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On today's newscast: Reduced fire restrictions go into effect in parts of northern Arizona today, the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office is stepping up patrols after several deadly off-road crashes, a conversation with David Baron on his new book that traces America's alien obsession to Flagstaff, and more.

On today's newscast: NAU says reports of a person with a gun on the first day of classes were a hoax, nine measles cases reported in the Colorado City area, the Arizona Attorney General says President Trump pulled DEA agents from Arizona to Washington, D.C., and more.

On today's newscast: Federal scientists completed their assessment of the potential aftereffects of the Dragon Bravo Fire, Lowell Observatory astronomers have gotten the clearest look yet at a massive binary star system, federal safety investigators want to expand rules for trains carrying flammable material, and more.

On today's newscast: Gov. Katie Hobbs renews calls for an investigation into the federal response to the Dragon Bravo Fire, pre-evacuation status lifted for Sheep Spring Fire near Forest Lakes, environmental groups concerned after Glen Canyon Dam forecast, and more.

On today's newscast: Residents petition Flagstaff to end Flock license plate cameras, Grand Canyon officials reopen trails as Dragon Bravo Fire winds down, an Arizona tribe wants to make the Colorado River a legal person, and more.

On today's newscast: Sedona council pauses automated license plate camera program, authorities are investigating the death of a man in Winslow police custody, parts of the North Kaibab Ranger District open as the Dragon Bravo Fire winds down, and more.

On today's newscast: Gila County officials lift evacuation orders prompted by the Washington Fire, former Prescott City Councilman accused of defrauding the local chapter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, appeals court blocks Oak Flat land swap, and more.

On today's newscast: Three communities near Payson are under evacuation due to the Washington Fire, judge denies request to halt Oak Flat land transfer, Sedona City Council orders an indefinite stop to the automated license plate reader program, and more.

On today's newscast: Outside prosecutor to investigate defunct Navajo home building program, Round Valley Police Department is under investigation, iconic North Rim statue safe after wildfire, DOJ announces new guidance for revived radiation compensation, and more.

On today's newscast: The latest on several wildfires burning across northern Arizona. Plus, Mohave County health officials have confirmed a measles case in the Arizona-Utah border region and a conversation with meteorologist Lee Born on the return of the monsoon.

On today's newscast: Crews are finally seeing more favorable weather conditions on the Dragon Bravo Fire, Flagstaff police arrested a man in connection with a fatal hit-and-run, COLT Grill owners plead not guilty in immigration scheme, Arizona governor declares 'state of emergency' after bridge collapse, and more.

On today's newscast: The Dragon Bravo Fire has burned within a mile of the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon, officials identify the four people killed in last week's medical transport plane crash, applications are open for the expanded Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, and more.

On today's newscast: Rep. Abraham Hamadeh discussed the return of Prescott native Kayla Mueller's body during a meeting with Syria's interim president, containment on the Dragon Bravo Fire is up to 44%, APS has backtracked on a previous goal to use 100% clean energy by 2050, and more.

On today's newscast: containment increases on the Dragon Bravo Fire, NAH rolls out a new plan, extreme heat in the Grand Canyon, universities examine aquifers, and more.

On today's newscast: Containment increases on the Dragon Bravo Fire, the Navajo Council ousts its AG, a hotel fails in Prescott, and more.

On today's newscast: the Dragon Bravo Fire jumps a line, a missing Flagstaff woman is dead, four die in a plane crash, NWS issues heat warnings, and more.

On today's newscast: the Dragon Bravo Fire grows, two drown in the Colorado, two men are sentenced for murder, a new dinosaur is discovered at Petrified Forest, and more.

On today's newscast: The Dragon Bravo Fire grows, Sheriffs arrest a man they say sparked a wildfire, the state Supreme Court rules on a Page ballot initiative, and more.

On today's newscast: The Dragon Bravo Fire on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon is one of the largest in the country, a third candidate has entered the race for Arizona's Second Congressional District, some residents are worried about the company behind a surveillance system used by Flagstaff police, Bearizona welcomes a pair of black bear cubs, and more.

