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Flagstaff votes next week on controversial plan for new hospital
A plan to relocate the Flagstaff Medical Center will be decided by the city’s voters on Tuesday, Nov. 7.
Nov. 3, 2023
1st border shipping containers sell for about $19,600
Former Gov. Doug Ducey's administration spent some $200 million in state funds putting up and taking down container walls — after a court ruled their placement was illegal and protesters shut down construction.
Nov. 3, 2023
New charges for unlicensed sober living homes operator
A new indictment charges the operator of four so-called sober living homes in Phoenix with crimes related to patient brokering. It alleges he offered to provide patients to an AHCCCS funded facility and instead housed them in four unlicensed sober living homes throughout the Valley.
Nov. 2, 2023
This Native American teen was honored by the White House
Arcadia High School senior Gabriella Nakai was the only Indigenous young woman among 15 honorees nationwide at last month's White House Gender Policy Council celebration where she had the chance to meet First Lady Jill Biden.
Nov. 2, 2023
Indian Health Service awards $200K grant to buy Native childrens books for Arizona clinics
10 medical centers in Arizona from downtown Phoenix to the Four Corners will give families a chance to read books written and illustrated by Indigenous peoples during check-ups and well-child visits.
Nov. 2, 2023
Commission calls on U.S. for funding to combat violent crime in Indian Country
The U.S. government must spend more money on public safety and criminal justice within tribal communities if it wants to combat the grossly disproportionate violence there. That’s according to an advisory committee created to combat the problems.
Nov. 1, 2023
Sinema tells Mayorkas that AZ border communities need more support
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is testifying this week before a Congressional Senate committee on homeland security and government affairs.
Nov. 1, 2023
Migrant aid center closed amid spike in violence in Sasabe
An aid shelter across from a small border crossing in southeastern Arizona is closed amid a spike in violence from organized crime in the Sonoran city where it’s based.
Nov. 1, 2023
What we can learn about grieving from the Day of the Dead
The Show spoke with psychologist Lyn Prashant about the grieving practices during Dia de los Muertos compared to American practices.
Nov. 1, 2023
Dine’ poet Kinsale Drake to moderate free Indigenous author panel
Arizona Humanities is kicking off Native American Heritage Month on Wednesday, Nov. 1, with an online panel of Indigenous authors.
Oct. 31, 2023
Determining whether a child is Navajo during adoption is getting quicker
The Navajo tribal government announced it has streamlined a process to determine if a child eligible for adoption is Navajo – a change it hopes will strengthen the Indian Child Welfare Act that was upheld by the Supreme Court.
Oct. 31, 2023
Lawmakers push to move forward with border security funding
Now that House Republicans have chosen a speaker, Congress is getting back to deciding on legislation and government funding. That includes a multibillion-dollar request from President Joe Biden to fund various border security efforts.
Oct. 30, 2023
EPA is looking to fund research on PFAS in rural and tribal communities
The agency says this latest call for research projects is part of a larger effort to understand the pathways different PFAS use to reach humans and animals.
Oct. 30, 2023
DOT disburses $1.6M in road safety funding for 2 tribal communities
The Safe Streets and Roads for All program has disbursed federal funding to the Navajo Nation and Hualapai Tribe. And Arizona's six grantees have been collectively allocated more than $3.1 million in federal funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
Oct. 27, 2023
Arizona deputies head to Cochise County for Operation Safe Streets II
Sheriff’s deputies from counties across Arizona are being sent to Cochise County to crack down on drug and human trafficking at the U.S.-Mexico border. The participating sheriffs said they want to stop crime before it can reach their counties.
Oct. 27, 2023
Sedona explores safe parking for unhoused residents
The city of Sedona is looking at opening a safe place to park for unhoused locals who are working in the area and living in their cars.
Oct. 27, 2023
Family separation suit is headed to trial after Arizona court ruling
A lawsuit brought by a group of asylum seekers includes six fathers and six children separated at the Arizona border under the Trump administration’s zero-tolerance border policy is headed to trial.
Oct. 25, 2023
Pima County rental assistance funds running out
Pima County is winding down a program that provided almost $89 million to help some 17,000 households make rent and utility payments. It started in 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Oct. 25, 2023
Kaibab National Forest now selling Christmas tree permits
The Kaibab National Forest is selling Christmas tree permits on any of the forest’s three ranger districts.
Oct. 25, 2023
Navajo pro bull rider and Apache dance group shine in Glendale
Desert Diamond Arena was the home of Ridge Rider Days, a weekend-long professional bull riding competition that ended earlier this month. It was also an Indigenous showcase featuring a Navajo athlete and an Apache youth dance group.
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Oct. 24, 2023

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