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Medical Transport Plane Crash Kills 4 on Navajo Nation

Medical personnel were on their way to pick up patient in northern Arizona

(Newser) - Four people died Tuesday when a medical transport plane crashed and caught fire on the Navajo Nation in northern Arizona, the tribe said in a statement. The crash involving the CSI Aviation company out of Albuquerque, New Mexico occurred near the airport in Chinle, about 200 miles northeast of Flagstaff,...

Grand Canyon Megafire Spawns Own Weather

Dragon Bravo Fire has destroyed Grand Canyon Lodge, created 'fire clouds'

(Newser) - A wildfire burning along the Grand Canyon's North Rim escalated dramatically this week, crossing the 100,000-acre mark and earning the designation of a "megafire"—a status held by only about 3% of US wildfires but responsible for most of the acreage burned each year, per...

Florida Family Faces Horrifying Child Abuse Allegations

Victims describe physical and sexual assault, being 'caged' at night

(Newser) - Four adults in Florida are facing charges of aggravated child abuse after authorities allege they mistreated nine children in their care—five biological and four adopted, ranging in age from 7 to 16. An investigation by the Department of Children and Families began after an adopted child reportedly brought a...

Arizona Woman Hears Fate for Running N. Korean 'Laptop Farm'

Christina Chapman gets 8 years behind bars for operation that funneled millions to North Korea

(Newser) - An Arizona woman has received an eight-year-plus federal prison sentence for her role in a scheme that allowed North Korean operatives to masquerade as remote IT workers for hundreds of American companies, reports Politico . Christina Chapman, who pleaded guilty to wire fraud, identity theft, and money laundering, reportedly ran...

Grand Canyon Gives Up New Species From 'Goldilocks Zone'

Site was an evolutionary hotbed 500M years ago, per fossil research on recently found penis worm

(Newser) - A previously unknown species of penis worm navigated what's now the Grand Canyon half a billion years ago—making up part of a fascinating, first-of-its-kind discovery at the iconic US site. By dissolving fist-size rocks discovered along the Colorado River within the canyon, researchers led by the University of...

Star Left Town for All-Star Game. Burglars Did Not.

Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte was away with team when 'high-dollar' theft took place at Arizona home

(Newser) - A home belonging to Arizona Diamondbacks star Ketel Marte was burglarized during the Major League Baseball All-Star break, reports the AP . Police in Scottsdale, Arizona, confirmed that the department is investigating a "high-dollar residential burglary" that's believed to have happened on Tuesday night, which is when Marte was...

Arizona Is Buying Up Its Citizens' Medical Debt

Nonprofit uses COVID funds to wipe out $429M in medical bills for Arizonans

(Newser) - More than 350,000 Arizonans are seeing their medical debt wiped out thanks to a state partnership with the nonprofit Undue Medical Debt, Gov. Katie Hobbs announced this week. Per KNXV , the program, funded with $10 million in federal COVID relief dollars from the American Rescue Plan Act, has...

Police Recommend Charge in Drowning of Influencer's Son

It's now up to prosecutors

(Newser) - Police in Chandler, Arizona, have recommended a felony charge in the May drowning death of influencer Emilie Kiser's 3-year-old son, Trigg. Prosecutors now face the decision of whether to pursue charges against her husband, Brady Kiser. A police rep confirmed to the Arizona Republic that the felony child...

New US Copper Mine Is on the Fast Track

Copper prices have soared since Trump announced 50% tariff on imports

(Newser) - Ivanhoe Electric is moving quickly to develop what could be the first major new US copper mine in over a decade, targeting a 6,000-acre site of former farmland in Arizona. If the plan holds, construction at the Santa Cruz mine could begin next year, with copper production and...

Rare Form of Plague Kills Person in Arizona

They died from pneumonic plague the same day they sought treatment at Flagstaff hospital

(Newser) - A person has died from pneumonic plague—described by the Cleveland Clinic as the "least common and most dangerous type of plague"—in northern Arizona. In a statement, Northern Arizona Healthcare said the person showed up at the Flagstaff Medical Center Emergency Department and died there on the...

