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Police in Page are investigating the death of a six-year-old girl. Police say she was taken to the Page Hospital, by her babysitter, at around 1 p.m. Saturday. The girl was unresponsive when she arrived. Hospital staff called police, but the girl was pronounced dead by the time officers arrived. Police say there were noFull Story

There have been many indigenous women that have gone missing or even killed over the years. The state Senate passed a bill Thursday that would form a committee to find out why it’s happening more and more on tribal lands. Under the bill, the committee would create a system to collect and track data onFull Story

Another person has fatally fallen into the Grand Canyon. National Park Service officials responded to a call at around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday that someone had fallen over the canyon rim east of the Yavapai Geology Museum in Grand Canyon Village at the South Rim. Responding rangers found the body of a 67-year-old man about 400Full Story

An NAU student, who was found dead last month, passed away from drowning in the Rio de Flag. The cause of 21-year-old Kain Turner’s death was released by the Coconino County Medical Examiner’s Office on Tuesday. Before he was found, Turner’s family sent information that he had been missing. The toxicology report stated Turner hadFull Story

The Flagstaff Police Department continues to investigate the death of 32-year-old Vanessa Lee. The New Mexico woman was found dead in the Rio de Flag near 101 South Butler Avenue on Tuesday at about 5:30 p.m. If anyone knows where she was prior to her death, contact the Flagstaff Police Department or Silent Witness atFull Story

Arizona Senator John McCain has passed away at the age of 81 after a yearlong battle with brain cancer. He died at his ranch near Cornville at around 4:30 p.m. His wife Cindy released a statement saying “my heart is broken. He passed the way he lived, on his own terms.” His daughter Meghan saysFull Story

A Chino Valley man pleaded guilty in connection with the abuse and death of a ten-year-old boy. Authorities were called to a home in the 12-hundred block of Poco Lane in Chino Valley back on June 8th, 2017. When police arrived they found Christian Pearson not breathing with second and third degree burns as wellFull Story

Former Northern Arizona Suns assistant coach Billy Knight was found dead early Sunday in downtown Phoenix. The 39-year-old Knight was a basketball operations assistant for the Northern Arizona Suns during their inaugural season in Prescott Valley. The team issued a statement yesterday saying they are “deeply saddened by the passing of Billy Knight.” They addedFull Story

A visitor to the Grand Canyon died Wednesday after falling from a popular view point. National Park officials say a visitor had climbed over a railing at Mather Point, lost footing and fell approximately 500 feet and was killed. An investigation is ongoing. Park officials remind visitors to stay on designated trails and walkways andFull Story

A Flagstaff man will spend over 35 years in prison in connection with the death of his mother in Phoenix in 2017. Maricopa County prosecutors say 32-year-old Marlow Chiquito was arrested for killing his mother by nearly decapitating her with a kitchen knife at a Phoenix apartment in May of last year. Officers say theyFull Story