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Investigators are searching for a silver Mercedes GLC model with front‑end damage.

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KTAR’s October ‘Pay Tribute to a Teacher’ award goes to Gilbert first-grade teacher

Candice Smith, who is in her 23rd year of teaching, said she will use the prize money to help fund classroom projects or the art club she runs at school.

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New state assessment program helps Arizona teachers use data to personalize lessons

NAVVY+ is an online platform that allows districts to conduct assessments and use the results to adjust curriculum to improve standardized test scores.

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Arizona ESA parent charged with submitting forged receipts for musical instruments

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Casa Grande approves 954-acre data center after county denies similar projects

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Oct 24, 2026

Consumer sentiment slides in Phoenix as gas prices, mortgage rates climb

The lowest overall consumer sentiment in the country can be found in Arizona in Tucson, which had a score of 69.41 in September.

Oct 21, 2026

Terry Black’s buys Old Town Scottsdale property for $11.2 million for barbecue joint

The Texas barbecue brand purchased nine parcels at Brown Avenue and Main Street. An opening date for its first Arizona restaurant has not been announced.

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SRP pulls back curtain on Mormon Flat Dam maintenance work at Canyon Lake

The whole process takes about 16 weeks: four weeks for the drawdown, eight weeks for the maintenance and four weeks to fill the lake back up.

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Democrat says ‘Arizona got screwed’ in Colorado River water agreement

U.S. Rep. Greg Stanton said the state is suing to prevent "even more draconian" cuts after the new two-year deal.

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Arizona joins lawsuit over Colorado River plan, warns of deep water cuts

State water officials say federal rules could threaten supplies to Phoenix, Tucson and tribal communities while placing too much of the burden on Lower Basin states.

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Democrats question $1.2 billion contract to expand Florence immigration detention facilities

Reps. Greg Stanton, Yassamin Ansari and Adelita Grijalva wrote to GardaWorld on Oct. 6 seeking details on its new contract and a response to their March inquiry about its separate contract to turn a Surprise warehouse into an immigration detention facility.

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Neighboring sheriff refutes Santa Cruz County sheriff’s description of ‘peaceful’ protests

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Santa Cruz County sheriff defends decision about border wall construction protesters

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NIH gives Barrow Neurological Institute another $25.3M for ALS study

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Boil water advisory in Maricopa canceled after negative E. coli tests

Global Water – Santa Cruz Water Company canceled a precautionary boil water advisory for the city of Maricopa.

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US Supreme Court won’t stop court-ordered takeover of Arizona prison healthcare

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Phoenix police test AI tool from Axon that creates draft reports to speed up paperwork

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Arizona AG Kris Mayes sues OpenAI for allegedly deceiving ChatGPT users

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