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  KTAR.COM | 3 hours ago

  2026 Arizona ballot measure results: Voters approve at least 4 propositions

  Props 316, 317, 318 and 319 passed, Prop 142 failed, and three other races are too close to call.

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  KEVIN STONE | 4 hours ago

  2026 Phoenix City Council election: 2 incumbents win, 2 to other races head to runoff

  Kevin Robinson and Kesha Hodge Washington are handily winning their second terms, while the races for two open seats won't be decided until next year.

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  KEVIN STONE | 5 hours ago

  Democrats poised to control both chambers of Arizona Legislature for first time in 60 years

  If the early results hold up, it will be a historic shift. Arizona Democrats last held majorities in the Senate in 1992 and the House in 1966.

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  DAVID IVERSEN | 6 hours ago

  Arizona congressional district election results: Who won or is ahead in the 9 House races?

  See vote totals and race calls as they become available for the U.S. House contests across Arizona’s nine congressional districts.

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  DAVID IVERSEN | 7 hours ago

  Republican Mark Lamb moves ahead in race for Arizona’s 5th Congressional District

  Democrat Elizabeth Lee held a surprising lead in the GOP stronghold after the initial results were released on Election Day.

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  DAVID IVERSEN | 7 hours ago

  Democrat Kris Mayes wins reelection as Arizona attorney general

  The incumbent defeated Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen as Democrats retained control of the top statewide offices.

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  SERENA O'SULLIVAN | 7 hours ago

  Democrat Adrian Fontes wins reelection as Arizona secretary of state

  The incumbent defeated Republican lawmaker Alexander Kolodin to win four more years as the state's top elections official.

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  HEIDI HOMMEL | 7 hours ago

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

  Lake Mead and Lake Powell water levels have risen since hitting all-time lows, but long-term drought conditions persist.

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  SERENA O'SULLIVAN | 16 hours ago

  Katie Hobbs projected to beat Andy Biggs to remain Arizona governor

  Katie Hobbs opened a big lead on Andy Biggs upon the first returns of the Arizona governor race and is projected to win.

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  KTAR.COM | Nov 3, 2026

  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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  ASSOCIATED PRESS | Nov 3, 2026

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

  Flooding over the weekend made voting in person complicated on Election Day for those in Rock Point, Arizona, in Apache County.

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  DOUGLAS SANTO | Nov 3, 2026

  1 Arizona highway remains closed in wake of weekend storms, flooding

  Four roadways reopened Tuesday as driving conditions improved.

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  DOUGLAS SANTO | Nov 3, 2026

  Evacuation orders lifted in Winslow area that was threatened by rising Little Colorado River

  The orders were issued when waters threatened to overtop a levee and produce major flooding.

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  DOUGLAS SANTO | Nov 3, 2026

  SAFE Alert canceled for missing 62-year-old woman in Mesa

  Marina Herrera, 62, was last seen near 56th and Main streets on Sunday, driving a silver 2011 Volvo V50, when the alert was first issued Monday.

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  KEVIN STONE | Nov 3, 2026

  Voters walk away from East Valley polling place amid delays, possible technical issues

  The Maricopa County Election Department reported a high volume of voters at Chandler-Gilbert Community College and suggested alternative vote centers.

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  KEVIN STONE | Nov 3, 2026

  As 16-year congressional run ends, Arizona Republican Rep. David Schweikert mulls future

  “A couple years from now we'll decide if we're going to run for office again,” said Schweikert, who ran for governor this year but lost in the primary.

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  SERENA O'SULLIVAN | Nov 3, 2026

  Phoenix police officer shoots 69-year-old accused of pointing gun at helicopter

  Before his confrontation with the police, the suspect allegedly pointed a gun at a victim at a QuikTrip.

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  KEVIN STONE | Nov 3, 2026

  US Sen. Ruben Gallego on Democrats’ chances in Arizona: ‘It will be considered a wave’

  Gallego said he thinks his party will win control of the state House and Senate, pick up congressional seats, and win the races for governor, secretary of state and attorney general.

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  DOUGLAS SANTO | Nov 2, 2026

  AZDPS trooper arrested for alleged sexual misconduct involving female after a hit-and-run

  Investigators began looking into the allegations and identified the involved trooper. They contacted the trooper, 35-year-old Aiden Rosebeck, and he acknowledged having a physical interaction with the woman.

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  DOUGLAS SANTO | Nov 2, 2026

  University of Arizona alum identified as 1 of 9 killed in Florida plane crash

  Helen Sharp was on the jet with her husband, Adam Robinson, their children, 4-year-old Emma and 2-year-old Charlie, and their nanny, Anita Maria Cetina.

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  ASSOCIATED PRESS | Nov 2, 2026

  Court hears Lori Vallow Daybell’s appeal over killings of her 2 youngest children, romantic rival

  Vallow Daybell received two life sentences for her Arizona convictions, and she has appealed those as well.

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  DOUGLAS SANTO | Nov 2, 2026

  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.

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  KEVIN STONE | Nov 2, 2026

  Hazmat crews contain ammonia leak at Shamrock Farms in Phoenix

  The ammonia leak was isolated to one building, and firefighters were working to return operations of the dairy back to management.

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  DOUGLAS SANTO | Nov 2, 2026

  Flooding closes 3 Arizona fish hatcheries to public, causes significant damage to others

  The Tonto Creek area was hit with more than 2 inches of rain over the weekend, and the creek's water levels rose 14 feet from Saturday night to Sunday afternoon.

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  KYLIE WERNER | Nov 2, 2026

  Katie Hobbs declares state of emergency after intense storms, flash flooding across Arizona

  The declaration makes $200,000 in emergency funding available and activates the State of Arizona Emergency Response and Recovery Plan.