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Free-Roaming Arizona Horse Series: Episode 2 – Horses & Habitat in Crisis with Jackie Hughes on the Sitgreaves National Forest. Dive deep into the forest with us and discover the reality of the Heber horses, their habitat, and the delicate balance between herd health, wildlife, and the future of the land we locals call home. 

Mountain Daily Star continues its Free-Roaming Arizona Horse Series with an upcoming look at the conditions of the Heber herd and the land they depend on. In Episode 2, federal contractor Jackie Hughes shares her firsthand perspective on herd counts, habitat conditions, and the broader challenges facing both the horses and the landscape in northeastern Arizona.

The Apache County Public Health Services District has confirmed a human case of plague in a county resident, the first reported locally since 2015.

A decades-long conflict over free-roaming horses in Heber/Overgaard and surrounding areas in northeastern Arizona is reaching a turning point, as federal officials prepare to begin enforcement actions that could significantly reduce horse populations across the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests. This article examines the question now facing the region: how did we get here?

PHOENIX — A surge of federal investigators is being deployed to Arizona Tribal communities as part of a nationwide FBI initiative aimed at addressing violent crime and unresolved cases involving Indigenous victims, officials announced.