Trump Rallies in Bullhead City for Andy Biggs Three Weeks Before Election Day
The president’s midterm tour stopped in Mohave County Wednesday to boost Rep. Andy Biggs in his race against Gov. Katie Hobbs, then headed to Montana.
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Two Federal Judges Split on Phoenix’s Limits on Feeding the Homeless in Parks
One judge blocked enforcement against an Orthodox Christian ministry. Another sided with the city against two medical nonprofits, which are now appealing.
Campers Stranded Four Days by Oak Creek Flooding Finally Head Home
About 65 campers and hosts at Cave Springs Campground were cut off since Sunday when rain pushed Oak Creek to roughly five times its normal flow.
Phoenix Pride Goes Free and Moves Downtown for Its 45th Festival
Facing Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the festival is leaving Steele Indian School Park after more than 20 years for a one-day event at the Arizona Center.
Phoenix Opens Nine Free Sand Sites Ahead of a Wet, Windy Weekend
First Alert Weather Days run Saturday through Monday, with possible localized flooding and gusts up to 50 mph.
Sedona Red Rock News Sold to Wick Communications After 63 Years of Family Ownership; Four More Northern Arizona Papers Change Hands
The Larson family is selling the Sedona Red Rock News and The Journal to Sierra Vista-based Wick Communications, and the Verde Independent, Camp Verde Bugle, Williams-Grand Canyon News and Navajo-Hopi Observer will move to a Wick joint venture, both effective Dec. 1.
Mesa Public Library Turns 120 With a Limited-Edition Jimmy Eat World Library Card
Designed to look like a vintage concert ticket, the card honors the Mesa-raised band and the 25th anniversary of ‘Bleed American.’ It goes out Saturday, Oct. 10, at all four branches.
Environmental Groups Appeal Approval of Navajo Mine Expansion; Tribal-Owned Coal Company Says Critics Have It Wrong
Tó Nizhóní Ání and San Juan Citizens Alliance asked the Interior Department to reconsider the No Name Permit for the Navajo Mine, which supplies the APS-run Four Corners Power Plant. Navajo Transitional Energy Co. says the permit is not a new mine or a 100-year approval.
Flagstaff Voters Weigh a Half-Cent Sales Tax and $40 Million Bond for Police and Fire as Early Voting Opens
Prop. 404 would raise Flagstaff’s sales tax by 0.5% for 15 years to fund 77 public safety jobs; Prop. 405 would authorize $40 million in bonds for a new fire station, a police headquarters expansion and a wildland fire facility. A city and FUSD open house is set for Wednesday.
Cochise County’s Apache Coal Unit Gets a Federal Lifeline as Energy Official Tours Plant That Was Slated to Quit Coal
A U.S. Department of Energy official toured the Apache Generating Station on Monday as the agency touted a $20.8 million award to rebuild the plant’s last coal-fired turbine, which the rural power co-op had planned to stop burning coal by 2027.