Flagstaff makes an ideal home base for exploring one of the world's most iconic natural wonders: the Grand Canyon. Located just 80 miles south of the South Rim, Flagstaff offers a cooler climate, better dining and lodging options,

The Coconino County Sheriff's Office helped evacuate people from an area north of Jacob Lake and campers in the Kaibab National Forest nearby.

On Friday morning, the NWS office in Flagstaff, Arizona, issued an extreme heat warning for Grand Canyon Village, North Rim and Supai. The warning is in effect for areas below 4,000 feet in elevation. The warning specifically addressed hikers and urged them to use caution.

Wildfires have forced evacuations for visitors and staff at two national parks in the U.S. West as the summer monsoon season brings increased lightning to the arid region.

In late June, a Grand Canyon National Park concessions employee contracted hantavirus, a rare but often fatal rodent-borne disease that plagues the American West, the National Park Service confirmed Monday.

Wildfires have forced evacuations at two U.S. national parks in the West as summer monsoon storms increase lightning in the region. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park in Colorado