Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Good Morning! On this day in 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated Hoover Dam, then known as Boulder Dam.

Is your streaming bill creeping up faster than you can keep track? The average household now pays for four streaming services at a combined $69 a month, and prices just jumped again for some platforms. Ayla counts down eight ways to shrink your monthly streaming bill on today’s episode of The Flyover Podcast. Which app hunts down forgotten charges for you? Which streaming trick lets you binge everything without ever paying for more than one service? And how are some people streaming thousands of movies without paying a dime? Tune in here!

Later today, watch for an email from our partner, Insurify, about a quick way to compare car insurance rates from more than 100 companies and potentially save up to $1,100 a year.

Today’s sponsor, Green Coffee Company, is expanding its Juan Valdez coffee brand across major U.S. and Canadian retailers after growing revenue 26X in four years and surpassing its 3,000-store distribution goal.

Polo Remnants Soak Region

Morning thunderstorms pummeled the Phoenix area on Tuesday, dropping up to 2 inches of rain in some areas as tropical moisture from Hurricane Polo met a low-pressure system from the west.

The driver of a box truck escaped safely before the truck was swept away by flash floodwaters near New River. Flash flood warnings were issued for areas including Cave Creek, Carefree, New River, and Anthem.

In Tonopah, a motorist stranded on the top of an overturned pickup truck surrounded by floodwaters was airlifted to safety about 8:30 a.m.

The storms triggered a ground delay at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, while crashes and scattered power outages slowed commuters.

Fair Adds to Fall Fun

The Arizona State Fair opens Thursday at the fairgrounds in Phoenix, adding to a busy stretch of fall events across the Valley.

This year’s fair—themed A State of Wonder—runs Thursdays through Sundays until Nov. 1, with rides, fair food, livestock shows, and concerts.

Elsewhere, the Phoenix Zoo’s Dinosaurs in the Desert exhibit runs through April 30. For Halloween fun, Tempe’s Fear Farm haunted fairgrounds is open through Nov. 14 and, in north Phoenix, the 13th Floor Haunted House on Bell Road is open through Nov. 1.

You can see a list of Phoenix area fall events here.

Route 66 Wigwams Still Standing

The Wigwam Motel in Holbrook continues to welcome Route 66 travelers to its 15 concrete and steel teepees, more than 75 years after it opened.

Clifton Lewis said his father began building the motel in 1946 and opened it in May 1950. The motel closed in 1974 as I-40 pulled traffic off Route 66, and Lewis and his siblings reopened it in 1988.

Each teepee stands 30 feet tall.

A night costs about $120, compared with $4 per bed when the motel opened. “It’s not a money maker, but we do stay above,” Lewis said.

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A Bullseye for This Colombian Coffee Icon

30M+ guests shop at Target every week. That’s 1.5 billion visits per year. Green Coffee Company is perfectly positioned to capture these consumers by growing their presence from 55 to 300+ Target stores after introducing the iconic Juan Valdez coffee brand to store shelves.

And until tonight, you can own a piece of it at $1.10/share.

They hold the exclusive rights to this beloved Colombian coffee brand across the US and Canada, and it’s flying off Target shelves so fast that many locations ran out in a single week. And GCC didn’t stop there.

Other customers include Kroger, Walgreens, and wholesale food giant Goya Foods. Now, they’ve just announced their entrance into Canada’s coffee market through Maxi and No Frills, two major banners under Loblaws, the country’s biggest food retailer.

After achieving 26X revenue growth in four years and already hitting their 3,000-location goal this year, GCC is scaling quickly. Final call to invest at $1.10/share before the share price changes after tonight, 9/30.

➤ Border: Mexican authorities detained two men and seized nearly 100 kilos of meth, cocaine, opium, and fentanyl hidden in a truck’s compartments in San Luis Río Colorado, across from San Luis. (More)

➤ Statewide: U.S. Attorney Timothy Courchaine told state officials that concerns about federal use of voter data to find noncitizens are unfounded. (More)

➤ Tucson: USA Today Co. became the sole owner of the Arizona Daily Star as Lee Enterprises traded its 50% stake in the newspaper for four USA Today Co. papers in South Dakota and Montana. USA Today Co. also owns The Arizona Republic. (More)

➤ Pima County: The Goldwater Institute challenged the legal basis for the county’s 120-day pause on data center development, saying the centers do not pose an imminent threat and that the pause also violates a ban on laws that negatively impact property values. (More)

➤ Phoenix: The Lincoln Family Downtown YMCA will close today after nearly 75 years, with supporters hoping to build a replacement YMCA someday. (More)

➤ Mesa: A bystander rescued a 10-year-old girl found in a pool and performed CPR on her. She was listed in critical condition. (More)

➤ Phoenix: Turning Point USA placed a second Charlie Kirk statue inside the fenced grounds of its headquarters after vandals defaced the group’s first statue of Kirk. (More)

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➤ Arizona Diamondbacks players reflected on a third straight playoff miss since the 2023 World Series, with Nolan Arenado citing poor execution with runners in scoring position as a weak spot. (More)

➤ Preparations are underway for the 2027 WM Phoenix Open pro golf tournament, which takes place Feb. 8-14 at TPC Scottsdale. (More)

➤ Seven Arizona State hockey players asked the school to put coaches on leave over the life-threatening workout injury of teammate Matthew Mayich. (More)

➤ Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia said he is working to buy 14% more of the team, which would bring his stake to about 80%. (More)

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➤ Gen Digital, the parent of Norton and LifeLock, made a preliminary offer to buy fellow Tempe-based company GoDaddy. (More)

➤ Across Arizona Tours sued federal officials over Trump administration fees, including a $100 surcharge on nonresident visits to the Grand Canyon and other national parks. (More)

➤ Mesa homes sold faster in August, with more closings and tighter inventory, but the pipeline of pending sales weakened as mortgage rates rose. (More)

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Colombia’s Most Prized Coffee Beans are Coming to America

70% of Americans prefer Colombian coffee. After six decades of dominating Colombia’s coffee scene, the world-renowned brand Juan Valdez is relaunching into the $100B US coffee market.

None of it would be possible without Green Coffee Company (GCC), which holds the exclusive distribution rights to Juan Valdez across the U.S. and Canada.

Juan Valdez pioneered the single-origin coffee category in the U.S., at one point garnering more brand recognition than Nike. Once GCC introduced it to American shelves, its presence grew 445% in Target locations, driven by consumer demand alone.

After beating its 3,000-store goal for the year early, GCC has hundreds more in the pipeline. Final call to invest at $1.10/share before the share price changes after tonight.

This is a paid advertisement for Green Coffee Company Regulation A offering. Please read the offering circular at invest.greencoffeecompany.com

➤ The Heard Museum in Phoenix begins work this week on $12 million in projects, including a new restaurant, a Creativity Hub, and a redesigned entrance. (More)

➤ University of Arizona scientists developed a drug candidate that could become the first treatment for vascular dementia, a common form of dementia. (More)

➤ The 2028 Olympic torch will pass through all 50 states, including Arizona, after starting its U.S. journey in Atlanta in spring 2028, with the full route to be announced next year. (More)

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