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Democrats in the Arizona Senate cleared a path to bring a proposed repeal of the state’s near-total abortion ban to a vote after the House blocked efforts to undo the long-dormant statute.
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Flagstaff scientists and engineers are developing a plan to launch a network of wildfire-detecting satellites into space. They’re now semifinalists in a global competition.
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The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office says Zaynab Joseph was staying with her husband and 1-year-old child in a short-term rental in Sedona. The family was hiking the Bear Mountain Trail when Joseph fell down a 140-foot cliff.
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Attorney General Kris Mayes said doctors can continue to provide abortions under the current 15-week law until early June when a near-total abortion ban will go into effect.
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A memorial site at a Flagstaff cemetery marks the graves of dozens of victims who died when two passenger planes collided in the skies over the Grand Canyon in 1956.
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The most productive aquifer in northern Arizona is named after its main water-bearing rock unit — the Coconino Sandstone. The Coconino Aquifer underlies 27,000 square miles west of Flagstaff and into New Mexico and southern Utah.
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Park rangers at Lake Mead National Recreation Area are looking for “two vandalism suspects” after a video of two men damaging rock formations went viral.
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It's the first time Planned Parenthood Arizona has provided abortion care in northern Arizona since 2022 and comes just weeks before a near-total abortion ban goes into effect.
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The nonprofit group American Rivers released its annual list of the country’s most endangered waterways. The rivers of New Mexico top the list.
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Federal water managers recently discovered damage to plumbing inside the dam that holds back Lake Powell. Conservation groups are worried the damage at Glen Canyon Dam could lead to bigger issues for the Colorado River.
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The recent deadly heat in West Africa is driven by human activities, including the burning of fossil fuels, particularly in the wealthy Northern Hemisphere, according to an international report.
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The Kennedys have been critical of Robert F. Kennedy's third-party run, which has the potential to draw votes away from President Biden — who the family is formally endorsing on Thursday.
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The grass pea is one: a hardy crop that can thrive in a drought. An agriculturist is spearheading an effort to diversity what farmers grow as climate change threatens staples like corn and wheat.
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Schools and businesses were closed across the United Arab Emirates after about a year's worth of rain fell in a single day. Flooding has also disrupted travel at Dubai International Airport.
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Writers for the children's program want better residuals and annual raises, and for auxiliary works, such as social media segments, to be covered by union benefits. Their contract expires Friday.
Spring warmth is set to persist through the extended forecast.
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