Michel Marizco

Revisit the most popular Fronteras Desk stories on KJZZ.org this year.

Revisit the most popular stories on KJZZ.org this year.

A group of U.S. senators say the Forest Service has fallen behind in wildfire prevention work like forest thinning which has been deemed vital to preventing billions of dollars of damage to regions in Arizona surrounded by national forests.

Flagstaff is asking residents to apply to serve on its new Technology Privacy Task Force. City officials say the task force is needed to stay ahead of a rapidly evolving technology landscape from cameras on city streets to drones in the air.

Senate Democrats have asked Senate leadership to fund recovery from wildfires on federal lands.

Kevin Lamorris McKenzie was sentenced last month to 14 years in prison on top of a concurrent five year prison sentence. He had previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and embezzlement from a Native American tribe.

Coconino County is purchasing a new mobile library to reach the farthest edges of what is one of the largest counties in the United States.

Christmas tree permits for the Coconino National Forest go on sale starting at 8 a.m. on Friday.

Like much of the country, Flagstaff has embraced the pickleball craze. On Wednesday, the city opened eight new courts as part of a park improvement project that cost more than $2 million.

The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree stopped in Flagstaff on Friday night as part of its journey from Nevada to Washington, D.C.