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PHOENIX (AP) — It's no joke. Humorous and quirky messages on electronic signs will soon disappear from highways and freeways across the country.

January 17, 2024
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The state of Arizona, along with the rest of the nation, is confronting a troubling surge in opioid-related overdose deaths, with illicit fentanyl and other synthetic opioids playing a pivotal role.

By Celia Nabor, Arizona Department of Health Services January 16, 2024
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Four people were killed and another critically injured after a hot air balloon crash Jan. 14 near Eloy, Arizona, authorities said.

By Associated Press January 16, 2024
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The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) is accepting applications for 2024 hunt permit-tags issued through the draw process for pronghorn and elk.

January 16, 2024
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Arizona’s bald eagles are back, and they will soon be preparing for the next generation of eagles at breeding sites statewide.

January 16, 2024
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It's no joke. Humorous and quirky messages on electronic signs will soon disappear from highways and freeways across the country.

By Associated Press January 16, 2024
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To protect rangeland health conditions and the health of wild burro herds, the BLM Richfield Field Office announced Jan. 10 they have approved plans to gather and remove excess wild burros in and around the Canyonlands Herd Management Area (HMA) from public managed lands.

By Williams-Grand Canyon News January 16, 2024
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In their first official action at their first meeting of 2024, the Coconino County Board of Supervisors (Board) appointed Adam Hess of Bellemont to represent District 3 through the rest of 2024.

By Williams-Grand Canyon News January 16, 2024
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When Adrian Herder saw the plans for proposed hydropower project on the Navajo Nation’s Black Mesa, he was shocked by the “outrageous” 450,000 acre-feet of water the project would reportedly use.

By By Renee Romo, Cronkite News January 9, 2024
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Participants should stop at the park gate and let staff know they are there for the event.

January 9, 2024
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Deputies from the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO) say a Seligman man was jailed for felony animal cruelty Dec. 29, after allegedly stabbing another person’s dog 15 times.

By Williams-Grand Canyon News January 9, 2024
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A 43-year-old man from Dallas visiting Big Bend National Park with his family died suddently Dec. 24.

January 2, 2024
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Remains found by hikers in a shallow grave 47 years ago near a lake on the border of Arizona and Nevada have been identified. The man was Luis Alonso Paredes, who was from El Salvador but may have been living or working in the Las Vegas area at the time of his death, the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office announced Dec. 26.

By Associated Press January 2, 2024
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Arizona’s bald eagles are back, and they will soon be preparing for the next generation of eagles at breeding sites statewide. To assist with the state’s continued bald eagle population growth, the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) encourages outdoor recreationists, aircraft pilots, drone operators and motorized paragliders to do their part by not disturbing the state’s 97 eagle breeding areas.

January 2, 2024
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Across the West, the winter is off to a dry start. Wide swaths of the Rocky Mountains have lower-than-average snow totals for this time of year, but scientists say there’s still plenty of time to end the “snow drought” and close the gap. High-altitude snowpack has big implications for the region’s water supply. Two-thirds of the Colorado River’s water starts as snow in Colorado’s mountains before melting and flowing to about 40 million people across seven states.

By By Alex Hager, KUNC January 2, 2024