1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1140+ words) Like clockwork, clouds build up in the afternoon, the wind starts to swirl and the skies darken. Then the rain comes. Sometimes it is just a few drops. But on this August afternoon, the monsoon kicked into high gear, setting…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1011+ words) GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. — The bodies of a Texas chiropractor and at least one other person have been found after a major weekend flash flood swept through the Grand Canyon, and forecasters warned more flooding was possible as heavy…...

2+ week, 21+ hour ago   (391+ words) FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — A major flash flood at the Grand Canyon forced the evacuation of dozens of people and swept large boulders, metal structures and other debris into the Colorado River that runs through it, the National Park Service said. The…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (595+ words) PHOENIX — The Trump administration has begun work on a project to build a stretch of border wall in southern Arizona along part of a Native American tribe’s reservation, pushing ahead with one of its signature projects despite protests from the…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (629+ words) PHOENIX — A polygamous sect leader already serving a 50-year federal sentence for orchestrating sex involving children was given another 24 years in prison Tuesday on separate state convictions for child abuse for hauling girls in an unventilated trailer in Arizona. Samuel…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (841+ words) Once a relative afterthought in the U.S., measles (and the serious complications it can carry) has become the latest virus to make an unexpected comeback on the heels of gaps in public health created by the covid-19 pandemic. A vaccine was…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (983+ words) PHOENIX — Enrollment in the biggest federally funded food aid program in the U.S. dropped by more than 13% in a 12-month span — a decline far steeper than the government estimated as work requirements and other provisions of President Donald Trump’s “big…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (1135+ words) The Trump administration’s plan for dealing with worsening water shortages along the Colorado River is encountering strong opposition from Arizona’s leaders, who are warning they could sue to challenge mandatory water cutbacks that they say would harm their state. A…...