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Remains in California are Navajo woman missing since 1987
PHOENIX (AP) — Human remains that had been buried for decades in a California gravesite and marked as “Jane Doe" have been identified as a Navajo woman who went missing from northern Arizona, authorities said. The Madera County Sheriff's Office hasn't publicly disclosed the cause...
Snowmelt spurs flooding from Southwest to Rockies, 2 rescues
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A rapid spring snowmelt after an unusually wet winter is unleashing flooding from the Southwest to the Rockies, causing residents there and in the Upper Midwest to evacuate or stock up on sandbags amid surging creeks and rivers. In New Mexico, emergency...
Coconino County attorney won't seek reelection in 2024
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Coconino County Attorney Bill Ring says he won't seek reelection next year, but he isn't ruling out a run for another political office. Ring told The Associated Press on Tuesday that he will pursue other opportunities potentially tied to real estate...
Locals in and around Sedona deal with flooding aftermath
PHOENIX (AP) — Residents and tourists in northern Arizona tried to return to business as usual after evacuation orders triggered by rain and flooding were lifted Thursday morning. But for some like Tatum Loll, 17, of Cottonwood, that was impossible. The teenager,...
Jury acquits former Navajo official in COVID testing case
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A Navajo Nation jury on Friday acquitted the tribe's former top financial officer of charges that she misrepresented information about a company hired to do rapid COVID-19 testing on the reservation. Former Controller Pearline Kirk was tried on one count of...
