Author: Meteor Staff
Crater Radio and Liminal Café present a Harry Potter Holiday
TONIGHT! At Liminal Café With the Flagstaff Literacy Center, December 20, 21, and 22, 5 pm ’till 8 pm Liminal Café is hosting readings from Harry Potter in the community space on the NW corner…
Video of assault on US Capitol and shooting of Ashli Babbitt
by Meteor Staff Editors note: The associated video was obtained and released by the Washington Post Friday Jan 8, scenes are very disturbing. It shows from the front line of the assault of the Speakers Lounge…
Two Native Americans arrested over keystone XL protests at same time right wing terrorists attack US Capitol and waltz home free
Though plenty of white Trump supporters who terrorized the capitol face little consequence, Jasilyn Charger and Oscar High Elk are charged for nonviolently resisting oil pipeline construction in South Dakota. by Meteor staff Friday, January 8,…
Trump calls Ga Governor and demands Dem vote be tossed. – Audio clip
‘I just want to find 11,780 votes’ by Meteor Staff from reports Sunday, January 3, 2021, 12:31 pm MST In a recording of Trump’s call to Georgia’s governor yesterday, President Trump urged fellow Republican Brad Raffensperger,…
Secretary Of The Interior Haaland is an historic moment for Native Americans and the Green New Deal movement
Deb Haaland is a “Fierce Ally”, she “is a perfect choice — she is a fierce ally of our movement who has fought for renewable energy job creation in the House and was one of the…
‘Small Signs’, a powerful look at the underbelly of a tourist town
by Madrone Kalil Schutten, Ph.D., Guest column for the Meteor Friday, October 23, 2020 Small Signs: A Protest in Flagstaff, Arizona is a documentary on the pulse of the second wave of the civil rights movement….
Horse Fire actively burning in extreme terrain in AZ central high country near Crown King. Story update Sunday, Oct 25
Story updated Saturday, Oct 25, 2020, 10-AM MST Incident Management Team 1 issues final report by Meteor staff from Forest Service reports Sunday, October 18, 2020 Crown King, Ariz Crown King, Ariz., Oct 25, 2020…
Montana judge rules Trump’s illegal land manager’s decisions are invalid. ‘The Pendley Fire’
Illegal, unconfirmed acting official charade has consequences. Meteor staff Monday, October 19, 2020 Late last Friday, federal district judge Brian Morris ruled William Perry Pendley’s decisions as acting Bureau of Land Management director in Montana were…
City announces Phase 3 of COVID reopening of City Hall and some facilities
by Meteor Staff Saturday, September 12 Flagstaff, AZ – The city of Flagstaff announced Friday that Phase 3 of its COVID-19 Reentry Plan will begin Monday, September 14. Jessica Drum, Public Affairs Director for the City…
Vision Maker Media Online Film Fest. Indigenous films you can watch online for free.
INDIGENOUS FILM: WATCH NOW, FREE! https://visionmakermedia.org/online-filmfest/ For the first time, Vision Maker Media is hosting an online, five-week-long celebration of American Indian, Alaska Native and worldwide Indigenous films from August 31 – October 5, 2020….
Groups file legal challenge to stop “bomb trains”
A proposed new federal rule poses major explosion risk throughout America Meteor staff reports Earthjustice filed a legal challenge today on behalf of several groups against a federal rule that would allow trains to travel the…
Flagstaff enters Stage One fire restrictions Friday
Wednesday August 12 FLAGSTAFF The City of Flagstaff announced the city will enter Stage One fire restrictions on Friday August 14, 2020. The restrictions will begin at at 8 – AM Friday. Fire restrictions are put…
Inmate dies in custody of Coconino County Sheriff’s Department. ‘Medical emergency’ while in transport
Meteor staff reporting Friday, July 31, 5-PM MST The Coconino County Sheriff’s department has released a statement concerning today’s (Friday, July 31) inmate death “On Friday July 31, 2020, at approximately 2:11 pm, an inmate from…
Flagstaff lifts fire restrictions
Flagstaff The city of Flagstaff has lifted all fire restrictions within city limits effective July 28, 2020 at 6 a.m. The restrictions were lifted due to the increased moisture received in the greater Flagstaff area….
Fed agents violate Geneva Convention in Portland
As happened in Asheville, NC, and imitating Israeli military attacks agains Palestinian health clinics Federal agents are destroying medical equipment and stations in Portland, OR. by Meteor staff Thursday, July 23 Federal authorities are accused of…
Prescott National Forest withdraws approval of Hassayampa River gold mine
Meteor Staff Monday, July 6 The Prescott National Forest today withdrew its decision to proceed with a controversial mine, the River Bend Placer Mine project, on the Hassayampa River. The withdrawal comes after the Center for…
With new cases and new deaths Nation leaders urge residents “Don’t Back Down”
More than 3,300 residents have recovered from COVID but everyone needs to keep up the work protecting each other. The Navajo Department of Health, in coordination with the Navajo Epidemiology Center and the Navajo Area Indian…
Solar Co-op launches for Tucson residents to go solar together
Meteor staff from reports Tuesday, June 16, 2020 The nonprofit group Solar United Neighbors announced the launch of the Tucson Solar Co-op today, in partnership with the Center for Biological Diversity and Physicians for Social Responsibility…
Kaibab National Forest to issue permit for Elk Ridge Ski Area near Williams
Meteor staff June 4, 2020 The Kaibab National Forest announced today that it will issue a Winter Resort Term Permit for the Elk Ridge Ski Area located on Bill Williams Mountain south of the City of…
Street and sidewalk improvements to begin in Coconino Estates
The city of Flagstaff began the Coconino Estates Improvements Project, Phase I on Tuesday. The entire project is anticipated to be complete in the Fall of 2022. Expect work hours from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday…
Decades-long campaign forces Nevada Board to kill huge Las Vegas groundwater pipeline
by Meteor staff The Center for Biological Diversity announced late last week that a 31-year struggle to stop a massive groundwater pipeline development came to a stunning conclusion when the Southern Nevada Water Authority board voted…
Total number of cases pass 4,000 on Navajo Reservation
90 new cases of COVID-19, no additional deaths reported as Navajo Nation surpasses all states in testing WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. The Navajo Department of Health in coordination with the Navajo Epidemiology Center and the Navajo…
New report details flooding/contamination risks at uranium mine near Grand Canyon
April 28, 2020 Flagstaff, Ariz. The Grand Canyon Trust reports serious problems at the Canyon Mine uranium mine south of Grand Canyon National Park. The report, “Canyon Mine: Why No Uranium Mine is “Safe” for the…
Fleas test positive for plague In Baderville near Flagstaff
Coconino County Health and Human Services (CCHHS) officials confirmed that fleas collected in the Baderville area, northwest of Flagstaff, have tested positive for plague (Yersinia pestis). Coconino County Health and Human Services (CCHHS) officials confirmed that…
