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Blackfeet tribe of Montana declares emergency over Medicaid scam that lured members to Arizona
A widespread Medicaid scam that left an unknown number of Native Americans homeless in metro Phoenix is being declared a public health state of emergency by the Blackfeet Nation of Montana after the Navajo Nation took similar action in June.
Democratic lawmakers slam the lack of attorney access for asylum-seekers in Border Patrol custody
Dozens of Democratic members of Congress asked the Biden administration Tuesday to end expedited screening of asylum-seekers in Border Patrol custody, calling it a "rushed practice" that has allowed little access to legal counsel.
Biden goes west to talk about his administration’s efforts to combat climate change
President Joe Biden will travel to Arizona, New Mexico and Utah next week and is expected to talk about his administration's efforts to combat climate change as the region endures a brutally hot summer with soaring temperatures, the White House said Monday.
Doctor who led Covid response for Navajo Nation in Arizona to become Maine CDC director
A doctor who led the successful Covid response in the Navajo Nation in Arizona is returning to Maine to serve as director of the state Center for Disease Control and Prevention, officials said Thursday.
Arizona mother sentenced to life in prison without parole for murder in starvation of 6-year-old so
An Arizona woman who pleaded guilty to murder in the starvation death of her 6-year-old son was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Thursday after witnesses described the horrors of the tiny closet that wreaked of urine where he and his young brother were kept and denied food.
Crews battle untamed wildfire, hundreds of homes under enforced evacuation orders
An uncontrolled wildfire prompted the enforced evacuation of hundreds of homes Tuesday in a rural community in central Arizona as volunteers went door to door getting people out.
Mountain climber, cliff diver die in separate incidents at national recreation spots
A mountain climber and a cliff diver have died in separate incidents at national recreation spots in the West, officials said.
Volunteer firefighter arrested, accused of multiple arsons in northern Arizona
A volunteer firefighter has been arrested and accused of setting multiple fires recently in northern Arizona, authorities said.
Feds choose new water and science deputy to focus on drought resilience
The U.S. Interior Department has tapped an official with the federal government's water management bureau to serve as a deputy assistant secretary for water and science.
Little relief in sight from onslaught of searing heat and rising floodwaters
The onslaught of searing temperatures and rising floodwaters struck parts of the United States again on Wednesday with Phoenix breaking an all-time temperature record and rescue crews pulling people from deluged homes and vehicles in Kentucky.
Bison gored Arizona woman in Yellowstone, the park’s first such attack in 2023
A bison gored and significantly injured an Arizona woman in Yellowstone National Park.
Conservationists sue to stop mineral exploration in biologically diverse southern Arizona mountains
Conservation groups are suing to stop two mineral exploration projects in southern Arizona's biologically diverse Patagonia Mountains.
