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Elections

Arizona GOP faces a blue surge

Arizona GOP faces a blue surge

  • Bob Christie
    Capitol Media Services
  • Updated 14 hrs ago

Arizonans will learn in slightly more than a week if Democrats' sweep of three top statewide offices four years ago was a fluke or an actual sign that the state is no longer blood red.

Arizona Attorney General's race: Border law looms

Arizona Attorney General's race: Border law looms

  • Stacey Barchenger and Daniel Gonzalez Arizona Republic
  • Updated 15 hrs ago

The Nov. 3 election pits incumbent Attorney General Kris Mayes, a Democrat, against GOP nominee Warren Petersen.

Arizona judicial retention efforts take on partisan tinge

Arizona judicial retention efforts take on partisan tinge

  • Kiera Riley Capitol Media Services
  • Updated 17 hrs ago

Partisan voter guides from all sides of the political spectrum are airing long lists of judges allegedly unfit to keep on the court.

Turning Point app reveals Arizona neighbors’ voter data

Turning Point app reveals Arizona neighbors’ voter data

  • Howard Fischer
  • Updated 17 hrs ago

Turning Point USA's voter-targeting app, TPAaction, is  meant to aid  volunteers who "chase'' ballots. That means going out and finding people who have not yet returned their early ballots.

Arizona accommodated gaming megadonor while cracking down on its rivals

Arizona accommodated gaming megadonor while cracking down on its rivals

  • Laura Gersony
    Arizona Republic
  • Updated 17 hrs ago

Arizona’s top Democrats have delayed for two years in enforcing legal action against an online gaming giant that has supported them politically.

How Warren Petersen, Kris Mayes woo Arizona's Latino voters

How Warren Petersen, Kris Mayes woo Arizona's Latino voters

  • Daniel Gonzalez and Stacey Barchenger
    Arizona Republic
  • Updated 19 hrs ago

A boisterous crowd of more than 1,000 people packed the plaza of the Arizona Capitol on a hot night in mid-September to celebrate the 216th anniversary of the Grito de Independencia de México, the cry for Mexico's independence.

Arizona utilities spend on both parties

Arizona utilities spend on both parties

  • Alaina Mencinger Arizona Republic
  • Updated Oct 25, 2026

Arizona's major utilities are funding candidates from both parties, while Tucson Electric Power has committed more than $4 million to its Prop. 421 campaign.

What Prop. 144 would mean for voting by mail in AZ

What Prop. 144 would mean for voting by mail in AZ

  • Updated Oct 25, 2026

Proposition 144 would require identification for Arizona mail-in voting, but lawmakers would decide how voters comply after the election.

Sen. Mark Kelly meets with heckler at Democratic event

Sen. Mark Kelly meets with heckler at Democratic event

  • Updated Oct 24, 2026

A heckler challenged Sen. Mark Kelly over Israel-related campaign money at a Phoenix rally. Kelly followed him into the lobby to respond.

Maricopa County election phone line had wrong election date

Maricopa County election phone line had wrong election date

  • Updated Oct 21, 2026

PHOENIX — Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap's office listed the wrong Election Day date on an automated telephone line.

Hamadeh offers cash reward to catch men who sexually assaulted his opponent

Hamadeh offers cash reward to catch men who sexually assaulted his opponent

  • Updated Oct 23, 2026

Rep. Abe Hamadeh is offering $10,000 for information leading to arrests in the reported sexual assault of his Democratic opponent, Bernadette Greene-Placentia.

Races for statewide Arizona offices getting expensive

Races for statewide Arizona offices getting expensive

  • Updated Oct 22, 2026

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has spent $5.4 million on her reelection campaign, compared with less than $2.1 million by Republican challenger Warren Petersen.

Campaign spending in race for Arizona governor a big-money maze

Campaign spending in race for Arizona governor a big-money maze

  • Updated Oct 22, 2026

PHOENIX — At least $31 million has been spent to get Katie Hobbs a second term as governor.

Arizona Senate probe of Hobbs won't happen before election

Arizona Senate probe of Hobbs won't happen before election

  • Updated 7 hrs ago

Arizona Senate Republicans have postponed their investigation into alleged pay-to-play involving Gov. Katie Hobbs until after the Nov. 3 election.

Local News

October 26 recap: Tucson news you may have missed today

October 26 recap: Tucson news you may have missed today

  • 7 hrs ago

Get a quick digest of today's top local news stories from Arizona Daily Star.

Photos: The Week That Was

Photos: The Week That Was

  • Updated 8 hrs ago

A photographic look back at the past week here in The Old Pueblo, October 24, 2026, Tucson, Ariz.

Reports: 2 killed, 2 injured in crash north of Tucson

Reports: 2 killed, 2 injured in crash north of Tucson

  • Updated 8 hrs ago

Two people were reportedly killed in a crash early Monday north of Tucson that involved three vehicles.

Photos: Arizona grinds down Iowa State 39-3, Big 12 football

Photos: Arizona grinds down Iowa State 39-3, Big 12 football

  • Updated 9 hrs ago

The Wildcats broke out on top early and never looked back in dropping the Cyclones 39-3 in a Big 12 tilt, October 24, 2026, Tucson, Ariz.

State & Regional

Arizona sightings: Chupacabras or sick coyotes?

Arizona sightings: Chupacabras or sick coyotes?

