Two Tornadoes Confirmed

The National Weather Service confirmed that two EF1 tornadoes touched down in the northern part of the state last Wednesday, one near Prescott and another in Heber-Overgaard.

The Heber-Overgaard twister carried peak winds of 110 mph and stayed on the ground for 11 minutes along a 9.25-mile path, damaging homes, uprooting trees, and injuring a bicyclist.

The Prescott area tornado, with winds up to 105 mph, crossed Spruce Mountain in the Bradshaw Mountains south of the city. No injuries were reported from that storm.

$1.4M Vietnamese Theft Ring Busted

Peoria police arrested six people accused of using credit card information stolen from Walmart customer accounts to buy $1.4 million in merchandise online and ship it to Vietnam.

Police identified the suspects as Thien Tran, 42; Uy Vu Phan, 55; Minh Ngoc Nguyen, 57; Hie Xuan Le, 24; Hoài Nguyen Nguyen, 30; and Hailey Hang Nguyen, 26.

The two-month investigation began when a Walmart delivery driver reported dropping off numerous packages under different names at one Peoria home.

Investigators recovered $25,000 in merchandise, $35,000 in cash, and $45,000 in gold bars. All six suspects are being held on $500,000 cash-only bonds.

Candy Factory Builds Sweet Legacy

Cerreta Candy Co. in Glendale is gearing up for another Halloween of satisfying Arizona’s sweet tooth, continuing a nearly 60-year tradition.

In 1968, company founder Jim Cerreta Sr. drove from Ohio in a station wagon with his eight children and one candy machine to start the shop.

Since then, nearly every family member has worked in the factory, including grandson and current company president Tony Cerreta, who said such family-run businesses are the backbone of Arizona’s food industry.

Today, the company’s best sellers are French Mint—green on the outside, chocolate on the inside—peanut clusters, peanut butter pizzazz, and peanut butter brittle. The factory offers weekday tours.

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➤ Yavapai County: A sheriff’s office helicopter crew rescued a camper north of Cave Creek on Saturday after floodwaters swept away his survival gear. He was exhausted but otherwise healthy. (More)

➤ Statewide: Arizonans voting by mail should send ballots by Tuesday, so they arrive by Election Day on Nov. 3, officials said. (More)

➤ Statewide: The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in early December on Arizona voting laws requiring proof of citizenship and allowing voter-roll purges within 90 days of an election. (More)

➤ Tucson: Task force members searching for Nancy Guthrie recently visited a crime lab in Deerfield Beach, Florida, with no break in the case reported. (More)

➤ Gilbert: The town council voted to limit members’ contact with staff and barred members from recording staff or other officials without consent. (More)

➤ Mesa: A second golfer filed a $5 million claim against the city, alleging a ball ricocheted off a driving range pole and hit his eye. (More)

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➤ Arizona football moved to 6-1 and rose three spots to No. 22 in this week’s AP poll after routing Iowa State 39-3 this weekend, its best start to a season since 2014. (Poll | More)

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➤ Realtors said the possibility of water shortages rarely comes up with Phoenix-area buyers. (More)

➤ Tucson posted the nation’s lowest consumer sentiment among 106 metros in September, scoring 69.41 on one widely followed index. (More)

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➤ More than 30,000 people participated in a breast cancer awareness walk on Saturday in Tempe, raising money for families affected by the disease. (More)

➤ A group of pickleball players now nicknamed Charlie’s Angels used CPR and a defibrillator to save 72-year-old Charlie Corley after he collapsed at a Tucson park. (More)

➤ Mesa celebrated its 20th annual Día de los Muertos festival over the weekend with a giant hummingbird-themed community altar. (More)

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