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Record-smashing heat spreads: 'Basically the entire US is going to be hot'

Record-smashing heat spreads: 'Basically the entire US is going to be hot'

  • SETH BORENSTEIN Associated Press

The gigantic heat dome that baked the Southwest is creeping eastward and could end up being one of the most expansive heat waves in American history, officials say.

Photos: KXCI’s 2nd Annual Baila el Pueblo–A Desert Music Festival

Photos: KXCI’s 2nd Annual Baila el Pueblo–A Desert Music Festival

  • Kelly Presnell

Music fans braved the record heat and turned out to the Cathedral Square for KXCI’s 2nd Annual Baila el Pueblo–A Desert Music Festival, March 21, 2026, Tucson, Ariz.

Some state officials say shifting mail ballot deadline will complicate November election plans

Some state officials say shifting mail ballot deadline will complicate November election plans

  • NICHOLAS RICCARDI and JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press

Mail ballots, also called absentee ballots, have been the source of conspiracy theories from President Trump, who blames them for his loss in the 2020 election.

It's a bad time to hunt for new jobs, most US workers say in new Gallup poll

It's a bad time to hunt for new jobs, most US workers say in new Gallup poll

  • CHRISTOPHER RUGABER Associated Press

A new Gallup survey finds that Americans' outlook on the job market is increasingly pessimistic, a sharp reversal from just a few years ago.

Photos: Final day of play in the 2026 Cologuard Classic

Photos: Final day of play in the 2026 Cologuard Classic

  • Kelly Presnell

Steven Alkers edges Padraig Harrington in an extra hole of play to take his second consecutive Cologuard Classic, March 22, 2025, Tucson, Ariz.

Arizona Daily Star on this date: March 24

Arizona Daily Star on this date: March 24

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    Arizona Senate backs ballot measure on school spending, teacher pay

    Arizona Senate backs ballot measure on school spending, teacher pay

    • Howard Fischer

    Arizona voters may decide in November whether schools must spend 60% of funds on classroom instruction, as lawmakers debate teacher pay and funding priorities.

    Tucson topples its César Chávez statue

    Tucson topples its César Chávez statue

      The artist who created the bronze statue of César Chávez that stood at the intersection leading into Barrio Viejo south of downtown and the president of the neighborhood association both said they were not informed by the city in advance of its removal. 

      Tucson's Top Stories: March 24

      Tucson's Top Stories: March 24

        Get your morning recap of today's local news and read the full stories here: tucne.ws/morning

        LaGuardia crash underscores pressures on already strained air traffic control workforce

        LaGuardia crash underscores pressures on already strained air traffic control workforce

          Air traffic controllers at New York’s LaGuardia Airport were juggling a runway emergency moments before an Air Canada jet collided with a fire truck Sunday night.

          How Democrats learned to stop worrying and love tax cuts

          How Democrats learned to stop worrying and love tax cuts

            Democrats are pushing new tax-cut plans to ease voters' affordability worries and blunt Republicans' advantage on the issue.

            WMO warns 'ocean warming at record levels & will continue for hundreds, if not thousands, of years'

            WMO warns 'ocean warming at record levels & will continue for hundreds, if not thousands, of years'

              Oliver Farry is pleased to welcome Claire Ransom, coordinator of the WMO's State of the Global Climate 2025 report. Ransom warns that the planet is not only warming, but entering a state of energy imbalance. Driven by record concentrations of greenhouse gases, climate change is intensifying …

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                  Photos: KXCI’s 2nd Annual Baila el Pueblo–A Desert Music Festival

                  Photos: KXCI’s 2nd Annual Baila el Pueblo–A Desert Music Festival

                  Music fans braved the record heat and turned out to the Cathedral Square for KXCI’s 2nd Annual Baila el Pueblo–A Desert Music Festival, March 21, 2026, Tucson, Ariz.

                  Photos: Final day of play in the 2026 Cologuard Classic

                  Photos: Final day of play in the 2026 Cologuard Classic

                  Steven Alkers edges Padraig Harrington in an extra hole of play to take his second consecutive Cologuard Classic, March 22, 2025, Tucson, Ariz.

                  Arizona Daily Star on this date: March 24

                  Arizona Daily Star on this date: March 24

                  See the A1 covers from the past for this day in history.

                  Tucson topples its César Chávez statue

                  Tucson topples its César Chávez statue

                  The artist who created the bronze statue of César Chávez that stood at the intersection leading into Barrio Viejo south of downtown and the president of the neighborhood association both said they were not informed by the city in advance of its removal. 

                  State & Regional

                  Arizona Senate backs ballot measure on school spending, teacher pay

                  Arizona Senate backs ballot measure on school spending, teacher pay

                  Arizona voters may decide in November whether schools must spend 60% of funds on classroom instruction, as lawmakers debate teacher pay and funding priorities.

