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Travelers from around the world visit the American Southwest for its spectacular canyons, solitary buttes and vast desert landscapes. And many of them have a fascination, shared by author Scott Thybony, with the rich cultural heritage of the region. In the newest installment of his Canyon Commentary, Thybony recalls a visit to White Mountain Apache country where he heard a story about a boy and his dog and the mountain spirits.
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Grand Canyon National Park celebrated the premier of new film Wednesday which will educate visitors about the eleven Indigenous tribes who consider the canyon sacred.
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The indictment names 11 Republicans who submitted a document to Congress falsely declaring that Trump won Arizona in 2020. They're now charged with nine counts each of conspiracy, fraud and forgery.
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A proposed repeal of Arizona’s near-total ban on abortions has won approval from the state House.
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For a third straight week, Democrats at the Arizona Legislature are expected to attempt to repeal the state’s near-total abortion ban.
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For more than 20 years, bird lovers have celebrated the onset of the summer breeding season at the Verde Valley Birding and Nature Festival. This year’s event takes place the last weekend in April and is centered at Dead Horse Ranch State Park.
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The Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management continued work on a prescribed burn project near Flagstaff Tuesday.
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State Sen. Wendy Rogers wants her opponent Rep. David Cook disqualified from the upcoming Republican primary to represent portions of northern Arizona. She claims hundreds of signatures submitted by Cook are invalid.
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The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to consider a request by Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake to ban the use of electronic vote-counting machines in Arizona.
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The North Kaibab Trail will be closed for survey work from north of the Manzanita Day Use Area to the Supai Tunnel starting Monday.
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Tacey M. Atsitty is a Diné poet from Cove, Ariz., but grew up in Kirtland, N.M., and reads “A February Snow.” She says the ideas that become poems start from place of quiet and her job is to cultivate the silence and be ready to pay attention when the seeds of a piece start to reveal themselves to her.
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Navajo Nation Vice President Richelle Montoya says she was sexually harassed in a staff meeting at the President and Vice President’s office last year. This is the second sexual misconduct allegation within the office recently.