Wednesday, November 11, 2026

Good Morning! On this date in 1898, Tucson’s first motion picture was shown at the Tucson Opera House, featuring the 14-round Fitzsimmons-Corbett boxing match.

This Veterans Day, we join Arizonans across the state in honoring the 500,000 veterans who call the Grand Canyon State home. Thank you for your service.

Think about everything you do for your car. The oil changes, the premium gas, and the long warm-up on frosty mornings. Some of those habits keep you safe, and some just keep the service bay busy. Today we’re counting down the five car habits that truly protect you, and the five that only drain your wallet. One of them costs American drivers more than $2 billion a year. So which side is your routine on? All of that and more on The Flyover Podcast. Tune in here!

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Route 66 Turns 100

Route 66 turns 100 today, although the Museum of Northern Arizona in Flagstaff notes the road’s path predates its official designation as part of the federal highway system.

More than 150 years ago, wagon trains following a government expedition led by Edward Beale blazed a trail later followed by railroads and the 1926 highway system.

The anniversary comes amid a year-long centennial celebration of the Mother Road, highlighting stops and new projects like the Hualapai Tribe and its partners’ plans to turn the boarded-up Osterman Gas Station in Peach Springs into a Route 66 visitor center.

A television news crew’s road trip earlier this year found Seligman, Williams, and other towns keeping the road’s legacy alive decades after Interstate 40 bypassed them.

Three Judges Face Ouster

Three of the state’s judges appear headed for removal in retention elections, even though they passed their judicial performance reviews.

Unofficial results show most voters rejecting Court of Appeals Judge Anni Hill Foster and Maricopa County judges Julie Mata and Michael Rassas.

A progressive group opposed Foster over her work as former Republican Gov. Doug Ducey’s top lawyer, while some Republicans objected to a ruling she joined keeping ballot records secret.

GOP groups targeted Rassas over parental rights rulings, and Mata drew fire for letting an anti-DEI measure onto the ballot and for low fairness marks from family court litigants.

2 Schools Among Top 20 for Veterans

The University of Arizona ranked No. 1 among public universities and No. 2 overall in Military Times’ Best for Vets: 2026 Colleges ranking released this week.

Northern Arizona University ranked No. 16 overall, followed by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott at No. 43, Pima Community College at No. 140, and Trident University International at No. 316. Nationally, the University of the Incarnate Word in Texas ranked No. 1. You can find the searchable rankings here.

The U of A’s veterans services program helps with GI Bill benefits, tutoring, and career counseling. The campus also hosts three ROTC programs.

In other Veterans Day news, today’s 30th annual Phoenix Veterans Day Parade will feature 100-year-old Glendale resident Delmar DeWitt Beard as grand marshal. DeWitt joined the Navy on D-Day.

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➤ Statewide: The Central Arizona Project’s board narrowly voted not to renew funding for cloud seeding over the Rocky Mountains, amid a broader fight with Upper Basin states over Colorado River water. (More)

➤ Surprise: A draft study found converting a $70 million warehouse into an ICE detention center would cause no significant environmental harm if the project complies with city water rules. (More)

➤ Goodyear: The Abrazo West Campus hospital will open 12 additional intensive care beds this month as part of a $6.5 million expansion. (More)

➤ Lupton: Navajo Nation member Clara Pratte, elected to the Arizona Corporation Commission, is the first Native American elected to statewide office since Arizona became a state in 1912. (More)

➤ Metro Phoenix: Drivers who crash into Waymo robotaxis often flee, with 43 of 88 local Waymo crashes classified as hit-and-runs from 2020 through 2024. (More)

➤ Tucson: State land in the Groves and Lincoln Park neighborhood will close to all public use within weeks, after years of complaints about encampments and illegal dumping. (More)

➤ Prescott: The Northern Arizona VA campus converted six of its early-1900s officers’ quarters into 23 apartments for veterans, part of a community effort to provide more than 100 permanent homes. (More)

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➤ Arizona Cardinals quarterback Gardner Minshew II will seek more medical opinions on possible season-ending elbow surgery, while receiver Michael Wilson is out for the season with a neck fracture. (More)

➤ Arizona dropped one spot to No. 23 in this week’s College Football Playoff rankings despite beating TCU. The Wildcats get a chance for a top-25 win Saturday against No. 2 Utah. (More)

➤ The women’s triathlon team at the University of Arizona won its third straight national championship at Tempe Town Lake this past weekend, with Kelly Wetteland repeating as individual champion. (More)

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➤ A Maricopa County judge struck down Arizona’s cage-free egg requirement in a case brought by Tucson restaurateur Grant Krueger. (More)

➤ Oro Valley is exploring the annexation of three shopping centers and part of a neighborhood in the Casas Adobes area. (More)

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➤ Veterans and active-duty service members can get free meals, haircuts, and Phoenix Zoo admission today in honor of Veterans Day. (More)

➤ Bestselling author Stephanie Wrobel will visit Scottsdale’s Poisoned Pen Bookstore tonight on her tour for her new thriller, Revenge Plot. (More)

➤ The Phoenix Zoo welcomed two dozen naked mole rats, nearly hairless burrowing rodents native to East Africa. (More)

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Have you ever driven Arizona’s stretch of Route 66?

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What’s your Arizona-grown favorite?

Pecans: 41%
Lettuce: 28%
Broccoli: 16%
Other: 15%

Which Seligman barber is credited with sparking the movement to preserve Route 66?

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