On today's newscast: Containment dropped again on the Dragon Bravo Fire on the Grand Canyon's North Rim, two Navajo Nation members were sentenced to prison for the murder of a transgender person, Prescott Valley will not get a second Amazon distribution center, Navajo police fatally shot an axe-wielding Chinle man, and more.

On today's newscast: the Dragon Bravo Fire grows to 94,000 acres, Senators Kelly and Gallego call for aid to enter Gaza, two units at Springerville Generating Station will convert to Natural Gas, Navajo President Buu Nygren and VP Richelle Montoya reconcile and more.

On today's newscast: containment of the Dragon Bravo Fire drops to 9%, a valley man is convicted of sober living fraud, Governor Hobbs signs a bill on groundwater, a company buys a prison and more.

On today's newscast: states clash over the future of the Colorado River, containment drops amid extremely dry conditions on the Dragon Bravo Fire, Rep. Greg Stanton says ICE is breaking the law by refusing to let him inspect detention facilities, and more.

On today's newscast: Crews continue to face critical conditions on the Dragon Bravo Fire; a Flagstaff man dies following a cliff jump at Clear Creek in Winslow; and the Trump administration will shut down the U.S. Forest Services' nine regional offices.

On today's newscast: Arizona officials issue the state's first Turquoise Alert since Gov. Hobbs signed it into law; crews hold containment lines on the Dragon Bravo Fire as conditions become windier and drier; and Flagstaff officials say climate change-fueled disasters like wildfires and flood strain local resources.

On today's newscast: Evacuations in Jacob Lake lifted as crews make gains on White Sage Fire; former Navajo President Jonathan Nez will again run for Congresss; and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. hikes Camelback Mountain in jeans.

On today's newscast: Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren walks out during his own state of the nation address; the latest fundraising numbers for the 2026 race Arizona governor; AG Kris Mayes demands action on troubled, rural utility company.

On today's newscast: Gov. Katie Hobbs tours the destruction left by the Dragon Bravo Fire on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon; fire managers are preparing for hot and dry weather in the coming days leading to possible heightened fire activity; Rep. Eli Crane to hold a tele-town hall Tuesday.

On today's newscast: Sen. Mark Kelly says letting some fires burn can be important to reduce risk despite recent wildfires, Rep. Eli Crane is pushing for the release of files related to Jeffrey Epstein, the latest updates on the Dragon Bravo and Sage fires, an NAU scientist discusses a rare human case of plague in Coconino County, and more.

On today's newscast: Crews shield Roaring Springs as Dragon Bravo Fire grows, Native American radio stations could face shutdowns if Congress cuts over $1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, federal prosecutors say the owners of a local barbecue chain in Yavapai County hired and harbored undocumented immigrants, and more.

On today's newscast: The latest on the Dragon Bravo Fire burning on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, federal immigration agents raided a popular barbecue chain in Yavapai County, no growth on the White Sage Fire burning southeast of Fredonia slowed, and more.

On today's newscast: The latest on the Dragon Bravo Fire burning on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon.

On today's newscast: The Dragon Bravo Fire ravaged the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park and Gov. Katie Hobbs is calling for an investigation into how the federal government initially handled the fire. Plus, a Coconino County resident died of plague and more.

On today's newscast: A statewide notification system for a missing Indigenous or endangered person goes into effect today, a Texas man died while hiking the South Kaibab Trail in Grand Canyon National Park, the Prescott City Council delayed a vote on a proposed boutique hotel on Whiskey Row, and more.

On today's newscast: Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren joined other Indigenous leaders in calling out a racist post by a conservative media figure, all Oak Ridge Fire evacuations lifted, the National Weather Service is warning of dangerously high temperatures throughout northern Arizona today, and more.

On today's newscast: County officials have found a temporary solution to the disruption of emergency services in Fredonia, the Prescott City Council will revisit a proposal for a multi-story boutique hotel on Whiskey Row, Gov. Katie Hobbs has given final approval to a new law that increases penalties for animal cruelty, and more.

