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On today's newscast: Arizona now has AI-powered cameras for fire detection – but where does that leave human lookouts? Plus, groups call on GOP leaders to punish Kingman lawmaker for threat, judge blocks surgery mandate for transgender birth certificate changes, and more.

On today's newscast: shutdown impacts Grand Canyon, Yavapai County manager resigns, Planned Parenthood no longer provides services through Az Medicaid, and more.

On today's newscast: Sedona Mayor Scott Jablow resigns, updated 911 system gives cell phone users more reliable access to emergency services, troopers detain a 13-year-old allegedly driving the wrong direction on Interstate 40 while drunk, and more.

On today's newscast: The Dragon Bravo Fire is fully contained, former national park superintendents urge Trump administration to close parks in case of shutdown, the Census Bureau will test using U.S. postal workers on Arizona's tribal lands to prep for 2030 count, and more.

On today's newscast: Grand Canyon National Park visitors spent more than $900 million in gateway communities in 2024, three people killed in historic flooding in Globe, a new law raises the age to buy tobacco to 21 in Arizona, and more.

On today's newscast: "Roadless rule" repeal could impact a million acres in Arizona, Grand Canyon officials to reopen two popular North Rim viewpoints, funeral services for paramedics killed in head-on crash underway and more. Plus, Scott Thybony tries to find a spot described by John Wesley Powell in this month's Canyon Commentary.

On today's newscast: Several northern Arizona officials speak out against attacks on public lands, Arizona pharmacists can now administer the latest COVID vaccine without a prescription, a federal agency will help fund the nation's first culturally centered domestic violence hotline for Native Americans, and more.

On today's newscast: Flagstaff police officer steps down after fatal crash, a Chino Valley teacher faces termination for posting quote from Buddhist monk, Democrat Adelita Grijalva wins special election for the U.S. House in Arizona's 7th Congressional District, and more.

On today's newscast: Tribal colleges and universities to see funding increase, funeral services scheduled for firefighters killed in crash, a state Senator wants to rename a freeway in honor of slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk, and more.

On today's newscast: Supporters attend Charlie Kirk memorial, Flagstaff police officer involved in fatal crash, law requiring ID for online porn access takes effect Friday, state forester warns of a funding shortfall, and more.

On today's newscast: Trump pulls his Bureau of Rec nominee, groups denounce anti-monument bill, senators on roadless rule repeal, the investigation into Nygren's administration continues, and more.

On today's newscast: measles spreads, a bill would repeal two national monuments, legislation would make political assassination a capital crime, the Forest Service ends a ban on N-95 masks, and more.

On today's newscast: AG Mayes sues over fed troops, Zorn pleads guilty, the state Department of Child Safety has high turnover, the state wage is set to go up, and more.

On today's newscast: water levels at Lake Powell are dropping fast, Mayes tries to block an APS rate increase, two Show Low firefighters were killed, and more.

On today's newscast: containment on the Dragon Bravo Fire surpasses 90%, FMC received threats, a judge blocks deportations of children, the court strikes down a COVID-era law, and more.

On today's newscast: Vice President Vance transports Charlie Kirk's body back to Arizona on Air Force Two, the Sedona City Council permanently ends controversial license plate camera program, the ongoing measles outbreak is the largest in the state in over 30 years, and more.

On today's newscast: Arizona's political leaders react to the shooting of Conservative Charlie Kirk, a Kingman lawmaker is standing behind his social media posts targeting Muslims, the Trump administration wants to cancel a rule that made conservation a "use" of public land, and more.

On today's newscast: some say northern Arizona is a “memory care desert,” layoffs hit Sky Harbor, Rep Eli Crane stays silent on Epstein, the leader of the Arizona Mexican Mafia is convicted, and more.

On today's newscast: Crews recover the body of a man who drove off the Grand Canyon's South Rim, a firefighter on the Dragon Bravo Fire died Monday, Sen. Mark Kelly introduces a measure to raise the pay cap for wildland firefighters, and more.

On today's newscast: Lawmakers want ICE to provide details on the in-custody death of a man who lived in Flagstaff, Grand Canyon staff displaced by the Dragon Bravo Fire briefly return to the North Rim, Navajo police fatally shoot a man allegedly armed with a homemade gun, and more.

On today's newscast: NAU scientists will monitor water quality after the Dragon Bravo Fire, Sen. Mark Kelly asked federal agencies to reopen portions of the North Rim, Prescott police shot and killed an armed man, a woman died after falling from the Mogollon Rim, and more.

On today's newscast: A Flagstaff man died while in the custody of ICE, Colorado City measles outbreak grows to 24 cases, northern Arizona officials start to lift fire restrictions, a conversation with meteorologist Lee Born on the tardy monsoon, and more.

On today's newscast: BAER team details mostly 'mild' burn severity from Dragon Bravo Fire, while another assessment shows over 100 structures were damaged or destroyed. Plus, the Central Arizona Fire and Medical Authority has a new chief.

On today's newscast: Containment on the Dragon Bravo Fire up to 80% after a strong couple of days, new toolkit aims to help wandering tribal members, the Flagstaff Council to weigh in on a citizen petition opposing license plate cameras, and more.

On today's newscast: More measles cases confirmed in Colorado City outbreak, portions of Kaibab National Forest shut down by Dragon Bravo Fire reopens, a new Canyon Commentary from Scott Thybony, and more.

On today's newscast: Minimal fire activity on the Dragon Bravo Fire with the wet weather, federal health department threatens Arizona's sex education money over "gender ideology," a conversation with the journalists who identified possible mismanagement of the Dragon Bravo Fire, and more.

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.