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1st FBI poster in Navajo language seeks info on homicide

The FBI has issued its first poster in a Native American language, seeking information in Navajo on the death of an elderly man six years ago on the New Mexico portion of the vast Navajo Nat...

DATE: Apr 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Tribes say persistent efforts pay off in massive stimulus

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – The sweeping bill that President Donald Trump signed will help better equip health care systems that serve Native Americans, improve the emergency response time on tribal ...

DATE: Mar 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo look to Arizona utilities to make up for coal losses

2 coal-powered plants already shuttered; two more by 2031

DATE: Feb 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

Window opens for tribes to seek licenses for internet access

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – The Federal Communications Commission opened a window Monday for federally recognized tribes to apply for licenses that could help establish or expand internet access on t...

DATE: Feb 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Endangered fish on upswing in Colorado River basin

Humpback chub populations stabilizing

DATE: Jan 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

U.S.: Endangered fish on upswing in Colorado River basin

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – An endangered fish found in the Colorado River basin is on the upswing, federal officials said Tuesday as they proposed reclassifying the humpback chub as threatened. ...

DATE: Jan 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Group: Cattle hooves, manure spoiling Southwest waterways

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – An environmental group is suing the federal government to try to keep livestock away from Southwest waterways that are home to threatened and endangered species. ...

DATE: Jan 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Proposal seeks to modernize campgrounds at national parks

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Food trucks. Wi-Fi. Hot showers. Those campground upgrades could be coming to a national park near you. The Interior Department is reviewing recommen...

DATE: Nov 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Monsoon brings high hope, delivers little rain in Southwest

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – A seasonal weather pattern that brings high hopes for rain, thunder and lightning was a dud across much of the U.S. Southwest this year. The monsoon season runs...

DATE: Sep 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Grand Canyon to make second run at corralling bison herd

Larger herd could harm natural resources

DATE: Sep 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Navajo president bans candy at parade

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Thousands of people will line a highway on the Navajo Nation on Saturday for the largest Native American fair parade in the country. But children gripping grocery bags, pi...

DATE: Sep 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

People across Southwest long for seasonal rainstorms

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Across the Southwest, people are longing for seasonal rainstorms like a lost summer romance. They’re declaring their love online for the weather pattern that ma...

DATE: Aug 31, 2019 | CATEGORY: Nation & World