On today's newscast: Officials confirmed two cases of animal-borne diseases in Grand Canyon National Park, the City of Sedona broke ground on its first affordable housing project, a new home in Flagstaff sold for a record high, and more.

On today's newscast: The Oak Ridge wildfire near Window Rock swelled to nearly 10,000 acres overnight, Republican lawmakers sidestep a court ruling on a $15 million allocation for the Prescott rodeo, Arizona's transgender sports ban in limbo as the U.S. Supreme Court's term ends, Flagstaff's Little America Hotel blocks public access to forest land to protect against wildfire danger, and more.

On today's newscast: The 1,800-acre Oak Ridge Fire has triggered evacuations on the Navajo Nation, Gov. Katie Hobbs signed off on a $17.6 billion bipartisan budget, the Prescott area will mark the anniversary of the deaths of 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots today, and more.

On today's newscast: Senate Republicans are retooling their proposal to sell off Western public lands, Arizona averts government shutdown over budget, a former Show Low police officer sentenced to prison for possessing child pornography, wildlife officials plan to release five Mexican gray wolf pups into the wild, and more. Plus, a new Canyon Commentary from author Scott Thybony.

On today's newscast: Federal engineers have finished critical repairs at one of the largest dams on the Colorado River, the Department of Public Safety plans to assign more troopers to State Route 260 after several deadly crashes, Gov. Hobbs breaks her own record with the veto of two budget proposals, and more.

On today's newscast: Hope in long-stuck Colorado River negotiations, governors of Western states give mixed reactions to proposed federal land sell-off, an OHV driver charged with manslaughter after a 19-month-old died in a crash near Oak Creek Canyon, a budget stalemate pushes Arizona closer to a shutdown, and more.

On today's newscast: The Trump administration wants to strip funding for two U.S. Geological Survey labs in Flagstaff, Arizona lawmakers react to the U.S.'s bombing of nuclear sites in Iran, the Bridge Creek Fire near the Utah-Arizona border has surpassed 2,200 acres, and more.

On today's newscast: Senate Republicans have proposed a sell-off of public lands in the West, a Red Flag Warning is in effect for most of northern Arizona due to high fire risk, one person is dead after a head-on crash on State Route 260 near Forest Lakes, an investigation found that the parent company of Fry's Food Stores overcharged customers, and more

On today's newscast: Ted Cooke tapped to run Bureau of Reclamation amid pivotal Colorado River talks, increased fire restrictions go into effect today, a missing camper was found safe after a multi-day search, the state Attorney General is calling out a rate hike requested by APS, Senate Republicans have proposed selling off public lands in the West, and more.

On today's newscast: Thousands gathered outside Flagstaff City Hall Saturday for the "No Kings" demonstration, Mohave County authorities arrested a man for allegedly threatening to shoot protesters, the National Weather Service warns of hot temperatures and high fire risk, scientists are using Meteor Crater to test equipment that might one day fly to the Moon, and more.

On today's newscast: Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs says Medicaid cuts will reduce healthcare access, President Donald Trump has told government agencies to consolidate their wildland firefighting into a single program, the NWS warns of potentially dangerous heat at lower elevations this weekend, and more.

On today's newscast: Arizona's attorney general condemned President Trump's deployment of National Guard troops to LA, Gov. Katie Hobbs has appointed a new judge to the Coconino County Superior Court, KUYI Hopi Radio is at risk of funding cuts under the Trump administration, and more.

On today's newscast: The U.S. Justice Department says Trump can cancel national monuments, the Navajo County Sheriff's Office has joined the list of local agencies working with federal immigration enforcement, the man hit by an on-duty Flagstaff police officer in a marked patrol vehicle last week, and more.

On today's newscast: Health officials have confirmed four cases of measles in Navajo County, the Arizona Attorney General won't defend challenged abortion laws, a proposed Trump administration budget would cut funding for tribal colleges, and more.

On today's newscast: The power is still out for several facilities at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, a salmonella outbreak has sickened dozens in Arizona, five people were killed in a wrong-way crash north of Kingman, and more.