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Long-running coal plant on Navajo Nation stops production

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A coal-fired power plant in the Navajo Nation has shut down after operating for nearly 50 years. The Navajo Generating Station near the northern Arizona community of Page stopped producing electricity on Monday. The 2,250-megwatt plant was one of the largest in the U.S. West and […]

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Page police investigating death of a 6–year-old girl

Page police investigating death of a 6–year-old girl

PAGE, Ariz. (AP) — Police in the northern Arizona city of Page say they are investigating the death of a 6-year-old girl. Police say the child was unresponsive when brought to the hospital by her baby-sitter around 1 p.m. Saturday. Hospital staff called police, but the girl died before officers […]

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Storm-damaged section of northern Arizona highway reopens

Storm-damaged section of northern Arizona highway reopens

CAMERON, Ariz. (AP) — A storm-damaged northern Arizona highway used to reach the Grand Canyon’s North Rim, Lake Powell and southern Utah is reopen after crews worked around the clock for 48 hours to make temporary repairs. The Arizona Department of Transportation says U.S. 89 reopened Friday night north of […]

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Prospective owner, operator of Navajo coal plant end pursuit

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Two companies that sought to take over a coal-fired power plant on the Arizona-Utah border have ended efforts to acquire it. The Navajo Generating Station near Page is set to close next year amid lower natural gas prices and an environment that has not been friendly […]

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