This week would have marked the 19th birthday for Preston Lord, a Queen Creek teen who was killed at a 2023 Halloween party. On what is now honored as "Preston Lord Day" every Sept. 23 in the city of Chandler, the teen's father, Nick Lord, wore his son's favorite color and reflected on the sense of pride he holds for his son. He also thanked the Maricopa County Attorney's Office and East Valley community for standing by the family. Lord said he's heard "Preston's Law" has helped law enforcement in other cases. The law increases penalties in assault cases when three or more assailants attack one person. One of several people accused of participating in the attack that killed Preston Lord, Talyn Vigil, was also back in court this month because of an unrelated drag-racing arrest in Tempe. In response, Nick Lord said, "Honestly, I can't understand the mindset," he told @balin_om.

Data centers shouldn’t increase energy bills, strain water supplies or undermine climate targets—and they must give back to the communities they’re in. We can address these issues while continuing to be a leader in technology. More from my discussion on @CNN.

Mother Nature hit the snooze button on sunshine this morning — and decided to crank up the water works instead! 🌧️ Drivers across the Valley woke up to slick, splashy freeways, and she's not done yet. More storms could roll through central and southern Arizona today, with the best chances of a downpour hitting mid-afternoon into the evening. Even Sky Harbor got in on the drama — thunderstorms crashed the party and disrupted travel! ⛈️✈️ Check out this clip of floodwaters making themselves right at home on our roads, and then drop YOUR videos and clips in the comments. We want to see how this morning's monsoon madness played out in your neighborhood! 👇

"I can't believe you're allowing this to be aired." Kris Mayes wanted the moderators to jump in during a particularly tense moment in the attorney general debate where Warren Petersen was making multiple claims about how the incumbent has previously behaved.

Both candidates for Arizona attorney general duked it out on the debate stage Wednesday night. Incumbent Democrat Kris Mayes touted her record, saying she's won 83% of her nearly 50 cases against the Trump administration and brought more than $2 billion back to the state. Republican challenger Warren Petersen argued Mayes has no business challenging the federal government so often, saying Arizona is a center-right state. But Petersen said he, too, would sue the Trump administration if necessary to protect Arizona's water rights. 📹: @heidi_hommel

Arizona's Proposition 318 isn't just about school sports. It would also affect which bathrooms and locker rooms transgender students can use. Supporters say the measure would protect female athletes. Opponents call it unnecessary and say it would exclude transgender girls from sports while restricting organizations that want to include them. In the first installment of Props in 60 Seconds, education solutions reporter @shiratanzernews breaks down the proposal, the arguments on both sides and what a "yes" vote would mean. Watch for a quick breakdown before you vote this November.

The second-largest reservoir in the U.S. has dropped to record-low water levels. These satellite images show Colorado’s Lake Powell in 2017, when water levels were high, and now in 2026, when snow drought and unusually warm temperatures have driven water levels to record lows.

The Arizona Legislature is conducting its own investigation into Gov. Katie Hobbs' alleged pay-to-play scheme. State Sen. Jake Hoffman said they have issued a number of subpoenas for those involved to collect witness testimony, which will be heard at a hearing later this month. He also called on Attorney General Kris Mayes to release documents from her investigation, in which she declined to press charges. Mayes is already in the process of releasing her investigation following a legal review. 📹: @heidi_hommel

BREAKING NEWS: Jon Kyl, a giant in Arizona politics who served the state in Congress for nearly three decades, has died, his family announced Thursday. He was 84. MORE ABOUT HIS LIFE AND IMPACT: ktar.com/arizona-politics-ne…

⛈️ Look out your window — are storms moving through your neighborhood? We’re seeing rain and hearing thunder at KTAR News headquarters. Share your photos and videos in the comments, and tell us where you captured them!

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BREAKING: The Supreme Court rejected President Trump's bid to restrict mail ballots ahead of the midterms. apnews.com/article/trump-mai…

Arizona U.S. Sen. Ruben Gallego has introduced a four-part plan to restore the public education system across the country. Gallego told Education Solutions Reporter @shiratanzernews that the plan was created to improve schooling nationally, but it’s also personal. ktar.com/arizona-education/g…

Twenty-five years later, some moments are impossible to forget. On the eve of the 25th anniversary of September 11th, former President George W. Bush visited FDNY Ladder Company 3 on Thursday—the firehouse whose apparatus was so badly damaged in the collapse of the World Trade Center that it never returned to service. Today, that rig is preserved at the 9/11 Memorial & Museum. President Bush spoke with members about the days and years that followed the attacks. The bullhorn speech at Ground Zero. That unforgettable first pitch at Yankee Stadium. And the people who stood together when our city—and our country—needed them most. A quarter-century has passed, but the memories remain. #NeverForget

"You do my dad's legacy, the legacy of all these victims, no honor by using this tragedy to spread hate." The son of a 9/11 victim who was killed in the attacks called out hate during the Manhattan ceremony commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.

"It just seems to be ... a solution in search of a problem." Capitol Media Services’ Howie Fischer, who’s covered the Legislature since the ’80s, broke down Proposition 144 and provided background on the measure. Watch the full podcast episode here: ktar.com/jim-sharpe/az-polit…

BREAKING: diesel history is about to be made. $6/gal nationally — never seen before, days away, it's now in the pipeline, unavoidable.

An Australian ultramarathoner is running 2,000 miles, including the length of the Colorado River, in 100 days to spotlight the growing strain on one of the West’s most critical water systems. Watch: ktar.com/arizona-water-news/… 💧 Water Watch brought to you by @AMWUA

Prosecutors in Illinois say a mother described by witnesses as recently being "very invested" in the Lindsay Clancy trial allegedly murdered her 2-year-old son and tried to take her own life, according to a petition to deny pre-trial release. abcnews.visitlink.me/BBCged

BREAKING NEWS: A judge declared a mistrial Friday in the Lindsay Clancy case after the jury failed to reach a verdict over the Massachusetts mother’s responsibility for killing her three children. ktar.com/national-news/linds…