Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Good Morning! On this day in 1880, the richly appointed Grand Hotel in Tombstone opened, hosting the likes of the Earps, Doc Holliday, and the Clantons before fire destroyed it in 1882.

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Today’s sponsor is Doroni, developing its H1-X personal flying vehicle as it works toward commercial deliveries and a potential future in the rapidly growing urban air mobility market.

Canyon Recovery a Challenge

Search crews continued looking for a hiker missing since the deadly Aug. 29 flash flood at Grand Canyon National Park, where damage assessments continue.

North Rim businesses are absorbing a second straight disaster year, and Kaibab Lodge owner Larry Innes has laid off staff and sold his shuttle service.

The park asked visitors to bring their own water after the flood damaged the Transcanyon waterline, and some residents still lack running water.

A map shows trail closures in the area following the flood.

Four Killed in Head-On Crash

Two adults and two children died in a head-on collision Monday afternoon on State Route 260 near Heber-Overgaard.

Authorities identified those killed as Giovanni Uballe Huerta, 26, of Laveen; Kiah Jae Begaye, 26, of Mesa; and a 4-year-old boy and 2-year-old girl from Mesa. All were in the same vehicle.

Two others—a 14-year-old boy and a 21-year-old woman from New Mexico—were riding in a pickup truck that struck the vehicle. Both were airlifted to hospitals with serious injuries.

The pickup’s driver, Jesse David Lovato, 21, of Los Lunas, New Mexico, was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and aggravated assault. Public records state Lovato told investigators he fell asleep and that, the night before, he had smoked marijuana.

9/11 Anniversary Events Set

Communities across the state will host ceremonies, flag displays, and service projects this week to mark 25 years since the Sept. 11 attacks.

The 100 Club of Arizona will stage its annual Tower Challenge on Friday, sending participants up the stairs at State Farm Stadium to match the equivalent height of the World Trade Center.

In Oro Valley, the Arizona Heroes Memorial will hold a commemoration with moments of silence and a bell ringing marking each of the four attacks.

Phoenix will host a commemoration Thursday evening at Steele Indian School Park, where members of Arizona Task Force 1 will talk with young people.

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One Investor Bought $2M of THIS Private Stock

One investor spent years waiting for the right opportunity. He just found it, writing flying car company Doroni a $2M check.

He joins over 15,000 investors who believe Doroni’s personal aircraft, the H1-X, is positioned to take over the urban air mobility market projected to hit $9T by 2050. Now you can join them too.

After nearly a decade of R&D, the company unveiled a full-scale showroom prototype in March. It was so impressive, FOX Business called it “the ‘flying car’ set to revolutionize personal air travel.” With 600+ pre-orders, Doroni’s targeting commercial deliveries by 2028.

Earlier this year, they reserved the Nasdaq ticker $DRNI, preparing for potential growth. This is your chance to join their journey. Become an early-stage Doroni investor at $3.30/share today.

➤ Prescott: The Yavapai County Fair opens Thursday and runs through Sunday, featuring concerts, a carnival, and a junior livestock sale. (More)

➤ Mesa: Nearly 30 crews fought a fire Sunday evening at the Nash Motorcycles warehouse, where ATVs and motorcycles burned. The owner said no one was injured. (More)

➤ Scottsdale: Jay Feely, the Republican nominee in the 1st Congressional District, will speak at this week’s GOP midterm convention in Dallas, Texas. (More)

➤ Tempe: The city is developing a dementia- and age-friendly park inside Kiwanis Park, billed as the first of its kind nationally. (More)

➤ Nogales: The U.S. Embassy restricted travel and activities for government employees in Nogales, Sonora, citing new security threat information. (More)

➤ Metro Phoenix: Valley Metro was named the outstanding public transportation system in North America among agencies carrying 15 million to 50 million riders by the American Public Transportation Association. (More)

➤ Rio Rico: Cattle deaths on local roads in growing Santa Cruz County have revived debate over the state’s open range law, which lets livestock roam freely. (More)

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➤ All nine runs in the Arizona Diamondbacks’ 5-4 win over Kansas City on Monday came in the 10th inning. (More)

➤ Arizona football travels to Provo, Utah, on Saturday to open Big 12 play against BYU, a rematch of last season’s double-overtime loss in Tucson. (More)

➤ Saguaro High School canceled its varsity football game for the second straight week, citing too many injured players. (More)

➤ Yesterday’s Results: US Open | MLB | Soccer

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➤ Arizona’s jobless rate held at 4.9% as the state added 2,300 net payroll jobs in July. (More)

➤ AZ Big Media ranked the 50 most powerful business leaders in Arizona for 2026, spanning semiconductors, advanced manufacturing, health care, and aerospace. (More)

➤ The owner of Camelback Colonnade cleared a hurdle toward rezoning about 23 acres of the aging Phoenix shopping center for apartments, retail, restaurants, and offices. (More)

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A Drone Expert Is Making Flying Cars Real

In 2016, after years working on military drones, Doron Merdinger began sketching a flying car. He saw how quickly the tech had advanced and believed people would soon fly from driveways. So he built Doroni.

Perfect timing. The urban air mobility market is worth $4.8B today. By 2040, Morgan Stanley puts it at $1 trillion. By 2050, $9 trillion. And with 600+ reservations for Doroni’s aircraft and commercial deliveries targeted for 2028, the demand for this innovation is undeniable.

When FOX Business saw the showroom model get unveiled in March, they called it “the ‘flying car’ set to revolutionize personal air travel.”

They even reserved the Nasdaq ticker $DRNI, preparing for potential growth. Invest in Doroni at $3.30/share today.

Doroni is offering securities through the use of an Offering Statement that has been qualified by the Securities and Exchange Commission under Tier II of Regulation A. A copy of the Final Offering Circular that forms a part of the Offering Statement may be obtained from: invest.doroni.io/

➤ Honor Flight Arizona sent more than 30 veterans to Washington, D.C., this week, opening its fall season of trips to the nation’s war memorials. (More)

➤ TSA PreCheck members without tickets can now clear security to access restaurants and shops and see off and greet passengers at their gates at Mesa Gateway and 12 other airports. (More)

➤ Bob Woolf, who performed as the Phoenix Suns Gorilla for more than three decades, earned induction into the World Acrobatics Society Hall of Fame. (More)

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