Wednesday, November 4, 2026

Good Morning! On this day in 1888, Valley business leaders organized the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce to support the area’s growing business community.

Have you heard you’re not supposed to drink coffee on an empty stomach? The warning is all over social media, and it claims that the first cup before breakfast is doing damage you can’t feel. Gastroenterologists just weighed in, and their answer isn’t what the internet says. Researchers performed endoscopies on more than 8,000 people to test the claim. A separate experiment found one common morning combo that backfires, sending blood sugar climbing when you’d least want it. So is your pre-breakfast cup safe or not? Ayla has the full story on today’s episode of The Flyover Podcast. Tune in here!

Today’s sponsor, Noor, explores the hormonal changes behind thinning hair after 50 and shares a menopause specialist’s approach to supporting fuller-looking hair.

Hobbs Re-elected; Dems Gain

Gov. Katie Hobbs defeated Republican U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs to win a second term on Tuesday, CBS News projected.

Her running mate, former Mesa Mayor John Giles, an independent, will become Arizona’s first lieutenant governor, a newly created post.

Unofficial returns showed Democrats leading every statewide race, including treasurer, an office Arizona hasn’t elected a Democrat to since 1964.

In U.S. House races, Democrat JoAnna Mendoza was projected by Decision Desk HQ to oust Republican U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani in the 6th District, and Democrat Amish Shah held a double-digit lead over Republican Jay Feely in the open, Republican-held 1st District. Republican U.S. Rep. Eli Crane and Democrat Jonathan Nez were neck and neck in the 2nd.

You can check updated results here.

Flooding Toll Mounts

Police believe weekend flooding may have caused the death of a second man in Flagstaff, where Mayor Becky Daggett signed an emergency declaration seeking state assistance.

Meanwhile, the toll from Beaver Creek flooding near Camp Verde became clearer, with more than 100 homes swamped on Sunday night. Many residents lack flood insurance.

In Greer, flooding washed out the village’s only bridge, cutting residents off. Firefighters planned to deploy an all-terrain vehicle and walk with people across what’s left of the bridge.

Gov. Katie Hobbs declared a state of emergency, unlocking $200,000 in state funding for affected communities. Near Tucson, Catalina State Park reopened after floodwaters and debris blocked its main entrance.

Voters Decide Ballot Questions

Arizona voters were backing limits on grocery taxes and traffic cameras while rejecting election changes that included a voter ID proposal, with about two-thirds of the expected vote counted Tuesday night.

Voters weighed eight statewide measures, each needing a simple majority to pass. You can check updated results here.

Also leading were measures designating drug cartels as terrorist organizations and restricting the use of opposite-sex bathrooms and locker rooms in schools.

Other measures trailing were a DEI ban, a classroom spending mandate, and, narrowly, a ban on mileage-based vehicle taxes.

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The Hormone Behind Thinning Hair After 50 (It’s Not Just a Men’s Problem)

If your part has been widening, your ponytail feels thinner, or more hair is collecting in the shower drain, you’re not imagining it.

According to a menopause specialist, when estrogen drops after 50, the relative balance of a hormone called DHT rises. And DHT is known for one thing: shrinking hair follicles.

That’s why so many women who never had hair trouble in their 30s and 40s suddenly see it later. It’s also why thickening shampoos and biotin gummies often disappoint. They don’t address what’s happening at the follicle.

The good news? She says many of those follicles aren’t gone, just dormant.

Her approach skips the serums and foams entirely. It’s two capsules a day, built around a mineral pairing many women over 50 run low on.

See the full breakdown here >>

➤ Lower Salt River: A married couple, Cindy Bowers, 68, and Anthony Beringer, 59, drowned Saturday afternoon while kayaking the river, the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office said. Neither wore a life jacket. (More)

➤ Tucson: University of Arizona alum Helen Sharp, 40, of Texas, and her husband and two children were among the nine people killed when their small jet crashed Sunday near West Palm Beach, Florida. (More)

➤ Hereford: State officials confirmed the state’s second New World screwworm case, in a horse with no known travel history about 45 miles from the first case. (More)

➤ Fountain Hills: U.S. Rep. David Schweikert, ending a 16-year run in Congress, said he may reactivate part of his family business and will decide in a couple of years whether to run for office again. (More)

➤ Flagstaff: Hyatt Place employees pulled a man from a flooded drainage ditch Sunday, hours before a 73-year-old New York man was swept away at the same spot and drowned. (More)

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➤ Arizona landed at No. 22 in the first College Football Playoff rankings released Tuesday. (More)

➤ The Arizona Cardinals placed rookie running back Jeremiyah Love on injured reserve with a high-ankle sprain. The No. 3 overall pick is expected to miss four to five weeks. (More)

➤ Meanwhile, benched Cardinals quarterback Jacoby Brissett could become a trade candidate as the NFL trade deadline approaches. (More)

➤ Ivan Kharchenkov scored a career-high 38 points in Arizona men’s basketball’s season-opening loss to UCLA on Monday. (More)

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➤ Sabino Cycles is seeing its busiest stretch of the year as riders tune up bikes for El Tour de Tucson on Nov. 21, which will bring thousands of cyclists to the city. (More)

➤ A housing market report for Maricopa shows 671 homes listed for sale in HOA subdivisions, including 228 new builds. Closed short sales jumped from four in 2023 to 24 through October. (More)

➤ Scottsdale-based Northwest Advanced Bio-Fuels is developing a $3 billion sustainable aviation fuel biorefinery in Washington state, with groundbreaking targeted for late 2027. The company says Delta Air Lines has agreed to buy its fuel. (More)

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The Missing Nutrient Behind Thin Hair

After 50, many women run low on one mineral that helps keep DHT, a hair-thinning hormone, in check.

Biotin won’t fix that. Neither will another bottle of thickening shampoo.

A menopause specialist and an Austin hairstylist found that pairing this mineral with one B vitamin, plus three other targeted nutrients, may help support fuller, stronger-looking hair from the inside out. No serums, no foams. Just two capsules with your morning coffee.

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➤ Families gathered at the Arizona Capitol on Monday for the Empty Chair Project, using stones to represent what organizers said are the state’s 700 missing-person cases and more than 7,000 unsolved homicides. (More)

➤ A new book by Jason Bell, Operation Sparrow, tells how the late Florimond Duke, an ad executive and former NFL player who retired in Phoenix, once undertook a risky mission during World War II. (More)

➤ Researchers at the University of Arizona are developing a Valley fever urine test that returns results in about 15 minutes, versus roughly 10 days for current blood tests. It does not yet have FDA approval. (More)

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