SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Latest on The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints conference (all times local): 2:45 p.m. A leader with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is cautioning people to be aware that Satan tries to tempt them to use their bodies improperly […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — In another sign that California condors are making a comeback in the wild three decades after nearing the brink of extinction, a condor chick left its nest and made its first attempt at flight in Utah’s Zion National Park. Visitors last week saw the park’s […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Chaco Canyon has fueled scientific curiosity for more than a century, with each discovery made at the world heritage site spurring only more questions about the people who lived there. One thing is for sure: chocolate was part of life at the once-bustling ceremonial and economic […]
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation wants to build on a pilot project that connected more than 230 homes to the electric grid. The Navajo Tribal Utility Authority worked with volunteer utility crews from 13 states on the project that wrapped up in May. Spokeswoman Deenise Becenti says […]
PHOENIX (AP) — The Latest a couple suspected of murder who escaped while authorities brought them from New York to Arizona (all times local): 3:40 p.m. Authorities say a third prisoner was in a transport van when a husband and wife wanted for murder overpowered two guards and fled earlier […]
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say a couple suspected in a Tucson murder have escaped while being extradited from New York to Arizona. Tucson police say 56-year-old Blane Barksdale and 59-year-old Susan Barksdale reportedly overpowered two security officers Monday evening in Blanding, Utah. Police say the Barksdales were last seen […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Arizona and Nevada are faced with the first-ever cuts to their Colorado River water supply in 2020. But the cuts aren’t expected to be overly burdensome for either state because they’ve been conserving and storing water for years. The water is delivered through Lake Mead, one […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — High school basketball fans in Arizona and New Mexico likely know all about “rez ball” — a run-and-gun, pass-cut-and-shoot style of play popular in Native American communities. The style excites fans and allows teams without big centers to wear down opponents by running them off the […]
CLARKDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Matt Johnson treks along an Arizona riverbank and picks out a patch of yellow-tinged tamarisks. He sweeps a cloth net across the trees, hoping to scoop up beetles that munch on their evergreen-like leaves. He counts spiders, ants and leafhoppers among the catch and few beetles […]
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Latest on wildfires in the western U.S., including blazes in Idaho and Arizona (all times local): 8:40 a.m. Authorities say a wildfire near the northern Arizona city of Flagstaff has grown slightly and that it’s tough for firefighters to reach parts of the blaze in […]
