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Tribes in legal limbo over federal virus relief funding

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Nearly a year after Congress passed a coronavirus relief bill, some Native American tribes remain in legal limbo over what’s been distributed. The issue didn’t ...

DATE: Feb 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Court rules against Apaches in bid to halt proposed mine

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – A federal judge has rejected a request from a group of Apaches to keep the U.S. Forest Service from transferring a parcel of land to a copper mining company. Ap...

DATE: Feb 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Apaches’ fight over Arizona copper mine goes before US court

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Apache tribal members made emotional pleas Wednesday in federal court to try to prevent what could become the largest copper mine operation in the U.S. Naelyn ...

DATE: Feb 3, 2021 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Ex-Navajo Nation president dies of coronavirus complications

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Albert Hale, a former Navajo Nation president and Arizona lawmaker who was known for his commanding presence, sense of humor and advocacy for local government, has died. ...

DATE: Feb 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Snow buries northern Arizona; flurries delight in desert

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – A major winter storm buried northern Arizona in snow on Monday while sending flurries to the outskirts of Las Vegas and Phoenix, delighting desert dwellers. A s...

DATE: Jan 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Apaches object to federal review of huge copper mine

Project on land valuable to tribe would be one of largest in the U.S.

DATE: Jan 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Arizona man wrongfully accused of selling LSD settles lawsuit

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – An Arizona man who was wrongfully arrested on suspicion of selling LSD has reached a settlement with the city of Flagstaff that includes a $75,000 payment. The ...

DATE: Jan 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

More must be done to protect Colorado River from drought, U.S. says

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – A set of guidelines for managing the Colorado River helped several states through a dry spell, but it’s not enough to keep key reservoirs in the American West from plummet...

DATE: Dec 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Medical officials serving Navajo make urgent plea: Stay home

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Medical professionals serving the Navajo Nation made an urgent plea to residents Thursday to stay home as coronavirus cases rise, testing the limits of health care on the ...

DATE: Dec 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation lawmakers approve casino reopening plan

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Lawmakers on the Navajo Nation approved legislation Monday to reopen the tribe’s four casinos, even as the tribe’s health director warned that the coronavirus is spreading...

DATE: Nov 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Much of Southwest parched after monsoon season

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Cities across the U.S. Southwest recorded their driest monsoon season on record this year, some with only a trace or no rain. The seasonal weather pattern that ...

DATE: Oct 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Arizona tribe members settle education claims in lawsuit

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Members of a small Arizona tribe have reached an agreement with the federal government to partly resolve a lawsuit that sought widespread reform in the agency responsible ...

DATE: Oct 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News