Grand-Canyon News

A possible extension of the Valley Metro light rail that would extend through Mesa is likely to get federal funding, according to Mesa Mayor Scott Smith.

Officials at Grand Canyon National Park say a man's body has been found 200 feet below the canyon's South Rim.

The National Park Service continues to accomplish work on projects at Grand Canyon National Park that have been funded, in part, through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 .

Excitement is in the air for this year's annual Rotary Holiday Dinner Dance, offered by the local Rotary on the Rim Club.

" Grand Canyon National Park Superintendent Steve Martin has announced that an environmental assessment for the construction of a new Science and Resource Management Facility in the park is now available for public review and comment.

The Williams Police Department answered the following calls for service - * Officers arrested a female for a valid felony warrant.

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.