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M. Prachthauser/National Park Service via AP/National Park ServiceRecent flooding across the U.S. Southwest is providing rare relief to thirsty reservoirs that had fallen to record lows amid a yearslong megadrought. Lake Powell rose more than 20 feet from its mid-September low — dwarfing its gains from this year's snowmelt. -
Courtesy/Gage SkidmoreThe Associated Press projects that Republican Rep. Eli Crane will win reelection to his third term in the U.S. House by only about 4,000 votes. -
Crystalyne Curley for Navajo Nation PresidentNative American women earned historic wins in Tuesday's elections. Crystalyne Curley was elected as the first woman president of the Navajo Nation and former U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland broke ground as the first Native woman elected governor of New Mexico. -
Screenshot/CCSOA Coconino County Sheriff’s deputy shot and killed an armed man at the KOA Campground late Saturday. The man's wife told 911 dispatchers her husband had a gun and threatened to take his own life.
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Arizona voters approved most of the measures Republican lawmakers put on the ballot, even as they handed control of the House and Senate to Democrats. -
In her first speech since easily coasting to reelection, Gov. Katie Hobbs promised to crack down on Arizona's school voucher system, which many see as out of control and riddled with fraud and abuse. -
![New Mexico attorney Justin Jones [left] and Navajo Nation Council Speaker Crystalyne Curley [right] at their respective Election Night watch parties in Arizona on Nov. 3, 2026.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ce4e538/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1760x981+0+5/resize/280x156!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F62%2F33%2Fb82f441344579089c2cf3e2503c2%2Fjones-curley-fb.jpg)
Navajo Nation Council Speaker Crystalyne Curley won by a margin of 1,115 votes. But her opponent, New Mexico attorney Justin Jones, isn’t giving up. -
Four weeks of flooding washed out roads and sent thousands fleeing their homes on the Navajo Reservation. But many worked hard to get to polling places and voting day became part of the recovery process. -
Initial results from Tuesday’s election indicate that Democrats could take over the state Legislature for the first time in six decades. -
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has won re-election, according to a race call by the Associated Press.
![New Mexico attorney Justin Jones [left] and Navajo Nation Council Speaker Crystalyne Curley [right] at their respective Election Night watch parties in Arizona on Nov. 3, 2026.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/668275b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1760x981+0+5/resize/560x312!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F62%2F33%2Fb82f441344579089c2cf3e2503c2%2Fjones-curley-fb.jpg)
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Renewed fighting has pushed Ethiopia's healthcare system close to collapse: "The whole emergency (room) was flooded with war trauma patients," one surgeon says of a brutal week in September. -
"School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play," is ending a Broadway run this week and celebrating with livestream broadcasts. We interviewed the Tony-nominated playwright, Jocelyn Bioh. -
The House is moving toward a vote this week on impeaching Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, after articles of impeachment were introduced Monday by Kentucky Republican Thomas Massie.
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The House could vote to impeach Hegseth, but removing him from office will be tough. And, SCOTUS ruled that a federal judge did not have the authority to halt border wall construction. -
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that the Trump administration can continue building a wall and other barriers in the Big Bend region in West Texas while litigation continues.
Sunny and mild afternoons are forecast daily into Thursday. Friday the first of two weak storms brings along a partly cloudy, cool end to the week and rain showers for eastern AZ. Another minor system quickly follows with region wide rain showers Saturday.
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