Stephanie says names and addresses tied to her order may have been copied; courts say ~170,000 protective-order holders and 1M+ FARE records could be affected.

Opponents of Axon’s Scottsdale HQ campus near Hayden and Loop 101 appealed Judge Michael Herrod’s ruling upholding the so-called Axon Law; attorney Jean-Jacques Cabou says the statute reaches only five cities, and the state’s answering brief is due Nov. 2.

After a Scottsdale double fatality Friday near Pima and McDowell — the third similar Valley investigation in about a month — forensic psychologist Dr. John DeLaTorre discussed contagion risk and older-adult vulnerability; help is available at 988.

A Yuma physician convicted on four felonies for billing AHCCCS for thousands of X-rays and other services that were never performed was sentenced Oct. 2 to 7½ years in prison plus probation and full restitution.

The water year began Oct. 1 with new federal Lake Powell–Mead operations, yet Arizona–California–Nevada are still finishing a Lower Basin side deal; ADWR’s Tom Buschatzke says he’s “very optimistic.”