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FLG Awarded Federal Grant to Expand Air Service

ICE detains man in Flagstaff in first known enforcement operation since opening local office
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detained a man outside his Flagstaff home Wednesday morning in the first known enforcement action since ICE opened a local field office.

PROPOSED DATA CENTER OVERLAY DISTRICT TEXT AMENDMENT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Proposed Data Center Overlay District Text Amendment Page, Ariz. – The City of Page is currently considering a proposed text amendment that would establish a Data Center Overlay District and specific standards and requirements for data centers within the…

Another flash flood races down Bright Angel Creek in the Grand Canyon
The flood comes after a different deluge on Aug. 29 destroyed infrastructure and led to the deaths of three hikers.
City Hosts Educational Events for Prop 404 & Prop 405

Former US Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona, a 'workhorse' who shaped water policy, dies at 84
Former U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl, a longtime Republican lawmaker from Arizona who shaped landmark water policies in the U.S. West has died. According to his family, Kyl died Wednesday night from a neurological disorder.

Body found in Grand Canyon was missing hiker, wife says, bringing flood death toll to 3
Human remains found in the Grand Canyon this week were those of the last remaining person missing after the deadly flash flooding in late August, the victim's wife said Thursday.

Masters deal in Bridge beginners
Club aims to grow membership with mentorship & series for newcomers Mark Ducharme spent years as a software engineer at Hewlett Packard, so he’d know you don’t have to be an engineer to enjoy bridge, but it helps when your partner’s bidding needs some structural support. These…

Questions of integrity rise as water levels fall
The Central Arizona Project board is voicing disagreement over whether federal water reclamation plans are fair to Arizona and other lower basin states.

Staffing problems stall federal investigations of missing and killed Native people
An audit report of the Bureau of Indian Affairs' Missing and Murdered Unit reveals staffing challenges, a backlog of hundreds of case referrals and families left without required victims' services.

Earth Notes: Mt. Elden's Placoderms
More than eight decades ago, pioneering Museum of Northern Arizona geologist Major L.F. Brady made a surprising find in sedimentary rocks high up on the east flank of Mt. Elden.

Human remains found in Colorado River weeks after Grand Canyon flash flood
The National Park Service says human remains were found on the Colorado River near Crystal Rapid Monday, more than two weeks after a deadly flash flood swept through the Grand Canyon.