Flagstaff’s only homeless shelter deals with an overflow of dozens of people every night. However, after years of dealing with red tape from the city, the shelter nears completion of a new facility to nearly double capacity: azfamily.com/2025/04/15/fla…

Investigators say a dog named Buford led a toddler to safety after he walked miles away from his home overnight outside of Seligman: azfamily.com/2025/04/15/aut…

Flagstaff got some much needed spring snow today! But we're still three feet below average: azfamily.com/2025/04/18/sno…

It’s International Dark Sky City Week, and around the world, stargazers are commemorating efforts to keep the stars as visible as possible by keeping city lights to a minimum. These efforts all started in Flagstaff, the very first International Dark Sky City:

The ”Arizona Is Home" program was created a year ago to help people with their down payments, and a Flagstaff scientist who was living out of his car is being hailed as one of the success stories.

Multiple wild horses have been getting stuck in the mud in the forest outside of Heber-Overgaard in northeastern Arizona. It’s a dangerous situation for the animals and the people trying to rescue them. azfamily.com/2025/05/02/mul…

About one in ten people has some kind of phobia, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. Arachnophobia is one of the most common types of phobias. However, a study at Northern Arizona University is using state-of-the-art equipment and a spider to treat this phobia:

The World Beer Cup is considered the Olympics of beer competitions, and Arizona had five breweries statewide that placed. That includes Lumberyard Brewing Co., which brought home a silver medal from the international event for its famous Railhead Red:

Arizona is home to many interesting animals, from tarantulas to wild horses, but emus aren’t usually one of them. Two emus got loose in Flagstaff earlier this month, which led to a rescue mission and the mystery of where they came from.

Flagstaff is home to hundreds of local restaurants and bars, sits in the largest ponderosa pine forest in the world, and is a gateway to several national parks and monuments. U.S. News recently ranked the city as one of the top 25 most underrated travel destinations in the U.S.

Coconino County’s fire risk is higher than 96% of the U.S. This is one reason why fire insurance prices have skyrocketed. Now, it’s impacting homeowners, and Coconino County is trying to stop it: azfamily.com/2025/06/04/coc…

Summer showers brought flooding in northern Arizona, leaving hikers stranded for hours near Havasupai Falls in the Grand Canyon. All of the hikers have safely made it out of the canyon: azfamily.com/2025/06/04/hik…

Snowflake-Taylor police are investigating after a married couple was found shot to death inside their northern Arizona home earlier this week. The sister of one of the victims says the couple had been married just over a year and their family is devastated:

Summertime and heat mean more people will be looking to cool off in Arizona’s lakes and rivers, from rafting down the Colorado River to boating on Lake Powell. However, many lakes, rivers, and reservoirs are currently low, impacting communities in northern Arizona:

Arizona health officials are concerned about a prairie dog die-off northeast of Flagstaff that could be the result of a bigger problem - the plague. Coconino County is working to stop the spread, but warns it can be transmitted to people and pets:

When most people think of Route 66, they probably imagine vintage cars and neon lights, but that’s not always reflective of the reality that the Mother Road was back in the day. A new gallery in Flagstaff aims to show the real, gritty, and human side of Route 66.

Unfortunately, with fires and floods, people in the High Country are no strangers to natural disasters. However, because of this, Coconino County officials said they are well-prepared to send out life-saving resources and messages: azfamily.com/2025/07/23/how…

Up in Tusayan, the gateway to the Grand Canyon, it’s surrounded by forest. So fire insurance is usually a must. However, locals are reporting a 300% to 400% increase in fire insurance costs: azfamily.com/2025/07/30/tus…

The Dragon Bravo Fire has scorched approximately 105,415 acres as of July 31, and is 9% contained. Over 1,100 fire personnel are working to control the blaze. Yesterday, I spoke with meteorologists at the National Weather Service about why fire conditions are so extreme:

Appreciate Mason Carroll for coming out to NAU Football practice today! Looking forward to getting the Lumberjacks on azfamily 3TV CBS 5. Phoenix media - you’re always invited up north!