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Scientists hope bug experiment fattens Colorado River fish
Scientists are hoping an experiment to release low, steady flows of water from a dam on the Arizona-Utah border will give struggling fish in a prized fishery more to eat.
 
Cottonwood mother arrested after kids found covered in feces
A 32-year-old Cottonwood woman is accused of allowing her three young children to live in an abandoned home with what police called “deplorable conditions.”
 
Tourist’s parents file lawsuit in Grand Canyon copter crash
The parents of a British tourist who died after the helicopter he was in crashed in the Grand Canyon have filed the first lawsuit following last month’s crash.
 
Readers reevaluate author amid sex misconduct allegations
Readers of Sherman Alexie’s books are re-evaluating what place he has on their bookshelves after the prominent author became the subject of anonymous allegations of sexual misconduct.
 
Grand Canyon copter crashed on tribal land with fewer rules
A helicopter crash that killed three British tourists and left four others critically injured happened on tribal land in the Grand Canyon where air tours are not as highly regulated as those inside the national park.
 
Native church’s lawsuit spurs training for airport screeners
A lawsuit that alleged airport security agents roughly handled Native American religious items has been settled, with the U.S. government agreeing to better educate those workers.
 
Hopis, Navajos say they’ll suffer if coal-fired plant closes
Hopis and Navajos who work at a coal mine near the Arizona-Utah border said their family lives and earning power will suffer greatly if the power plant fed by the mine is shuttered as planned.
 
Trump’s ‘Pocahontas’ jab at Navajo event draws blowback
Families of Native American war veterans and politicians from both parties are criticizing President Donald Trump for referencing a Democratic senator as “Pocahontas” during a White House event for Navajo Code Talkers.
 
AP Explains: How Trump’s Pocahontas remark can be offensive
Members of Virginia tribes that count Pocahontas among their ancestors say President Donald Trump should not use her name for political gain.
 
FCC approves changes to phone subsidies on tribal lands
The Federal Communications Commission has approved changes to a government program that discounts phone service for low-income residents on tribal lands. The FCC says the changes are aimed at reducing fraud and abuse in the Lifeline program.
 
Hopis reject political establishment in vote for top leaders
Hopis have chosen a new chairman and vice chairman as the small Arizona tribe faces the loss of coal royalties that make up a huge chunk of its budget.
 
Tribe rejects plan to build tram, hotel in Grand Canyon
Tribal lawmakers have rejected a plan to build an aerial tram to take visitors to a riverside boardwalk in the Grand Canyon.
 
Few details after deadline for coal plant ownership interest
A coal mining company looking to save the Arizona power plant it feeds says it’s making progress in finding new owners.
 
AP Explains: How does Orlando massacre fit in US history?
The nightclub attack in Orlando that left 49 victims dead was initially described by some news organizations as the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history.
 
Navajo lawmakers approve water rights settlement with Utah
One of the largest outstanding water rights claims in Utah would be resolved under an agreement between the state and the Navajo Nation that tribal lawmakers approved Tuesday.
 
Country’s largest national parks hit visitation records
“Everybody’s getting psyched and ready for it,” Yellowstone spokeswoman Sandra Snell-Dobert said. “We want people to have a good experience when it comes to our national parks. We’re trying to keep that wonderful experience while managing large numbers of people.”
 
Arizona county aims to protect water as foreign firms arrive
China-based companies have done the same in other parts of the West. Some of the companies are moving to the U.S. and elsewhere after running low on water in the Middle East.
 
New Mexico coal plant owners settle Clean Air Act violations
The settlement filed in U.S. District Court in New Mexico came after years of negotiation among federal officials, the plant owners and environmentalists who sued in 2011. It includes no admission of wrongdoing but resulted in a $1.5 million civil penalty.
 
Court takes Albuquerque prosecutor off police shooting case
A special prosecutor will be appointed to handle the case of officers Dominque Perez and Keith Sandy, who were charged earlier this year with murder in the March 2014 death of James Boyd during an hourslong standoff. The homeless man was camping illegally and had threatened officers with two knives,
 
Kayla Mueller’s boyfriend describes effort to free her
PHOENIX (AP) — Kayla Mueller was in a detention cell in Syria, face to face with her boyfriend who was posing as her husband.
 
Lawmakers seek to wrap up costly tribal relocation program
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The rolling hills of northeastern Arizona where cornfields lined a watering hole and sheep grazed in the distance were home to Susie Robinson and her extended family.
 
Company seeks rights to names of iconic Grand Canyon lodges
Approval of its bid would mean Xanterra Parks & Resorts could charge future concessionaires to use roughly 20 names of the park’s most popular properties. It also could walk away with those names, leaving the iconic lodges and other facilities to adopt new identities.
 
Navajo Nation president approves junk-food tax
Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly signed legislation Friday to increase by 2 percent the sales tax on food with little to no nutritional value, starting next year. No other sales tax on the Navajo Nation specifically targets the spending habits of consumers. It will remain in effect until 2020, but
 
Wolf travels hundreds of miles to northern Arizona
A wolf-like animal had been spotted roaming the North Rim of the Grand Canyon and the adjacent national forest since last month. Biologists collected its scat and sent it to a University of Idaho laboratory for testing, verifying what environmentalists had suspected based on its appearance and a rad
 
Tribe, Robert Redford group OK wild horses plan
The memorandum of agreement calls for adoptions, triages, veterinarian services, sanctuaries and funding to feed the animals. Richardson said it will result in a long-term, humane solution to an overpopulation of horses on the vast, remote reservation that has few financial resources.
 
Navajos top list of Native language speakers in US
Evangeline Parsons Yazzie, a Navajo professor at Northern Arizona University, said the figure recently released by the U.S. Census Bureau is no surprise, but can be misleading. The country’s population of Navajos is well over 300,000. For every one who speaks the language, one doesn’t — and those ar
 
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