Grand Canyon

State environmental regulators have given the owner of a uranium mine near the Grand Canyon the green light for higher levels of arsenic in groundwater under the facility.

According to witnesses, a white man — believed to be in his 60s or 70s — fell while standing atop furniture inside the Desert View Watchtower. Staff rendered first aid to the visitor, who left before law enforcement was dispatched on June 17.

From now until August, temperatures inside the Canyon can exceed 110 degrees during midday. The South Kaibab Trail is especially dangerous this time of year due to the intense heat, minimal shade and lack of water sources.

The so-called “Frediversary” celebrates the date in 1876 when the Fred Harvey Company struck a fateful partnership with the Atchiston, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway — the railroad that first brought people from the East Coast to the Southwest.

Flixbus is offering the summer service as part of the America 250th anniversary.

Grand Canyon National Park's North Rim reopened after last summer's Dragon Bravo Fire. It was the first time visitors witnessed the wildfire's impact, including remnants of the Grand Canyon Lodge.

Many visitors objected to what they saw as an attempt to downplay difficult chapters of American history.

In an effort to reduce the number of encounters between wild animals and humans in certain areas at the Grand Canyon’s South Rim, the national park has deployed Blue, a herding dog with the Conservation K-9 Pilot Project.

After the Dragon Bravo Fire burned the Grand Canyon's North Rim, there's an increased risk of dangerous flooding and mudslides.

FEMA says it will provide more than $500,000 to the Havasupai Tribe to help with damages caused by severe flooding in August of 2024. The funds will go towards repairing tribal parks, public utilities and other facilities.