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April 17, 2019 at 4:00 pm

California dispute threatens plan to protect Colorado River

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A dispute between two major California water agencies is threatening to derail a hard-won agreement designed to protect a river that...

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This 2017 photo provided by the Museum of Northern Arizona shows an unidentified man wearing a headpiece fashioned out of an animal hide at the Navajo Festival of Arts and Culture in Flagstaff, Ariz. The hide did not come from a state wildlife repository, but the photo shows how Native Americans use animal parts for religious and cultural purposes. Arizona wildlife officials are on the lookout for bear, bison, badger and other carcasses for Native Americans’ religious and cultural use under a unique new program that allows tribes to make requests for various animal parts. (Ryan Williams/Museum of Northern Arizona via AP) LA104 LA104

March 31, 2019 at 10:11 pm

Arizona repository turns animal deaths — from poaching, road accidents — into cultural resource for tribes VIEW

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona Native American tribes on the hunt for animal hides, antlers, teeth and other parts for cultural and religious use have...

March 22, 2019 at 1:22 pm

Navajo Nation company ends bid to buy power plant, mine

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — One of the largest coal-fired power plants in the West will close this year as planned after a Navajo Nation company...

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March 19, 2019 at 11:41 am

US official declares drought plan done for Colorado River

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Seven states that rely on a major waterway in the U.S. West have finished a yearslong effort to create a plan...

March 11, 2019 at 11:07 pm

California agencies at odds over Colorado River drought plan

PHOENIX (AP) — A major Southern California water agency is trying to push the state through a final hurdle in joining a larger plan to...

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March 11, 2019 at 10:13 pm

Court case centers on Native American kids in foster care

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A federal law that gives preference to Native American families in foster care and adoption proceedings involving Native American children is...

March 4, 2019 at 3:12 pm

Plan to protect Colorado River still isn’t done. Now what?

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Another federal deadline passed Monday for seven states in the U.S. West to wrap up work on a plan to ensure...

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February 25, 2019 at 9:51 pm

Plan to combat drought in West hinges on California, Arizona VIEW

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A California irrigation district with the highest-priority rights to water from a major Western river is using its power to demand...

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Richard Henn runs a snow blower down the sidewalk outside his home in Flagstaff, Arizona, on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019. Schools across northern Arizona canceled classes and some government offices decided to close amid a winter storm that’s expected to dump heavy snow in the region. (AP Photo/Felicia Fonseca) RPFF402 RPFF402

February 21, 2019 at 10:11 pm

Storm dumps record-breaking snow in Arizona on way to Texas VIEW

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A winter storm dumped record-breaking amounts of snow in Arizona and forced the closure Friday of roads, schools and government offices...

February 1, 2019 at 4:24 pm

US says 2 states must finish Colorado River drought plan

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Two states in the U.S. West have work to do on a plan to combat the shrinking supply of Colorado River...

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