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The Grand Canyon Fire Has North Rim Residents Wary of the Future

Fire crews allowed a fire to burn through brush on the Grand Canyon’s North Rim. Then they lost control.

Tourists at Mather Point on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon watched smoke rise from the Dragon Bravo fire on the canyon’s North Rim.

A Scion of Democratic Politics Defeats the Upstarts in an Arizona Primary

Adelita Grijalva beat back charges of “legacy” and embraced the memory of her father, Raúl Grijalva, to win the Democratic primary for the House seat opened by his death.

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Adelita Grijalva at her campaign office in Tucson, Ariz.

Abbott Calls Seeking Blame for Floods ‘the Word Choice of Losers’

As both the death toll and number of questions about official preparedness increased, the Texas governor invoked football metaphors, saying “every team makes mistakes.”

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Gov. Greg Abbott speaking with residents after a news conference in Hunt, Texas, on Tuesday.

After Mamdani Mania, the Next Democratic Test Comes to Tucson

Adelita Grijalva remains heavily favored to win the House seat of her late father, Raúl Grijalva, but youthful challengers and tired voters are asking why change is so hard for Democrats.

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Daniel Hernandez, a Democratic congressional candidate, meeting with a supporter, Beatrice Torres, while door-knocking last month in Tucson, Ariz.
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