Photos from the Cardinals practice at Norther Arizona University in Flagstaff.

Arizona is free to limit what constitutes legal insanity in criminal cases, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday.

For desert rats, short Valley winters are welcome novelties — excuses to light little-used fireplaces and wear closed-toe shoes.

July 23, 2004

FLAGSTAFF - Forest thinning and fast action by firefighters were the keys to sparing Flagstaff from the ravages of a 120-acre wildfire that was the sort of blaze authorities had long feared, authorities said Thursday.

After spending training camp last summer in Prescott instead of their traditional home in Flagstaff, the Cardinals gave each city a chance to woo the team for the long term. Tradition won out.

After spending training camp last summer in Prescott instead of their traditional home in Flagstaff, the Cardinals gave each city a chance to woo the team for the long term. Tradition won out.

FLAGSTAFF "Ride Naked’’ isn’t just a catchy slogan on the T-shirts sold here at the Arizona Snowbowl. For skiers, au naturel adventure is a rite of spring, when locals go bare for the last run of the season.

FLAGSTAFF - Ted Danson will put all those years of work behind the fake "Cheers" bar to use behind a real bar this weekend.

The Suns are returning to their old fall stomping grounds.

 Police in Flagstaff say they’ve broken up a crack cocaine ring. They have arrested four suspects and are searching for a fifth.

Near-perfect snow conditions on Arizona’s biggest mountain has given a lift to a struggling ski resort and boosted Flagstaff’s winter economy.

March 3, 2005

Navajo weaver Melissa Cody is a child of the ’80s, and it shows in her work.

 Eight years ago, Lopez Lomong didn’t even have a country. Now he’ll be carrying the flag for his adopted nation, leading the U.S. Olympic team at opening ceremonies Friday night.

Two medical helicopters collided in midair Sunday afternoon near an northern Arizona hospital, killing at least seven people and critically injuring three, a federal official said.

Powder in Flagstaff means East Valley residents can play. Recent winter storms have blanketed Flagstaff with light, fluffy snow — the kind snowboarders and skiers crave.

FLAGSTAFF - Kurt Warner was asked Sunday if he had talked with Matt Leinart much recently, and the Cardinals quarterback quipped that “I see him on TV a lot.”