Northern Arizona

The water level at Lake Powell, the United States’ second-largest reservoir, has fallen to a record low, heightening concerns about the ongoing crisis in the Colorado River system.

The Mohave County Board of Supervisors say the Laughlin-Bullhead International Airport has operated at a deficit of more than $500,000 per year for the last three years.

Flagstaff, like many cities, has a housing problem. It’s long ranked alongside cities like Sedona for the most expensive places to live in Arizona. And the city faces particular challenges that get in the way of building affordable housing.

A former leader of a Northern Arizona University fraternity pleaded guilty Monday to hazing and causing a pledge’s death by making him drink excessively at an off-campus rush event.

A new federal courthouse is under construction in Flagstaff, bringing the federal court system closer to thousands of residents in northern Arizona.

Coal is perhaps most closely associated with Appalachian states like West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Kentucky — or Wyoming, the nation’s leading producer of the fossil fuel. But the coal-mining business was once thriving in northern Arizona as well, atop the Colorado Plateau.

A Yavapai County judge sentenced former Prescott police officer Brian Sutton to seven years in prison for the shooting of Daniel Leslie. It's only the second such conviction in Arizona in 20 years.

As wildfires are burning across the country, Flagstaff officials are looking to prevent catastrophic damage from happening here. How do they do it? By cutting down trees. A lot of them.

In December 2025, Yavapai County launched its partnership with the technology company Kyndryl to improve recidivism rates and case management.

Thompson says the closure is scheduled to continue through the end of September. The Pocket Fire has burned more than 27,000 acres.