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2026 Phoenix City Council election: 2 incumbents win, 2 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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JoAnna Mendoza maintains lead over incumbent Juan Ciscomani in Arizona’s 6th Congressional District

The Democratic challenger declared victory over the Republican incumbent, but the race has not been called by The Associated Press.

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Democrat Nick Mansour leads Republican Elijah Norton in Arizona treasurer race

Mansour’s lead was narrower Wednesday evening than it was after the first wave of results on Election Day.

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Arizona state Senate leader says Democrats will ‘be able to deliver’ with control of both chambers

Priya Sundareshan plans on addressing rising costs, protecting the state's water, investing in education and putting guardrails on the ESA program.

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Katie Hobbs defeats Andy Biggs, wins second term as Arizona governor

Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs won reelection by double digits, becoming Arizona’s first Democrat to win a second term since 2006.

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Two Diamondbacks prospects will represent the team during the Arizona Fall League version of the All-Star Game.

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Democrat Teresa Leyba Ruiz leads Republican Kimberly Yee in Arizona superintendent of public instruction race

Arizona's top education post was on the ballot after Kimberly Yee knocked off incumbent Tom Horne in the GOP primary and advanced to face Democrat Teresa Leyba Ruiz.

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

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JoAnna Mendoza maintains lead over incumbent Juan Ciscomani in Arizona’s 6th Congressional District

The Democratic challenger declared victory over the Republican incumbent, but the race has not been called by The Associated Press.

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Democrat Nick Mansour leads Republican Elijah Norton in Arizona treasurer race

Mansour’s lead was narrower Wednesday evening than it was after the first wave of results on Election Day.

Nov 2, 2026

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.

Nov 4, 2026

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.

Oct 28, 2026

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.

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.

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.

Oct 14, 2026

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.

Oct 12, 2026

Gudeng Precision opens semiconductor component facility in Glendale

The Taiwan-based firm plans to create dozens of jobs at its first U.S. manufacturing facility.

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What is Refractive Lens Exchange? KTAR’s Mike Broomhead shares his RLE experience

Mike was tired of reading glasses. Here’s what he did about it. The KTAR News host turned to K2 Vision in Scottsdale after years of struggling with worsening near vision. Now he says he’s reading his phone, computer screen and restaurant menus without readers.

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