in the U.S.
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A new study finds that chimpanzee babies learn vocal and visual communication patterns from their mothers. The findings may shed light on the way human babies learn from those close to them.
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Electricity prices are rising more than twice as fast as overall inflation. That's especially costly during the dog days of summer when air conditioners are working hardest. In addition to hot weather, a variety of factors are causing power bills to climb, including the high cost of natural gas used to generate electricity and soaring demand from data centers.
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Scattered showers and thunderstorms Saturday mainly from Flagstaff eastward. Dry air then overtakes the region Sunday into early next week with gradually hotter afternoons. The monsoon looks to build back mid to late next week.