Long suspected of murder, she confessed but avoided prison
Pamela Pitts鈥� body was found burned beyond recognition in a pile of trash in 1988. Tips flooded in blaming a Satanic cult, a drug dealer, an ex-lover, an overdose at...
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Arizona starts talks on addressing dwindling Colorado River
Arizona is getting a jump start on what will be a yearslong process to address a dwindling but key water source in the U.S. West.
Endangered humpback chub fish on upswing in Colorado River basin, federal officials say
An endangered fish found in the Colorado River basin is on the upswing, federal officials said Tuesday as they proposed reclassifying the humpback chub as threatened.
Finland agrees to return Native American remains to tribes
The ancestral remains of Native American tribes that once called the cliffs of Mesa Verde National Park home will be repatriated as part of an agreement between Finland and the...
Tribes across country push for better internet access
One tribe in Arizona successfully sought temporary authority from the FCC to use the Educational Broadband Services spectrum.
Coming home: Navajo to get treaty that ended imprisonment
A 150-year-old document that allowed Navajos to return to their homeland in the Four Corners region where Arizona, New Mexico, Utah and Colorado meet is destined for a permanent home...
Oil and gas development complicates effort to protect sacred sites
The battle over oil and gas development across the high desert that surrounds Chaco Culture National Historical Park has been brewing for years.
Tribes urge U.S. to ban drilling around sacred New Mexico site
Native American leaders are banding together to pressure U.S. officials to ban oil and gas exploration around a sacred tribal site that features massive stone structures and other remnants of...
Plan to combat drought in West hinges on California, Arizona
A California irrigation district with the highest-priority rights to water from a major Western river is using its power to demand federal funds to restore the state's largest lake, hoping...
U.S. says 2 states must finish Colorado River drought plan
Two states in the U.S. West have work to do on a plan to combat the shrinking supply of Colorado River water that 40 million people depend on but that's...