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Severe storms are bringing hail, damaging winds and a tornado threat across parts of Arizona. The Republic's Tevian Whitehurst has the latest.

Video by Tevian Whitehurst/The Republic 📹️

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For more than 30 years, Arizona banked Colorado River water for a non-rainy day. That day has arrived. What was once a safeguard against future shortages is becoming an increasingly important part of Arizona's water future.

But how long will those savings last? And what happens if Colorado River shortages deepen in the years ahead?

Full story at the link in bio. 🔗

Written by Clara Migoya ✍️ | Photos by Diannie Chavez and Mark Henle/The Republic With Aerial Support Provided By LightHawk 📸

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Moisture from Tropical Storm Rachel has reached Arizona — storms, dust have already rolled through. Republic meteorologist Tevian Whitehurst explains what to expect as impacts continue. 🔗

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By the time you read this, Rachel has weakened to a tropical storm, nearing its turn toward the Southwest. Showers and isolated are expected between Saturday and Tuesday, Oct. 10-13, but specified times are still shifting. Stay tuned for more updates.

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Will it actually get cold in Arizona this winter? ❄️ The Old Farmer’s Almanac released its winter forecast, including when and where Arizonans could see snow.

See what’s predicted for the winter season. Link in bio. 🔗

Written by Paige Moore ✍️ | Photos by The Republic 📸

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Our newspaper print team does this cool thing where they really take their time designing our Sunday front pages for our biggest stories. Sometimes they even bring in an illustrator to work with the reporter (as in this case) to make it shine. That means our Sunday papers often feature not the news of the immediate moment, but those deeper features and investigations that really make you sit and think about our modern shared reality.

Plus, it’s just nice to crack open a physical newspaper and sit with your coffee among the fall leaves to read a bit about the world — as observed, investigated and recorded by the local reporters living and experiencing it all right alongside you.

Today, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026, you can pick up a copy of my investigation — written as a mystery story, because that’s what it was — that originally ran in June. It starts with the question of why anyone would nominate 320,000 acres of land in the Arizona Strip for oil and gas leasing…where there is no #oilandgas. It takes you through a checklist of possibilities related to land grabs, water schemes, hydrogen or helium or gypsum. And it ends with an answer about *who* would do this, and what that may mean about the cultural, political and physical forces reshaping our #publiclands.

Grab a copy at an Arizona gas station or grocery store and check it out! Someday you might want to show some kids what a newspaper was. (You can also read it online FOR FREE at the link in my bio.) Thanks for supporting #localnews.

And just as a fun fact: this story + my intro to it + my climate leader feature that also ran in this issue = I have about 8,000 words in print today in one of the top 20 largest newspapers in the U.S., which is neato IMO

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A U.S. Appeals Court declined to rehear a case that allowed a land exchange of the sacred Apache site Oak Flat to a copper mining company. The mine would open up a crater at Oak Flat over time, and opponents, including tribal and environmental groups, have vowed to continue their legal fight.

Here's what's happening at the link in bio. 🔗

Written by Debra Utacia Krol ✍️ | Photos by Thomas Hawthorne and Michael Chow/The Republic 📸

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Hurricane Polo already supplied moisture this week that gave Arizona scattered storms and flooded New Mexico. After a dry weekend, more tropical moisture could come to the Southwest, ending the monsoon on a rainy note.

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Hualapai activists are walking 1,200 miles across Arizona to draw attention to mining operations on tribal lands. The walk is a protest against a proposed lithium mine near the Hualapai Tribe's sacred Ha'Kamwe' hot spring.

Full story at the link in bio. 🔗

Written by Arlyssa D. Becenti ✍️ | Photos provided by DJ Portugal and Joel Angel Juárez/The Republic 📸

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“Keep it Roadless like that!” 🚫🛣️ Share this video and submit a comment through regulations.gov or @runners4publiclands (👈 easiest) by 🗓️ October 6th, 2026! ✊

#trailrunning #publiclands #nationalforest #hikerlife #usda

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Arizona saw more rainfall than any other state in the Lower 48, according to weather.city. A whopping 969 billion gallons of rain fell across the state, fueled by moisture from a tropical disturbance.

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Peak storm activity is expected overnight Tuesday, Sept. 15, through late Wednesday afternoon, with storms arriving in waves.

A flood watch is in effect for heavy rainfall and flooding risk, while temperatures could cool into the 90s Wednesday and Thursday.

Video by Tevian Whitehurst/The Republic 📹️

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