La Paz County Supervisor Holly Irwin welcomes a recent crackdown by Arizona officials on unfettered groundwater pumping long allowed in rural areas, noting local concerns about dried up wells and subsidence that’s created ground fissures and flooding during heavy rains.
The elections director of a rural Arizona county who pushed false claims that voter fraud was behind President Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss is resigning five months after being hired.
One person was killed in the crash and multiple others were hurt. The truck driver, Karan Singh, fled the scene but was later found and taken to the hospital, police said.
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One person was killed in the crash and multiple others were hurt. The truck driver, Karan Singh, fled the scene but was later found and taken to the hospital, police said.
Yuma, La Paz and Mohave counties were all under Flash Flood Warnings on Saturday. Video shared from a Yuma neighborhood showed streets flooded from overnight storms.
The warning goes into effect at 10 a.m. Wednesday and lasts through 8 p.m. Thursday. It affects portions of La Paz, Maricopa, Pinal, and Yuma counties.
Officials said in the area, daytime temperatures ranging from 110°F to 117°F can be expected.
The rollover crashes happened between mileposts 46 and 48, about halfway between Quartzite and Tonopah.
Worsening drought has focused new attention on the Saudi-owned dairy company and whether Arizona should be doing more to protect its groundwater resources.
The company, Fondomonte Arizona LLC, uses sprinklers to grow alfalfa in La Paz County and exports it to feed dairy cattle in Saudi Arabia. It does not pay for the water it uses.
A pair of well-drilling permits for Fondomonte Farm has been revoked. The company has unlimited access to Arizona's groundwater, which they used to grow alfalfa that is then shipped back to the Middle East. Residents in La Paz County are complaining that local wells are drying up.
The latest storm to hit all of Arizona has come and gone, for the most part. The high country, severe winter weather is still hitting the area with several road closures in place.
Congress approved the bills late last year.
As Arizona continues to deal with a water crisis, there's mounting controversy over foreign-owned companies buying up farmland in parts of La Paz County to grow crops for export.
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Authorities said the body of 48-year-old David Stuart Clark Jr. of Bonsall was found in a rocky area along the water and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
The National Weather Service issued an advisory for Maricopa County, beginning at 10 a.m. on Sept. 3 through 8 p.m. on Sept. 7.
A new round of monsoon weather made its way through parts of the Phoenix area on July 25, as a Flood Watch remains in effect across Arizona.
The Excessive Heat Warning goes into effect at 11 a.m. on July 21 and lasts through 8 p.m. on Friday.
