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Arizona’s wet fall buys time for largest Colorado River reservoirs

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Nick Mansour leads Elijah Norton in early results for Arizona treasurer race

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Live updates for 2026 midterm elections in Arizona: Polls closed with more than 256,000 voters served

Arizonans are going to the polls to cast ballots in races for statewide offices, congressional seats and other offices as well as for eight ballot measures.

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On Election Day, flooding has complicated voting in parts of the Navajo Nation

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Cardinals place Jeremiyah Love on IR

Love's ankle injuries pile up, and he will now be out for the next four to five weeks.

Oct 30, 2026

What’s on your ballot: Prop 320 would force certain schools to spend more in classrooms

Supporters say the ballot measure would increase teacher pay, but opponents say districts would lose local control and be forced to cut important services.

Oct 30, 2026

Arizona’s public universities receive $4M grant to help returning students finish degrees

The federal funding will go toward expanding the AZ Comeback Initiative at the University of Arizona, Arizona State University and Northern Arizona University.

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What’s on your ballot? Prop 318 would restrict transgender athletes in Arizona schools

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Nick Mansour leads Elijah Norton in early results for Arizona treasurer race

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Jay Feely trails Amish Shah early in closely watched Arizona CD1

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Angie’s plans to more than double footprint to 70 locations by end of 2028

Angie’s has kept prices low – salads for $4.99, bowls starting at $7.39 and drinks are 99 cents – which is one of the reasons the owners said the restaurant stands out.

Nov 1, 2026

$125M Atari Hotel in downtown Phoenix moves closer to reality as demolition begins

Progress on the Atari Hotel comes as its developer works on separate mixed-use tower and restaurants.

Oct 31, 2026

Virgin Galactic’s Apeiron spaceship departs Arizona factory for testing

With Apeiron now at Spaceport America in New Mexico, Virgin Galactic's engineering team plans to complete avionics software integration and validation while conducting flight test preparations.

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Arizona’s wet fall buys time for largest Colorado River reservoirs

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Central Arizona Project moves to join Colorado River lawsuit, warns of severe water cuts

Brenda Berman, CAP's general manager, said the Arizona water provider had spent years trying to avoid litigation but believes legal action is now necessary.

Oct 28, 2026

Arizona’s water challenges trickle down to real estate agents, who increasingly face questions about the viability of living in the desert

“We cannot afford to give even the perception that any tap will go dry,” Warren Tenney of the Arizona Municipal Water Users Association told Phoenix Realtors.

Oct 13, 2026

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.

Oct 13, 2026

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

Cochise County Sheriff Mark Dannels says Lochiel protesters damaged equipment, used bear spray on agents and spit on them.

Oct 12, 2026

Santa Cruz County sheriff defends decision about border wall construction protesters

David Hathaway said the protesters do not pose a threat. “This was clearly a federal issue requiring federal decisions regarding appropriate action,” he said.

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2nd New World screwworm case in Cochise County confirmed by Arizona agriculture officials

The second New World screwworm case was confirmed in Hereford, about 45 miles away from the first confirm case in Cochise County.

Oct 29, 2026

New World screwworm was detected in Arizona. What does that mean for beef prices?

A cattle rancher says the parasitic fly's presence in Cochise County is a reason to be alert, but he does not think it will affect the market.

Oct 14, 2026

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

The new funding boosts total NIH investment in the Access for All in ALS (ALL ALS) Consortium to $76.5 million.

Oct 15, 2026

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

"One of the biggest complaints I've heard from officers since being on council is how many hours they spend writing those reports. And they have been asking for this tool to come for a long time," Vice Mayor Ann O'Brien said.

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Arizona AG Kris Mayes sues OpenAI for allegedly deceiving ChatGPT users

The complaint says the company harmed children by using deceptive practices to market the chatbot in violation of the Arizona Consumer Fraud Act.

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Gudeng Precision opens semiconductor component facility in Glendale

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Iranian officials say midterm results show US voters have rejected Trump’s war

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