Grand Canyon Hiker Dies Amid Extreme Heat

Man found unresponsive on trail in area likely to see 110 degrees on Thursday

(Newser) - A 67-year-old hiker from Texas died in the Grand Canyon on Tuesday with the Southwest baking under record-breaking heat. Park officials said the man from Alvarado was found unresponsive on the South Kaibab Trail below Cedar Ridge around 11:50am. Attempts to revive him were unsuccessful. His identity has...

Continent's Oldest Pterosaur Could've 'Sat on Your Shoulder'
North America Was Once
Home to a Flying 'Goddess'
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Jul 8, 2025 4:15 PM CDT

North America Was Once Home to a Flying 'Goddess'

Continent's oldest pterosaur, dated to 209M years ago, was about the size of a seagull

(Newser) - A delicate jawbone unearthed in Arizona has revealed North America's oldest known pterosaur, a flying reptile no bigger than a small seagull, and provided a rare glimpse into the continent's prehistoric skies. The fossil, initially mistaken for a mammal, was unearthed in Arizona's Petrified Forest National...

Cops: 5th Graders Drew Up Scheme to 'End' Classmate

Police say students wanted to kill classmate in school bathroom, make it look like suicide

(Newser) - Four fifth-graders at Legacy Traditional School in Surprise, Arizona, were arrested last fall after police say they plotted to kill a classmate and make it look like suicide, according to a recently released report. The plan reportedly involved luring the boy to a bathroom, stabbing him, and forging a...

Colorado Man Is Charged a 2nd Time With Wife's Murder

Authorities say Barry Morphew had access to animal tranquilizer used in 2020 murder

(Newser) - A Colorado man who was charged in 2021 with murdering his wife and went on to file a $15 million lawsuit after the charges were dropped without prejudice a year later has been charged a second time. Barry Morphew is accused of killing his 49-year-old wife and mother of two,...

Parents Warn of 'Dusting' Dangers After Teen's Death

Arizona's Renna O'Rourke, 19, died after inhaling keyboard cleaner

(Newser) - An Arizona couple is mourning the loss of their 19-year-old daughter, and warning other parents about the dangers of how she died. AZFamily and News 3 Las Vegas report that Renna O'Rourke died of sudden sniffing death syndrome after taking part in a social media challenge known as "...

Arizona Teens on Camping Trip Shot Dead

Teens had gone camping in remote area to celebrate end of the school year

(Newser) - Pandora Kjolsrud and Evan Clark had just finished 11th grade at Arcadia High School in Phoenix, Arizona, and headed to the wilderness to celebrate. The two friends were camping in a remote area of Tonto National Forest when things took an unimaginable turn: The teens, ages 18 and 17 respectively,...

Officer Rescues Firefighter's Daughter From Burning Car

He spotted Phoenix crash as he was driving by

(Newser) - A woman trapped inside a burning car on an interstate in west Phoenix was pulled to safety by an officer who happened to be driving by and busted through her window. The rescue early Saturday morning unfolded as Officer Dakota Berry returned to his duties in nearby Goodyear after booking...

Native American Rights Defender Gorsuch Slams Court's Move

SCOTUS declines to take case about mining on tribal land, and the justice criticizes the decision

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to take a case brought by Native Americans trying to stop mining on land they consider sacred, reports USA Today . The move means copper mining can move forward in a section of Tonto National Forest in Arizona, even though the San Carlos Apache Tribe...

Arizona Cops Bust Multi-State Burglars

'South American Theft Group' targeted homes on the West Coast, police say

(Newser) - A coordinated group of international burglars was arrested in Arizona after a multi-state crime spree targeted homes across the West Coast and included the theft of a French Bulldog, authorities say. In a Facebook post, the Scottsdale Police Department said the suspects—"believed to be part of a...

States Where EV Drivers Save the Most, Least Money

Washington leads the pack, with Connecticut in last

(Newser) - Not having to pay high gas prices is a big reason many drivers switch to electric vehicles, and a new study by Texas electric company Payless Power finds that the savings is more pronounced in some states. The study crunches data on fuel and charging costs across the US and...

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