Heidi Hommel

KTAR News Reporter 🎙️
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Election Day is next week — and if you still have your filled-out mail ballot, Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap says don’t mail it back.

Instead, voters can drop off their ballot or use a new option: bring it in, show ID and have it stamped so it can bypass signature verification and move to on-site tabulation. @BroomheadShow

🎥 Watch Heap explain what voters should know before turning in a ballot: https://t.co/dz2pNOziIA

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💰 A $100 billion investment in the Valley — but what does it mean for Arizona's water future?

Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego joined @AZMorningNews to talk about TSMC's massive new investment and what it could mean for the city, the economy and long-term water planning.

As one of the biggest players in Arizona's growing semiconductor industry, TSMC's expansion could bring major opportunities — along with big questions about infrastructure, growth and resources.

🎧 Hear what Gallego had to say about balancing economic development with Arizona's water future.

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This is now more important.

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"There are families whose sons and daughters are wearing the uniform and deploying right now to this dumb war in Iran."

Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego spoke at the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials conference in Los Angeles, highlighting how many Latinos have family members serving in the U.S. military while their loved ones at home face immigration enforcement actions by ICE.

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"This is so rare, you wouldn't believe it."

A former Phoenix officer, now a volunteer snake wrangler, has captured what experts believe is an exceedingly rare albino rattlesnake in the Gold Canyon area — and she's pregnant. https://t.co/zIF4HG03WW

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KTAR reporter @heidi_hommel talked to Pinal County cotton farmer Todd Thelander about the Colorado River water cuts and how they could cause food prices to go even higher.

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Think grocery prices are bad now? They could get worse. Colorado River cuts are squeezing Arizona farmers like Todd Thelander, who farms cotton in Pinal County.

Get the full story from @heidi_hommel: https://t.co/7sUVWdBsP2

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BREAKING: The Supreme Court has rejected President Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship in the U.S. by executive order, reaffirming more than a century of legal precedent and national tradition that babies born on American soil are automatically American citizens.
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If you're interested in a career in cyber security, Glendale Community College's Central Regional Operations Center will give you the hands-on experience you need.

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If you're interested in a career in cyber security, Glendale Community College's Central Regional Operations Center will give you the hands on experience you need.

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Sweden's climate minister brought her 3-month-old son to the EU council meeting in Luxembourg, to highlight the benefits of parental leave policies which don't force women to choose between work and family responsibilities. https://t.co/NlFrIVFX9O

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Sen. Kelly criticized President Trump for refusing to sign a bipartisan housing bill, calling the move an attempt to leverage relief for struggling homebuyers in exchange for restrictive voting legislation that lacks the support to pass.

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Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes says fraud tied to the Ducey administration went unchecked for so long that criminals were able to move large amounts of money offshore.

At the same event, Mayes also addressed a 2025 case involving an unlicensed midwife accused of negligence that allegedly led to an unborn child’s death in utero.

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Cue the red, white and blue! Phoenix is kicking off its Independence Day celebrations this weekend with After Dark in the Park, the first of three free city events. 🎇

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BREAKING: The 13yo Apache Junction girl Skylar Conville has been found safe. A Turquoise Alert was sent out last night after she went missing.

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Scottsdale is taking steps to shore up its water future as Colorado River cuts loom.

With about 70% of the city's water supply coming from the Central Arizona Project, @MayorBorowsky says Scottsdale is working to buy 15,000 acre-feet of water for $8.25M.

MORE DETAILS: https://t.co/lbFbeItEDT

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A Tempe student who was detained by ICE along with his mother in May received a special eighth grade promotion ceremony from Arizona Congressman Greg Stanton.

Dilan Paredes was detained by ICE near his Tempe school and sent to the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in south Texas. He and his mother were released several days ago under The Flores Settlement, a legal agreement protecting minors from detainment — and now Paredes is getting the ceremony he missed out on.

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Arizona agencies have taken a key step that could eventually allow the state to buy desalinated ocean water from Southern California.

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@heidi_hommel has the whole story: https://t.co/LYtUtkdGhe

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The Central Arizona Project, along with other state water entities, have signed a memorandum of understanding with a desalination plant in Carlsbad, California.

KTAR's @heidi_hommel has more here:
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