Authorities: All reports of stranded or overdue hunters in northern Arizona resolved
Overdue hunters in northern Arizona accounted for Authorities fan out across Northern Arizona to find hunters stranded after snowstorm
Deputies search for snowbound hunters in Arizona Arizona officials searching for more than 30 hunters reported stranded after snowstorm
Hunters stranded in N. Arizona after winter storm Fierce wind, heavy snowfall, icy roads snarl traffic and close schools in Midwest, New England
Heavy snowfall, wind pounding Midwest, New England Fierce wind, heavy snowfall, icy roads threatening Upper Midwest as ‘monster’ storm moves east
‘Extremely dangerous’ blizzards move into Midwest Big storm sweeps out of West, bringing heavy snow and strong winds to Upper Midwest
Fierce winter storm hits Midwest with snow, wind Grand Canyon to change backpacker permit system
Grand Canyon to change backpacker permit system Grand Canyon to change competitive, ‘unfair’ process to get backpacking permits
Grand Canyon to change ‘unfair’ permit system Lawyers seek new judge for Arizona boy charged with killing father and other man
New judge sought for Ariz. boy charged in killing Capitol Christmas tree to begin journey from Arizona to Washington, D.C.
Capitol Christmas tree to be cut from AZ forest Navajo Nation wants to buy Arizona Snowbowl ski resort to stop snowmakingFLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The Navajo Nation may try to buy a popular Arizona ski resort to stop snowmaking on one of the tribe’s most sacred mountains, the San Francisco Peaks. Participant in Arizona sweat lodge ceremony that left 3 dead recounts ordealFLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — More than 50 followers of spiritual guru James Arthur Ray had just endured five strenuous days of fasting, sleep-deprivation and mind-altering breathing exercises when he led them into a sweat lodge ceremony. AP Newsbreak: Participant in Arizona sweat lodge ceremony that left 3 dead recounts ordealFLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — A woman who took part in an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony tells The Associated Press that the spiritual guru who led the event pushed participants too far in what was supposed to be a life-expanding experience that culminated with people vomiting and passing out on the floor. Sheriff: Third person overcome during Arizona sweat lodge ceremony led by self-help guru diesFLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — An Arizona homicide investigation now includes three deaths after a woman died more than a week after participating in a sweat lodge ceremony that hospitalized nearly two dozen people. Self-help expert holds conference call with participants in Ariz. retreat that left 2 deadFLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Motivational speaker James Arthur Ray held a telephone conference call with many of the participants in a sweat lodge ceremony that left two people dead, according to people on the call who provided a transcript to The Associated Press on Thursday. County official says Arizona sweat lodge where 2 died during spiritual retreat lacked permitFLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — A sweat lodge in central Arizona where two people were overcome and later died lacked the necessary building permit, an official said Monday. Ariz. man makes surprise confessions in 2 killings, tells officials he was ready to kill againFLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — An Arizona man being held on a murder charge made surprise confessions in two other killings, and told authorities he would have continued on a vigilante-style killing spree if he hadn’t been caught, authorities said Wednesday. Hopi lawmakers, Navajo president say environmentalists harming tribes’ economiesFLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The leader of the country’s largest Indian reservation threw his support behind the neighboring Hopi Tribe, whose lawmakers declared environmental groups unwelcome on the reservation. Lawsuit claims feds ignored health risks of planned snowmaking at Arizona ski resortFLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The U.S. Forest Service is being sued in an effort to block expansion of a ski resort on an Arizona mountain that American Indian tribes consider sacred. Arizona in the fall: Good weather and fall colorsFLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The weather’s good, the landscape ranges from grasslands to canyons and mountains, and the foliage is beautiful too: That’s Arizona in the fall. Feds urge carrot-toting tourists in old Ariz. gold mining town to stop plumping up the burrosFLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — There is an epidemic in an old gold mining town in western Arizona: The wild burros that roam the town’s single street are overweight, with rolls of fat on their necks and big, full bellies. But don’t blame them. They’ll eat anything. Fish and Wildlife to consider protections for Sonoran desert tortoiseFLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The federal government has agreed to consider whether the Sonoran desert tortoise, a Southwest icon whose population has declined by half in the past 20 years, warrants protection under the Endangered Species Act. 1st test coming of new Forest Service policy requiring Grand Canyon mining claims to be provenFLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The reclassification of nearly 1 million acres of land around the Grand Canyon to prevent new mining claims comes with a fundamental change in how the U.S. Forest Service does business with mining companies. Taking disputes out of courtrooms the aim of agreements on forest service projectsFLAGSTAFF, Ariz. —Long on opposing sides when it comes to forest use, timber interests and environmental groups have agreed on how thinning and prescribed burns should be done on nearly 1 million acres of Arizona’s ponderosa pine forest. Chevron Mining donates land for a museum to honor WWII Navajo Marines who baffled JapaneseFLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — As members of an elite group of Navajo Marines approach their 90s, they know there’s little time left to tell the story about how they used their native language to confound the Japanese during World War II. Quiet down! Government agencies work to cut aircraft noise over the Grand CanyonFLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Two federal agencies want to quiet things down at the Grand Canyon. Residents at odds over incorporating community on the way to Grand Canyon’s popular South RimFLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Residents of a small Arizona community that serves as a gateway to the Grand Canyon’s popular South Rim are at odds over incorporating. Federal appeals court upholds Grand Canyon’s Colorado River management planFLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — An appeals court on Tuesday rejected a challenge by environmentalists to federal rules allowing the use of motorized rafts at the Grand Canyon. Stimulus funds will bring clean water to thousands in Indian Country, remote Alaskan villagesFLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The road from the Navajo community of Sweetwater to Red Mesa is unpaved and rugged but well traveled. Investigators find marijuana, cash in wreckage of Texas-bound plane that crashed in ArizonaFLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — A private plane that crashed in Arizona this week, killing four people, carried more than 12 pounds of marijuana and more than $8,000 in cash. |