Monday, October 19, 2026

Good Morning! On this day in 2010, the Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge opened to vehicle traffic. It is officially named the Mike O’Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge in honor of the former Nevada governor and the former Arizona Cardinals player who enlisted in the Army after 9/11.

The most important places in American history aren’t where you think. Some of the moments that shaped this country happened in towns with one stoplight, a single gas station, and a tumbleweed rolling across Main Street. Do you ever wonder where the Cold War got its name? Which town spent three years officially not existing while it helped win a world war? Or where the most famous invention in American history finally got off the ground? One of these towns could be in your state, and you may have even driven through it without knowing what happened there. On today’s episode of Flyover Focus, we count down 10 small towns that changed American history. Tune in here!

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Court Delays Prison Health Care Takeover

A federal appeals court blocked a court-appointed receiver from taking control of health care in Arizona’s state-run prisons starting today.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the state raised “serious questions” about a federal judge’s power to take over a prison health system, even though U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan refused to delay the takeover earlier this month.

State prisons chief Ryan Thornell will maintain control until at least a Dec. 7 hearing. The appeals court left in place the appointment of Annette Chambers-Smith as receiver to draw up operational plans.

Reddick Wins NASCAR Thriller

Tyler Reddick held off Ryan Blaney by 0.801 seconds on Sunday to win the Freeway Insurance 500 at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale.

It was the first fall race at the Avondale track since 2019 without the Cup Series title at stake. This season’s championship race will take place at Homestead-Miami Speedway under a rotating schedule that includes Phoenix.

“It’s still obviously really important as it pertains to just the championship as a whole. But it definitely has a different vibe to it,” driver Chase Elliott said of the Phoenix race.

Reddick led the field for just 18 of 312 laps, yet he controlled the closing stretch. Sunday’s race capped a three-day racing weekend that featured wins by Jesse Love in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series and Kaden Honeycutt in the Truck Series.

Theranos Film Revives Arizona Ties

You Can See Everything, a documentary about Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, opened this weekend, renewing attention to a fraud that used Arizona as its proving ground.

In 2015, Arizona passed a Theranos-backed law letting Arizonans order any lab test without a doctor’s order, and more than 170,000 residents took Theranos blood tests, many at about 40 Walgreens stores.

After the tests proved unreliable, then-state Attorney General Mark Brnovich won a $4.65 million settlement against Theranos, with more than 76,000 refund checks sent out in December 2017.

Holmes was convicted in 2022 of defrauding investors and sentenced to more than 11 years. The film follows Holmes and her partner, Billy Evans, during the month before she reported to federal prison.

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➤ Scottsdale: Strong winds blew roofing material off a building at Taliesin West on Friday, killing Brother Rogério Renato Mateucci, rector of a Brazilian Catholic university. (More)

➤ Phoenix: State gaming regulators suspended the off-track betting permit for the operator of Turf Paradise, citing lack of property access and licensed staff. A hearing is set for Nov. 19. (More)

➤ Flagstaff: Arizona Snowbowl turned on its snowmakers for the season as early snow dusted the San Francisco Peaks. Snow tourism typically brings Flagstaff nearly $20 million a year. (More)

➤ Surprise: More than 1,300 athletes will compete in swimming and bocce at the Special Olympics Arizona Fall Games on Friday and Saturday. (More)

➤ Tempe: The city council voted 6-1 to ban police use of automated license plate readers with limited exceptions, the first Arizona city to do so. Police Chief Ken McCoy opposed the ban. (More)

➤ Statewide: Gov. Katie Hobbs will not rule out accepting future donations from state contractors, renewing a fight Republican challenger Andy Biggs has made central to the governor’s race. (More)

➤ Chandler: Three ballot-on-demand printers at the Chandler-Gilbert Community College early voting site were pulled for forensic testing after their paper trays were opened overnight. Officials said no votes were affected and the incident may have resulted from human error. (More)

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➤ The Arizona Wildcats entered the AP Top 25 at No. 25, their first ranking this season, after a 5-1 start. Their lone loss came at BYU, now ranked No. 2. (More)

➤ Arizona Cardinals kicker Chad Ryland went a perfect 6-for-6 on field goal attempts, leading the team to an 18-16 road victory over the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday. (More)

➤ Cyclist Liz Ryen finished the Arizona Trail Race 800 in 14 days, 12 hours, and 15 minutes, the only woman to finish after muddy conditions forced many riders out. (More)

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➤ The most important moments in American history didn’t all happen in Philadelphia or Boston. Some happened in towns you’ve never even heard of. (Tune in here)

In the latest episode of Flyover Focus, we count down 10 small towns that changed American history. These are towns where wars ended, legends were born, and modern technology took off. We are talking about moments that shaped the entire country, tucked away on rural country roads. How many of these stories do you actually know?

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➤ A proposed defense-related development called Project Paperclip seeks nearly 5,000 acres of state land east of San Tan Valley, with many details still undisclosed. The land is months from auction. (More)

➤ Fujifilm plans an $18 million expansion of its 61-acre Mesa campus to produce slurries that flatten semiconductor surfaces. (More)

➤ Phoenix-based developer Vestar seeks Mesa’s approval for Gateway Crossing, a 37-acre project with two hotels, a 166,000-square-foot anchor retail space, and additional shops. (More)

➤ The 10-building Chandler Center Commons office campus sold for $30.5 million. The center reports a 95% occupancy rate. (More)

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➤ The renovated Chandler Center for the Arts reopened this weekend after a $3 million project to add new seats, flooring, and stage upgrades. (More)

➤ Arizona Inn in Tucson, founded in 1930 by Arizona’s first congresswoman, Isabella Greenway, was named to a list of the nation’s top 25 road trip hotels. (More)

➤ Sushi counter ShinBay in Old Town Scottsdale says it serves Arizona’s only true omakase, an ever-changing chef’s choice built around fish flown in from Japan. (More)

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The following stories are featured exclusively on The Flyover Podcast—a daily show that gives you the most important headlines in under 15 minutes.

➤ An Air Force officer died after falling from the Alamodome rafters while rappelling onto the field before Saturday’s UTSA-Navy game. (Hear More)

➤ A truck drove through a crowd at a youth soccer game in Wichita, killing a 6-year-old boy and a man. The driver was released without charges. (Listen Now)

➤ Modern reruns of the infamous 1961 Yale shock experiment still find most people obey, and researchers now know why disobeying is so hard. (Tune In)