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Gage SkidmoreAttorney General Kris Mayes will continue to pursue the 11 Republicans who falsely claimed to be the state’s legally elected electors during the 2020 presidential race. -
Lisa Jennings/Southwest Area Incident Management TeamThe cost of wildfire recovery on public lands mostly falls to agencies like the National Park Service and U.S. Forest Service. Several western U.S. senators have requested more federal help after a devastating fire year. -
AP Photo/Matt York, FileArizona will provide billions in taxpayer money to help fund several new initiatives aimed at providing alternate drinking water sources for the state. -
Abigail Wilt/Cronkite NewsThe small town is known for its polygamist history under the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A recent measles outbreak marks Colorado City, Ariz., and Hildale, Utah again.
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The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office says a man was rescued and another man remains missing after a flash flood in Cordes Lakes Tuesday afternoon. -
Mammoth bones found on the Colorado Plateau may shift the timeline of when humans first reached the Americas. Archaeologists are debating what the discovery means. -
Last week, more than a dozen tribes across the U.S. commented on a new proposal by the Trump administration to let developers obtain preliminary permits for hydropower projects on reservations in spite of tribal opposition. -
The Page City Council moved forward with plans to sell 500 acres for the construction of a $15 million data center. But some residents want the issue to go to a city-wide vote. -
Former Republican lawmaker Austin Cole Smith pleaded guilty to criminal charges for forging signatures on nominating petitions during his 2024 campaign. -
Hopi voters this week overwhelmingly elected Lamar Keevama as their new chairman. It's the first time in eight years that the tribe will have new leadership.
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The U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a lower court ruling that found Texas' 2026 congressional redistricting plan pushed by President Trump likely discriminates on the basis of race. -
Republican Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, an "America First" conservative who has clashed with President Trump and her party, said Friday she would resign from Congress Jan. 5, 2026. -
President Trump met Mayor Elect Zohran Mamdani in the Oval Office after weeks of fiery rhetoric. Mamdani called the meeting productive.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his country must choose between "dignity" and U.S. support as peace deal deadline looms.
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The Coast Guard is reacting to reports that it had downgraded swastikas, nooses and other hate symbols in its new harassment manual. A new policy debuted overnight.
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What a remarkable week of weather and big moisture across the region, the Peaks wow! The third and final storm in the series spins off northern Baja Friday afternoon and will move inland Saturday near Rocky Point, expect a partly cloudy and seasonably cool Saturday, showers will remain well south of the region. Saturday night into Sunday the storm lifts across AZ with rain and snow showers through a cold Sunday, snow amounts will be minimal. Quiet and mild weather then returns for Thanksgiving week, of note there is a winter storm likely for next weekend, stay tuned.
