Grand-Canyon News

New mining jobs in the Arizona Strip area may be put on hold. The Center for Biological Diversity, the Grand Canyon Trust and the Grand Canyon Chapter of the Sierra Club filed a lawsuit Nov.

An influx of federal dollars through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is helping Grand Canyon National Park crews repair trails and put new roofs on aging structures.

A group has gone to court to halt the development of a uranium mine within 10 miles of Grand Canyon National Park .

Three environmental groups sued the Obama administration in U.S. District Court in Arizona today in an effort to halt a proposed uranium mine near Grand Canyon National Park.

November's Artist in Residence Randy Erwin will present an entertaining evening of music and rope tricks this Friday at the Shrine of Ages.

The Coconino County Health Department (CCHD) has scheduled H1N1 (swine) Flu Vaccination Clinics at the CCHD Flagstaff location, 2625 N. King Street, as follows: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays beginning Monday, November 23. Clinics will continue through year-end (excluding Holidays). Saturday, December 5, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm... See more on GrandCanyonNews.com.

Gov. Jan Brewer made her way to the South Rim Nov. 2 to talk about Arizona's economy with members of the 95th Arizona Town Hall.

The holidays will come alive Dec. 7, as officials with the Grand Canyon Association and the National Park Service host the fifth annual Community Open House at the Grand Canyon Visitor Center at Canyon View Information Plaza.

At approximately 6:00 p.m. yesterday, November 9, the Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center received a report of a man down on the trail.

Mule rides at the Grand Canyon are being rerouted, in part, to allow for construction of a major trail.

President Obama and his family visited it, so did we. My family and I have visited the Grand Canyon in the United States a few times in the past few years so far, and again in December 2008.

As of the end of the public comment period this week, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar received input from 98,285 citizens supporting his proposal to protect the lands around Grand Canyon National Park from mining.

The wonders of the Grand Canyon cannot be adequately represented in symbols of speech, nor by speech itself.

The Salvation Army is looking for volunteers to help collect donations to provide emergency assistance in Grand Canyon, Tusayan and Valle.

Gov. Jan Brewer said she expects to call the Legislature back to work later this month to cut about one-third of the $1.75 billion budget deficit.

Jason Corbett of Bat Conservation International enters the Last Chance Mine, on Horseshoe Mesa, in the Grand Canyon.

Whether you visit Mammoth Cave National Park in winter or summer, the underground conditions are largely the same -- great for spelunking.

Park Ranger Nicole DeLuca stands before a memorial for those who lost their lives in a 1956 plane crash over Grand Canyon.

GRAND CANYON, Ariz. - The Grand Canyon Cemetery. A full moon. Halloween night. Those are ingredients for what will be an evening to remember, as rangers at the Grand Canyon National Park host a guided hike of the Grand Canyon Cemetery. The tour begins at 8:30 p.m. under the light of a full moon, which just so happens to fall on Halloween night. Park Ranger Nicole DeLuca offers the tours.

TUSAYAN - The Grand Canyon Chamber of Commerce Executive Board is seeking nominees for four seats on the board. Nominees must be received by Nov. 15. The election by mail only will be held in December. The Chamber's Executive Board consists of nine members. Terms of office are two years, and an election is held annually to elect a portion of the board...see complete story on GrandCanyonNews.com.