                  Arizona governor hires high-powered law firm for Colorado River fight

                  Arizona governor hires high-powered law firm for Colorado River fight

                  Arizona is gearing up for a potential legal battle over Colorado River water, hiring a high-powered law firm with Supreme Court experience. As drought worsens and negotiations stall, officials warn a court fight over shrinking water supplies may be next.

                  Candidate challenges Arizona's new primary election date

                  Candidate challenges Arizona's new primary election date

                  A candidate for clerk of superior court in Cochise County says the state needs to explain the emergency clause included in the new law to move primary elections up by two weeks.

                  Arizona bill seeks four-year freeze on city taxes, fees

                  Arizona bill seeks four-year freeze on city taxes, fees

                  Critics of the four-year measure say it's overreach by the state and could hamper local efforts for big-tickets items, like water infrastructure and transportation.

                  Nation & World

                  Record-smashing heat spreads: 'Basically the entire US is going to be hot'

                  Record-smashing heat spreads: 'Basically the entire US is going to be hot'

                  The gigantic heat dome that baked the Southwest is creeping eastward and could end up being one of the most expansive heat waves in American history, officials say.

                  Some state officials say shifting mail ballot deadline will complicate November election plans

                  Some state officials say shifting mail ballot deadline will complicate November election plans

                  Mail ballots, also called absentee ballots, have been the source of conspiracy theories from President Trump, who blames them for his loss in the 2020 election.

                  It's a bad time to hunt for new jobs, most US workers say in new Gallup poll

                  It's a bad time to hunt for new jobs, most US workers say in new Gallup poll

                  A new Gallup survey finds that Americans' outlook on the job market is increasingly pessimistic, a sharp reversal from just a few years ago.

                  LaGuardia crash underscores pressures on already strained air traffic control workforce

                  LaGuardia crash underscores pressures on already strained air traffic control workforce

                  Air traffic controllers at New York’s LaGuardia Airport were juggling a runway emergency moments before an Air Canada jet collided with a fire truck Sunday night.

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                  Arizona governor hires high-powered law firm for Colorado River fight

                  Crime

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                  23 photos from inside the Macon County Jail through the years

                  Check out the inside of the Macon County Jail through photos from the Herald & Review archives. More archive photos at herald-review.com.

                  Wellsville man accused of giving drugs to Pharaoh's witness faces new charges

                  Wellsville man accused of giving drugs to Pharaoh's witness faces new charges

                  A new indictment has added two kidnapping and six witness tampering charges against an Allegany County man under federal investigation since a government witness in the Pharaoh’s strip club case turned up dead in his home.

                  Prosecutors say Wellsville man tampered with government witnesses

                  Prosecutors say Wellsville man tampered with government witnesses

                  Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicholas Cooper told a judge that his office intends to file witness tampering charges against Simon P. Gogolack 39, of Wellsville.

                  Wellsville man accused of giving drugs to Pharaoh's witness who died

                  Wellsville man accused of giving drugs to Pharaoh's witness who died

                  A Southern Tier man with a history of drug-related charges has become entangled in the FBI’s probe into the death of a government witness in the Pharaoh’s strip club case.

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                  Carfentanil in Pima County: A Drug Deadlier Than Fentanyl Threatens Tucson Streets

                  Contributor content. Southern Arizona’s fentanyl crisis has escalated as Pima County officials warn of carfentanil—an elephant tranquilizer—found in seized counterfeit M30 pills.

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                  Nancy Guthrie probe is not a cold case, Sheriff Chris Nanos says in wide-ranging interview

                  Nancy Guthrie, 84, was reported missing by her Tucson home Feb. 1.

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                  2 women struck, killed in midtown Tucson crosswalk

                  A driver has been charged after fatally striking two pedestrians who were in a marked midtown crosswalk that had a beacon, Tucson police said.

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                  Gunfire during brawl at Tucson's Park Place leaves 2 wounded

                  Two young people were wounded in a shooting during a brawl at Park Place mall that involved several juveniles, Tucson police say. 

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                  Tucson police searching for suspect in triple shooting

                  A man was killed and two people were wounded in a shooting Wednesday morning, Tucson police say.

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                  Arizona Senate backs ballot measure on school spending, teacher pay

                  Arizona voters may decide in November whether schools must spend 60% of funds on classroom instruction, as lawmakers debate teacher pay and funding priorities.

                  Tucson topples its César Chávez statue

                  Tucson topples its César Chávez statue

                  The artist who created the bronze statue of César Chávez that stood at the intersection leading into Barrio Viejo south of downtown and the president of the neighborhood association both said they were not informed by the city in advance of its removal. 

                  Arizona governor hires high-powered law firm for Colorado River fight

                  Arizona governor hires high-powered law firm for Colorado River fight

                  Arizona is gearing up for a potential legal battle over Colorado River water, hiring a high-powered law firm with Supreme Court experience. As drought worsens and negotiations stall, officials warn a court fight over shrinking water supplies may be next.

                  Tucson set to approve four-year plan for water rate increases

                  Tucson set to approve four-year plan for water rate increases

                  Tucson Water customers are about to face another four years of annual water rate increases.

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