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    Much Of U.S. Southwest Left Parched After Monsoon Season

    Oct 01, 2020

    FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Cities across the U.S. Southwest recorded their driest monsoon season on record this year. Some locales received only a trace or no rain.

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    Road Food Surprise

    Aug 24, 2020

    Hitting the highway to escape lockdown nerves? There’s great road grub in unexpected places

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    The Middle of Everywhere

    Jul 20, 2020

    Tribes and activists float a monument proposal for Avi Kwa Ame, aka Spirit Mountain

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    Heat Wave To Hit The Southwest

    May 26, 2020
    PHOENIX (AP) — The Southwest will experience a heat wave and possibly record-breaking temperatures mid- to late- next week.
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    Chinese Dining Has Taken Over The Vegas Valley

    Feb 27, 2020

    More than 20 years ago, Las Vegas’ Chinatown began as a single shopping plaza of Spring Mountain Road. 

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    Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX aircraft are parked on the tarmac after being grounded, at the Southern California Logistics Airport in Victorville, California in March.
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    Southwest Airlines Nixes Boeing 737 Max Planes From Its Fleet Until April

    Dec 17, 2019
    Southwest said its decision is "based on continued uncertainty" about when the FAA will allow the Max planes return to service. Boeing's 737 Max fleet has been grounded worldwide since March.
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    For NPR Reporter, 'An Honor' To Cover Las Vegas

    Aug 19, 2019

    For the last three years, and right before the October 2017 shooting, Leila Fadel has been reporting for National Public Radio out of Las Vegas.

    And now, she’s leaving.

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    Sunset sounds for a big-sky state of mind

    May 10, 2019

    The perfect tunes (and tales) for your Arizona road trip

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    Colorful chiles hang in The Legend Brand booth last month at the annual Pueblo Chile and Frijoles Festival in Colorado.
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    The Chile Pepper Rivalry Heats Up Between New Mexico's Hatch And Colorado's Pueblo

    Oct 03, 2018
    The Hatch chile has long been Goliath of peppers in the Southwest, but farmers in Colorado are trying to roast the competition by brazenly touting their lesser-known but mighty contender: the Pueblo.
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    Spiking Temperatures, Fire Danger In Southwest US Heat Wave

    Jul 06, 2017

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — A heat wave blanketing the U.S. Southwest is toppling temperature records, raising wildfire danger and sending residents to pools and beaches for cool relief.

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    Southwest Boosts Efforts To Keep Visitors Safe Amid Heat Wave

    Jun 23, 2016

    TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Last year, a French couple died while trying to make sure their 9-year-old son had enough water on a broiling summertime outing at a New Mexico national park.

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    Early Bloom In Death Valley: An Update

    Feb 01, 2016

    A few days ago, we talked with botanist Pat Leary of the College of Southern Nevada and Patrick Donnelly of the Amargosa Conservancy about the early bloom in parts of Nevada and California.

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    Who’s with the Pope on climate change? Two-thirds of Southern Nevadans, survey says

    Jun 23, 2015

    You get where the Pope is going with his May 24, 2015, encyclical letter right off the bat: God created this beautiful, bountiful planet and made humans its stewards, a job we’ve completely mucked

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    The Rapidly Changing Southwest

    Jun 30, 2009
    Hispanics comprise about 25 percent of Southern Nevada's population, or about 450,000 people. In fact, a recent report from The Pew Hispanic Center finds that one of every five childen in the U.
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