Officials are lifting some fire restrictions in southern Utah and northern Arizona after monsoon rainfall has reduced the threat of wildfires. As of Friday, visitors will be allowed to build campfires and use charcoal grills in the Color Country area.

By Cyndy Cole, The Arizona Daily Sun, Flagstaff Dec. 7--The city of Flagstaff, the Navajo Nation, Coconino County and others are lobbying Congress for as much as $13.1 million to study the feasibility of drawing water from Lake Powell to supply northern Arizona.

By Associated Press HURRICANE -- Researchers say they have discovered a new type of cricket in the Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument, located in a remote strip of land on the Utah-Arizona border.

HURRICANE, Utah - Researchers say they have discovered a new type of cricket in the Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument, located in a remote strip of land on the Utah-Arizona border.