The Latest Breaking News from Flagstaff

After Facing Death, the NYC Marathon Has New Meaning

Tommy Rivers Puzey doesn’t view the 26.2 miles as a race. Instead, the 38-year-old sees it as a celebration of his return to health and progress toward his new goal: to build a body strong enough to fight cancer, if and when it returns.

Sports Illustrated · Nov 2, 2022

Southwest rains flood deserts, cascade into Vegas casinos

The annual weather pattern known as the monsoon has brought a parade of storms to cities across the U.S. Southwest

The Independent UK · Jul 29, 2022

Brickbat: Bad Touch

During an investigation of local massage parlors, two Flagstaff, Ariz., police officers allowed themselves to be fondled eight times. Some local attorneys said that is a violation of state law, which bans law enforcement officers from "knowingly engaging in sexual contact" with "the subject of an investigation." Officials said the…

Reason · Jul 15, 2022

Wildfires erupt in Arizona and California in foreboding sign of intense summer

A wildfire near Flagstaff, Arizona, has already burned 5,000 acres, fanned by strong winds and fed by dry grasses and brush

The Guardian - US · Jun 13, 2022

Flagstaff wildfire forces evacuations, steadily grows

Authorities say firefighters are responding to a wildfire about six miles north of Flagstaff, Arizona, that has forced evacuations

The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2022

The Southwest is on fire, iconic deserts and towns are at risk and Biden has issued a disaster declaration

New Mexico and Arizona are facing a dangerously early fire season. It has left neighborhoods in ashes and is having such devastating effects that President Joe Biden issued a disaster declaration for New Mexico. Over 600 fires had broken out in the two states by early May, and large wildfires…

The Conversation · May 4, 2022

2022 Overland Expo West Welcomes Adventure And Dual Sport Riders

The 2022 Overland Expo West will welcome adventure and dual sport riders to Flagstaff, Arizona, on May 20-22, 2022, with classes, training, and demos.

RideApart · Apr 26, 2022

Emergency declaration for multiple wildfires in New Mexico

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed emergency declarations as 20 wildfires continued to burn Sunday in nearly half of the state’s drought-stricken 33 counties

The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2022

Fierce winds drive wildfires in U.S. Southwest

Howling winds pushed wildfires towards villages in northern New Mexico on Friday, forcing thousands to flee homes as blazes burned across the parched U.S. Southwest.

Reuters · Apr 22, 2022

Forecasters: Strong wind could lead to explosive fire growth

Winds that are expected to intensify through the end of the week have been a major obstacle for firefighters battling blazes across the Southwest

The Independent UK · Apr 21, 2022