Flagstaff delays construction of USGS facilities over costs

The Flagstaff City Council approved going through with the project with the U.S. Geological Survey in September but it’s been in the planning stages for a decade.

Parts of Arizona Snowbowl now open to skiiers, snowboarders

After missing its initial opening date of Nov. 18 due to a lack of snow, officials with Arizona Snowbowl opened up a portion of the ski area to skiiers and snowboarders on Nov. 24.

4 killed in wrong-way Northern California crash were family on vacation

Brittney and Antonio Montano, both 29, their 9-year-old daughter, Marianna, and 5-year-old son, Antonio Jr., were killed in the crash in Nevada County. Their 4-year-old son, Julian, who was strapped to a car seat, survived.

Lowell Observatory backs off from seeking change on land use

The land on a mesa overlooking downtown Flagstaff would provide Lowell room to grow, but according to the 1910 congressional restriction, could only be used for “observatory purposes."

North Pole Experience in Flagstaff
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FOX 10's Cory McCloskey heads to Flagstaff to check out the North Pole Experience at Fort Tuthill.

Ex-Arizona county official gets jail for public funds misuse

A former Coconino County official who went on to oversee Navajo County’s health department was sentenced to nine months in jail for misusing public money.

Program to kill Grand Canyon bison nets 4 animals, criticism

Critics say rather than killing the bison, the animals should be relocated to other areas or given to Native American tribes under an existing effort.

US allocates $54M for forest restoration work in northern Arizona

The $54 million allocation for the recently started federal fiscal year will pay for work to protect communities and watersheds from wildfires.

US agency decides against flooding Grand Canyon amid drought

An abundance of sand in the Colorado River system gives the agency an opportunity to flood the waterway to spread the sediment throughout the Grand Canyon.

Flagstaff poised to have meetings take note of Native lands

The Flagstaff City Council is poised to begin its meetings with an acknowledgement honoring the ancestral homelands of Native tribes in the region.

Explainer: How wildfires impact wildlife, their habitat

Wildlife centers in the U.S. West are caring for animals that weren't able to flee the flames or are looking for food in burned-over places.

Volunteer team found plane crash near Page within minutes

A volunteer analysis radar team helped save a woman who survived a small plane crash near Page, Arizona in September.

10-digit dialing to be required in some Arizona area codes

In Arizona, the new requirement applies to local calls in the 480, 520 and 928 area codes but not in the 602 and 623 area codes.

National Park Service: Man seen hitting baseball into Grand Canyon

Officials with the National Park Service say they are in contact with a person who was seen hitting baseballs into the Grand Canyon on Oct. 17.