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Endangered squirrel clings to life high atop Arizona mountain
2+ hour, 26+ min ago (783+ words) In 2017, a wildfire raged across a drought-sick mountain in Southern Arizona and nearly wiped out a subspecies of red squirrel found nowhere else on the planet. In the aftermath of the Frye Fire " which destroyed a large swath of forest…...
How a recent shift in DNA sleuthing might help investigators in the Nancy Guthrie case
21+ hour, 32+ min ago (1341+ words) Investigators in Arizona are hoping that DNA found in and around Nancy Guthrie's house in Tucson could lead them to a suspect " and the missing woman. Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of Today show co-host Savannah Guthrie, was last seen on…...
Some Valley students are rethinking college plans amid heightened immigration enforcement
4+ mon, 3+ day ago (878+ words) When Dayana migrated to the United States from Per" in 2022, her main goal was to finish her education." Dayana's family was split apart " her older brother and mother stayed in Per". Meanwhile she and her father, Roberto, left to seek…...
Amid flames and smoke, tribal leaders checked in on ‘ancestors’ surrounded by the Garnet Fire
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (1109+ words) PRATHER, Calif. " On a recent morning, the sky over the Sierra Nevada foothills was brown, the sun an angry red and the air thick with punishing smoke. Dirk Charley was driving his SUV straight toward the Garnet Fire. "Roll your…...
Kern subbasin gets off enforcement track with latest groundwater plan redo
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (791+ words) It took half a dozen attempts but Kern water managers finally came up with a groundwater plan that met with state approval. The state Water Resources Control Board voted on Wednesday to move the Kern subbasin out from under its…...
Charlie Kirk drew controversy. But Christians in California’s Central Valley saw a leader
5+ mon, 19+ hour ago (1399+ words) FRESNO, Calif. - On the first Sunday after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated in Utah, the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Fresno, Joseph Brennan, was celebrating mass in the city of Reedley when he told those attending about an…...
A haboob covered central Arizona in dust. But what exactly is it?
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (449+ words) Parts of central Arizona were engulfed by a towering wall of dust on Monday evening " producing dramatic scenes that sent shockwaves far beyond the Grand Canyon state. "It was larger and it went through a metropolitan area so it gained…...
Millions in West facing dangerous heatwave amid multiple wildfires
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (374+ words) Millions in the West are facing heat watches and warnings as a dangerous heat wave grips the region, increasing fire risks amid dry conditions. Parts of California, Oregon and Washington state will experience "extreme heat" at least through Tuesday, with…...
Key player in California’s water wars embraces controversial pact
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (1562+ words) This story was originally published by CalMatters. After decades of deterioration and ecological collapse in the heart of California's water system, state regulators today embraced the Newsom administration's controversial plan to overhaul how farms and cities take water from the…...
Arizona woman to serve 8 years for identity theft scheme benefiting North Korea
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (615+ words) An Arizona woman was sentenced to prison on Thursday for her role in a $17 million scam that helped North Koreans steal Americans' identities and use them to land remote IT jobs at hundreds of U.S. companies. U.S. District Court Judge Randolph Moss…...