Arizona Joins Nevada’s Colorado River Suit

Arizona is joining Nevada’s lawsuit to block new federal Colorado River cuts, Gov. Katie Hobbs and state water officials said Friday.

Starting Jan. 1, the federal plan cuts Arizona’s river water by 760,000 acre-feet a year, roughly 27% of its share, while Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming face no mandatory cuts. Those upstream states say they already use less water when the river runs low.

Arizona Department of Water Resources Director Tom Buschatzke warned that deeper cuts allowed after 2028 “could effectively dry up the Central Arizona Project,” which serves nearly 6 million people. Nevada’s suit, filed in August, argues federal officials skipped required steps, like weighing alternatives and the effects on people and economies.

Buschatzke said Arizona could still sue its upstream neighbors directly, a move that could put the fight before the U.S. Supreme Court. That option, he said, is “not off the table.”

AG Takes Roblox to Court

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes asked a judge to force Roblox Corporation to turn over child safety records and to hold the company in contempt until it complies.

Her office is investigating whether the gaming platform, where more than a fifth of users are under 9, failed to shield kids from predators, violence, and sexual content. Investigators also want to know if Roblox misled parents about those risks, which could violate the state’s consumer fraud law.

The state sent demands for records in May and August, but says Roblox gave incomplete answers to the first and didn’t answer the second at all. The Oct. 13 petition says the company let multiple deadlines pass.

Mayes said Roblox “has continually assured parents that the platform is safe,” but her office won’t let companies “stonewall” its efforts to protect children.

Thieves Tunnel into Phoenix Card Shop

Burglars smashed through a wall from the office next door and stole more than $70,000 in Pokémon cards from a west Phoenix shop early Oct. 12.

Police said three people got into Crown Cards and Collectibles near 107th Avenue and Indian School Road through a neighboring H&R Block office. A fourth waited outside in a white pickup.

Surveillance video shows the crew breaking through drywall, leaving a hole that shop partner David Kim said was about a foot and a half wide. Kim said they took store stock, personal collections, and three binders belonging to the owners’ kids.

The owners are offering a $10,000 reward for the thieves’ arrest and conviction, and Phoenix police say the investigation is still open. Owner Michael Cardinale said he gains nothing from the reward, but other card shops would “feel better about it moving forward.”

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