Tucson's Top Stories: August 9
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Heat waves are becoming more common across Arizona and the West, increasing wildfire risk by drying vegetation, lowering humidity and extending the hours fires can burn.
Lake Mead has reached a new record low, and researchers say more record lows are likely in the months ahead as the Colorado River crisis continues.
A bid to block Proposition 212 and its attempt to rein in voucher enrollment in Arizona claims, in part, that the measure should be knocked off the ballot because many circulators were unqualified to collect voter signatures.
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