  • Updated 11 hrs ago

A thin-bodied creature with pointed ears, an elongated snout and almost no hair appears in an Arizona neighborhood. Its appearance is so unusual that some residents are wondering whether it is an abandoned dog, a sick coyote or the legendary chupacabra.

Arizona GOP faces a blue surge

Arizona GOP faces a blue surge

  • Updated 14 hrs ago

Arizonans will learn in slightly more than a week if Democrats' sweep of three top statewide offices four years ago was a fluke or an actual sign that the state is no longer blood red.

How Elizabeth Holmes sold Arizona politicians on Theranos

How Elizabeth Holmes sold Arizona politicians on Theranos

  • Updated 15 hrs ago

She wore the black turtleneck. She spoke in a deep voice. Her wide eyes seemed not to blink. Elizabeth Holmes was at the Arizona Capitol in 2015 and displayed the Holmes-ish traits that have made the new documentary about her a hit.

Southeast Arizona farmers renew push for groundwater protections

Southeast Arizona farmers renew push for groundwater protections

  • Updated 14 hrs ago

A decade after Arizona rejected local farmers’ effort to rein in agricultural development they feared would drain the San Simon Valley’s groundwater supply, applications for large-scale wells have surged, and the region’s already strained aquifer is being depleted faster than it can recover.

Nation & World

The tax bill you inherit: How acquisitions pass unpaid sales tax to the buyer

The tax bill you inherit: How acquisitions pass unpaid sales tax to the buyer

  • Updated 11 hrs ago

Anrok reports on how buyers inherit unpaid sales tax through successor liability, stressing the need for thorough diligence and tax clearance procedures before acquisitions.

How to stop medical debt from destroying your credit score

How to stop medical debt from destroying your credit score

  • Updated 12 hrs ago

CreditNinja reports that a court ruling ended protections for medical debt, allowing collections over $500 to affect credit scores.

‘Star Trek’ actor Walter Koenig dies at 90

‘Star Trek’ actor Walter Koenig dies at 90

  • Updated 15 hrs ago

"Star Trek" alum Walter Koenig has died at 90 years old. The actor, known for playing Russian navigator Pavel Chekov on the original sci-fi series, died Sunday surrounded by his daughter and niece at his home in Los Angeles, his representative confirmed Monday.

Heading to college? Here are the money lessons no one warns you about

Heading to college? Here are the money lessons no one warns you about

  • Updated 14 hrs ago

TD reports that college students face unexpected financial challenges, including budgeting, paycheck deductions, building credit, and protecting personal information online. 

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Reports: 2 killed, 2 injured in crash north of Tucson

Reports: 2 killed, 2 injured in crash north of Tucson

  • Updated 8 hrs ago
Fired prosecutor returns to Pima County Attorney's Office

Fired prosecutor returns to Pima County Attorney's Office

  • Updated 8 hrs ago
Diner coming to Tucson's Sunshine Mile

Diner coming to Tucson's Sunshine Mile

  • Updated 11 hrs ago

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Crime

23 photos from inside the Macon County Jail through the years

23 photos from inside the Macon County Jail through the years

  • Updated Dec 15, 2025

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

  • Updated May 7, 2024

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

  • Updated May 7, 2024

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

  • Updated May 7, 2024

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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Crime

Court filings link teens to recent Tucson gun shop burglaries

Court filings link teens to recent Tucson gun shop burglaries

  • Updated 8 hrs ago

Court filings links a group of teens to two separate gun store thefts in Tucson.

15 sexual assault reports recorded at U of A since August, but few details released

15 sexual assault reports recorded at U of A since August, but few details released

  • Updated 8 hrs ago

The University of Arizona has logged 15 sexual assault reports since August, with three under active police investigation. University officials have declined to release details about the ongoing cases.

Trial date set in downtown Tucson shooting that injured 9

Trial date set in downtown Tucson shooting that injured 9

  • Updated Oct 23, 2026

A Pima County Superior Court judge set the trial date for a Tucson man accused of injuring nine people in a downtown shooting, who were initially listed in critical condition.

Several teens arrested in Tucson gun store burglary

Several teens arrested in Tucson gun store burglary

  • Updated Oct 23, 2026

The Pima County Sheriff's office has arrested "multiple" minors in connection with a smash-and-grab burglary of a Tucson gun shop earlier this month, authorities say.

Politics

Southeast Arizona farmers renew push for groundwater protections

Southeast Arizona farmers renew push for groundwater protections

  • Updated 14 hrs ago

A decade after Arizona rejected local farmers’ effort to rein in agricultural development they feared would drain the San Simon Valley’s groundwater supply, applications for large-scale wells have surged, and the region’s already strained aquifer is being depleted faster than it can recover.

Fired prosecutor returns to Pima County Attorney's Office

Fired prosecutor returns to Pima County Attorney's Office

  • Updated 8 hrs ago

Pima County Attorney Laura Conover lauded the hiring of two former prosecutors who faced discipline under her predecessor's administration for actions during the handling of a case in the 2004 killing of a Tucson eye doctor.

Arizona accommodated gaming megadonor while cracking down on its rivals

Arizona accommodated gaming megadonor while cracking down on its rivals

  • Updated 17 hrs ago

Arizona’s top Democrats have delayed for two years in enforcing legal action against an online gaming giant that has supported them politically.

Marana tightens data center rules

Marana tightens data center rules

  • Updated 11 hrs ago

Marana's town council has voted to tighten noise restrictions and how a developer will decommission a data center site if it goes offline. 

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