A wildfire has destroyed the historic Grand Canyon Lodge on the North Rim, along with over 70 structures, including cabins and a visitor center. The fire began with a lightning strike on July 4 and intensified over the weekend due to high winds and dry conditions. Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has called for a federal investigation into the National Park Service's initial decision to not aggressively attack the fire right away. Park officials have closed the North Rim for the rest of the year, evacuating hikers and rerouting river rafters. Firefighters continue battling the blaze, which remains uncontained.

President Joe Biden has formally apologized to Native Americans for the "sin" of a government-run boarding school system that for decades forcibly separated children from their parents, calling it a "blot on American history" in his first visit to Indian Country. The president on Friday detailed how his policies have sought to support Native Americans with jobs and new infrastructure. Democrats hope Biden's visit to the Gila River Indian Community's reservation in Arizona will also provide a boost to Vice President Kamala Harris' turnout effort in a key battleground state. It's a chance for Biden to spotlight his and Harris' support for tribal nations, a group that historically has leaned toward Democrats.

It's always hot this time of year in central Arizona, but 2024's endless summer has been especially hot in Phoenix. On Tuesday, the city hit its 100th straight day with at least 100 degree temperatures. According to data from the National Weather Service, that's long since shattered the record of 76 days in a row set back in 1993. The temperature hit 102 in Phoenix on May 27 and has made it to triple digits every day since. It doesn't look like a break is coming any time soon. Unseasonably high September temperatures are expected this week across the western U.S.

The first heat wave of the season is bringing triple-digit temperatures earlier than usual to much of the Southwest U.S. Forecasters warned residents Tuesday to be ready for "dangerously hot conditions" with highs expected to top 110 degrees Fahrenheit in the days ahead in Las Vegas and Phoenix. By Wednesday, the National Weather Service says most of an area stretching from southeast California to central Arizona will see "easily their hottest" weather since last September. Record daily highs will be in jeopardy throughout the region. The unseasonably hot weather is expected to make its way into parts of the Pacific Northwest by the end of the week.

Wildlife officials say 20 California condors in northern Arizona and southern Utah have died since March and half of the endangered birds tested positive for a strain of avian flu. They say four condors are still receiving supportive care and have shown improvement, but wildlife officials told The Arizona Republic that they're worried the recent outbreak could potentially spread to other condor populations. So far, authorities say the virus hasn't been detected in the other condor populations in California or Baja California, Mexico. It is estimates there are 116 wild condors flying over Arizona and Utah and occupying the landscape within Grand Canyon National Park, Zion National Park, Vermillion Cliffs National Monument, on the Kaibab Plateau and in surrounding areas.

Gov. Doug Ducey says Arizona will take down a makeshift wall made of shipping containers at the Mexico border, settling a lawsuit and political tussle with the federal government over trespassing on federal lands. The Biden administration and the Republican governor entered into an agreement that Arizona will cease installing the containers in the Coronado National Forest. That is according to court documents filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court. The stipulation says Arizona must remove the shipping containers already present in southeastern Cochise County by Jan. 4. The resolution comes just two weeks before Democrat Katie Hobbs, who opposes the construction, takes over as governor.

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