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Video shows Grand Canyon wildfire smoke forming huge pyrocumulus cloud as dry conditions fuel flames

The wildfire that destroyed the historic Grand Canyon Lodge​ earlier this month has expanded in recent days, fueled by hot, ...

Lawmakers renew calls for probe of Grand Canyon fire after The Republic's report

After an Arizona Republic investigation, lawmakers demand to know why the National Park Service ignored data in its own fire management plan.

Grand Canyon fire grows into a megafire and creates its own weather. It’s not done yet

The Dragon Bravo Fire exploded in size along the Grand Canyon’s North Rim this week as heat and strong winds drove the growth ...

Wildfire shuts down Grand Canyon’s North Rim, strangling tourism in Arizona-Utah towns

Business owners along the Arizona-Utah border say they're feeling the ripple effects of the Dragon Bravo Fire in the Grand ...

Fire closed these iconic Grand Canyon trails and lodges. When they’re reopening

As the Dragon Bravo Fire approached containment, Grand Canyon National Park unveiled plans to reopen a beloved hotel and ...

Beloved Grand Canyon statue Brighty the Burro survives a wildfire, but his road to recovery is uncertain

A big bronze statue of a donkey named Brighty the Burro has been recovered from the charred rubble of the Grand Canyon Lodge ...

Brighty the Burro, Beloved Grand Canyon Statue, Is Rescued From Wildfire

The statue was missing an ear and two front legs, but it was mostly intact when crews recovered it from the Dragon Bravo fire ...

New report suggests National Park Service mismanaged Dragon Bravo Fire

The Park Service’s fire management plan called for that approach.