Tuesday, September 8, 2026

Good morning! On this day in 1886, U.S. troops marched Geronimo and the last free Apaches to Bowie Station, where they boarded a train for exile in Florida.

Today’s issue of The Arizona Flyover is a shortened edition as the team enjoyed Labor Day with friends and family. Our regular edition will return Wednesday.

For the first time in American history, a major political party is holding a full national convention in a midterm year. Two nights, one Dallas arena, and around 20,000 people expected through the doors, but the biggest surprise isn’t who’s speaking; it’s whether the major TV networks will even show up to cover it. On The Flyover Podcast, Ayla counts down the 10 things you need to know about this week’s unprecedented convention, including a viral website stunt that has both parties talking. Tune in here!

Later today, you’ll get an email from our partner Fisher Investments with its latest outlook on what could keep the bull market running.

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Wetter Fall Could Follow Heat

The National Weather Service predicts Arizona will see a pretty typical fall season with a slight chance of above-average temperatures.

No near-term relief from the heat is in the forecast amid a summer that tied for the second-hottest on record for the Phoenix area. Highs are expected to reach 100 to 110 degrees at least through next weekend.

Going forward, a strengthening El Niño tilts precipitation odds above normal across the Southwest, and NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center expects the pattern to hold through November.

The shift could mean a snowier fall and winter in the mountains around Flagstaff, where three of the past four El Niño winters delivered normal or above-normal totals.

Streets Keep Their Cool

Phoenix has coated 200 miles of residential streets with reflective cool pavement, part of a heat-relief program begun in 2020.

The gray sealcoat goes over existing asphalt on low-volume residential streets, reflecting sunlight. Crews skip areas where people gather to limit heat exposure due to the reflected light.

A city and Arizona State University study found that treated surfaces were 10 to 12 degrees cooler on hot afternoons. Officials say the coating lasts about eight years.

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➤ Grand Canyon: More than a week after flash floods killed two hikers along Bright Angel Creek, crews continued searching for Timothy Allen Smith, 53. Parts of the Bright Angel and South Kaibab trails remained closed. (More)

➤ Phoenix: Prosecutors charged a local man, Jonathan Ballew, with partnering with a former Cincinnati charter school superintendent in wire fraud in Ohio, saying fake invoices drained $8 million in school funds for luxury cars and a $30,000-a-month Miami-area rental. (More)

➤ Tucson: Investigators released a video from the July 19 downtown mass shooting, in which police say David Leroy French shot nine people outside Empire Pizza. (Warning: Graphic Video. Watch)

➤ Statewide: Arizona now leads the nation in battery storage growth, overtaking Texas, as utilities pair the state’s solar output with storage to hold onto power generated during daylight hours. (More)

➤ Surprise: Federal court filings show plans for an ICE detention center remain on hold as an environmental review inches forward. (More)

➤ Phoenix: Honeywell Aerospace agreed to pay about $2 million to settle Justice Department allegations that the company failed to meet cybersecurity requirements in a Defense Department contract. (More)

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How are you spending Labor Day?

Relaxing at home: 75%
Cooking out: 10%
On the road: 8%
Working: 7%

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