Author – The Durango Herald

State of unease: Colorado basin tribes without water rights

Garnett Querta slips on his work gloves as he shifts the big rig he’s driving into park. Within seconds, he unrolls a fire hose and opens a hydrant, sending water flowing into one of the pla...

DATE: Oct 1, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

U.S. to award $35M in grants to tribes for 988 crisis line

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Most people in Santa Clara Pueblo in northern New Mexico know each other. So when a tribal member needs mental health services or help for substance abuse, calling a triba...

DATE: Sep 9, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Arizona fires sweep land rich with ancient sites, artifacts

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – As Jason Nez scans rugged mountains, high desert and cliffsides for signs of ancient tools and dwellings unique to the U.S. Southwest, he keeps in mind that they're part o...

DATE: Jun 20, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Summer rainy season sets up across Four Corners

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Some Arizona residents were battered by flooding last year when the summer rainy season known simply as the monsoon unleashed on mountains that have been scorched by flame...

DATE: Jun 15, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Western wildfires force evacuations in Arizona, California

Smoke from blaze near Flagstaff causes hazy skies in Colorado

DATE: Jun 13, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Sizzling temperatures in store across southwestern U.S.

Scorching temperatures are in store for the southwestern U.S. over the next several days, with cities like Phoenix, Las Vegas and Palm Springs in California expected to top 110 degrees. Par...

DATE: Jun 9, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo woman sues tribal government over canceled primary

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – A member of the Navajo Nation is suing the tribal government to try to force a primary election that was canceled because of the coronavirus. Eloise Brown alleg...

DATE: Aug 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Satanic Temple sues Arizona city to lead city council prayer

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – A group that invokes the name Satan as a metaphor for opposing religious tyranny has sued the well-off Phoenix suburb of Scottsdale, accusing officials of discrimination a...

DATE: Mar 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Tribes: Bears Ears monument co-management proposal is slap in the face

Trump’s downscaling also changes advisory commission

DATE: Dec 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

FBI seeks potential sex abuse victims on reservation

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – The FBI is casting a wide net for potential victims of sexual abuse by a man who lives on a remote Arizona reservation world-renowned for its blue-green waterfalls. ...

DATE: Dec 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News