Friday, November 6, 2026

Good Morning! On this day in 1936, Arizonan Everett Bowman took the helm as president of the first professional rodeo group, the Boston-based Cowboys’ Turtle Association.

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SpaceX Eyes Data Center

SpaceX said at a community meeting that it is behind a proposed 747-acre data center campus in rural Cochise County that could create thousands of construction jobs.

The campus would include up to nine computing buildings and would draw up to 6 gigawatts of power at full build-out. The developer says servers would use dry-cooling technology, with no new well needed in the Willcox Active Management Area.

The county’s Planning and Zoning Commission scheduled a formal public hearing for Dec. 9.

Separately, SpaceX is set to retry a Falcon 9 launch from California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base around 5:46 p.m. today, which Arizonans may be able to spot from Fountain Hills, South Mountain’s Dobbins Lookout, and other places.

Flood Damage Far Exceeds $20M Fund

Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren said damage from historic flooding is far greater than a $20 million tribal fund set aside for equipment, road, and home repairs.

Initial assessments counted 500 damaged homes, with Chinle among the hardest hit. Rock Point families found at least a foot of water inside their homes, and the tribe reported 47 rescues.

Nygren said the tribe received requests for more than 600 road-related repairs after floodwaters washed out routes in Piñon, Dilkon, and Red Mesa.

Elsewhere, Sedona continues to assess flood damage, and State Route 89A through Oak Creek Canyon remained closed with no reopening date.

Heat Deaths Near Record

Maricopa County has confirmed 511 heat-related deaths this year, with more than 200 cases still under review.

The pending cases could push the toll past the county’s record of 645 deaths, set in 2023. Final totals aren’t expected until spring.

Health experts point to this year’s early start to extreme heat. Phoenix logged its hottest spring on record, with extreme heat arriving before some cooling centers opened.

Phoenix also recorded its second-hottest summer and remains on pace for its hottest year overall.

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➤ Yavapai County: Searchers continued looking for Benny Sutton Jr., 63, missing since Sunday’s flooding. His truck was found in a wash about 2 miles from Castle Hot Springs resort. (More)

➤ Page: Lake Powell’s midweek water level was up about 17 feet from its fall low following rainfall runoff. (More)

➤ Maricopa County: Nineteen-year-old Arizona State University student Sebastian Matta was elected clerk of the county’s superior court in Tuesday’s voting. (More)

➤ Sierra Vista: Officials told Cochise County residents that the New World screwworm may be here to stay, and one rancher said he can’t take cattle to the sale barn. (More)

➤ Mesa: Mesa Community College inducted 11 people into its Hall of Fame last month, including state Rep. Lorena Austin and new Arizona State men’s basketball coach Randy Bennett. (More)

➤ Payson: Three of Arizona’s six fish hatcheries remained closed after flooding, with the worst damage at Tonto Creek Hatchery. Fish stocking hasn’t been affected, officials said. (More)

➤ Phoenix: Police linked burglaries at a former school building that caused $280,000 in damage to an “urban exploration” social media trend. Three suspects, including two teens, were arrested. (More)

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➤ No. 22 Arizona football hosts TCU in Tucson tonight, looking to rebound from last weekend’s loss to No. 15 Texas Tech. (More)

➤ The Charles Schwab Cup Championship will move to Papago Golf Club in Phoenix in 2027 while Phoenix Country Club undergoes renovation. This year’s tournament starts Thursday. (More)

➤ Military veterans say Brazilian jiu-jitsu has improved their mental health, providing structure, accountability, and a sense of community through training and competition. (More)

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➤ Walmart’s youngest U.S. store manager, Kiley Pulley, 23, of Buckeye, runs a Neighborhood Market in Glendale. She became manager at 21 after starting work at Walmart at 16. (More)

➤ The state’s film tax incentives, worth up to $125 million a year, went before the state Court of Appeals as the Goldwater Institute challenged a trial judge’s ruling upholding them. (More)

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➤ Phoenix’s Veterans Day Parade will take place at 11 a.m. Wednesday, with a new route running north on Third Street from McDowell Road to Indian School Road. (More)

➤ Winslow-born Deb Haaland was elected New Mexico’s governor, making her the nation’s first female Native American governor. (More)

➤ Arizona reported zero measles cases in October, its first case-free month in over a year. (More)

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➤ Unions joined France’s escalating student protests with a nationwide strike Thursday, as the government deployed 70,000 police. (Listen Now)

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