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Thursday, October 8, 2026

Good Morning! On this day in 1878, the Arizona Territory permitted the Southern Pacific Railroad to cross and operate on the Yuma military reservation.

Is a blood sugar spike after a meal actually a bad thing? The glucose monitors that changed life for millions of diabetics are now showing up on everyone else, from marathon runners to your coworker counting carbs. But there's a catch. New research found the sensors overestimated blood sugar by about 30% in people without diabetes, and the spike scaring you might not even be real. Christopher has the full story on today's episode of The Flyover Podcast. Tune in here!

Later today, watch for a message from our partner, Doroni Aerospace, about its two-seat personal electric aircraft and an opportunity to invest as the company moves toward flight testing and FAA certification.

Today’s sponsor, Infinity Fuel, is developing lightweight, long-duration power technology for aerospace and defense applications, with more than $60 million in past and current contracts involving organizations including NASA and the U.S. Navy.

Copper Production Starts

Florence Copper in Pinal County celebrated the start of commercial production, becoming the first new U.S. copper source since 2008.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin joined hundreds of community, government, and industry leaders to mark the occasion.

The plant will support about 800 direct and indirect jobs and produce about 85 million pounds a year at full capacity in 2027, raising U.S. refined copper output by roughly 5%.

Rather than digging an open pit, the operation uses in-situ recovery to dissolve copper underground through wells. The company says the process uses about 78% less water than open-pit mining.

U of A Pauses Fraternity Activities

The University of Arizona suspended six fraternities and froze activities for all 21 campus fraternities amid misconduct reports involving nearly half of them.

Dean of Students Chrissy Lieberman said the pause was ordered because her office is at capacity investigating allegations of physical assault, hazing, and drug and alcohol use.

Chapters deemed in good standing can resume after advisers meet with her, she said. In August, school president Suresh Garimella warned fraternity presidents that the school could take action.

Last month, Sigma Tau Gamma was suspended over allegations that new members were forced to drink heavily and take part in other hazing activities, including swallowing live goldfish.

Water Uses in Focus

Golf courses, data centers, and population growth are often cited for straining Arizona's water supply, but an analysis found agriculture uses nearly three-quarters of the state's water.

Farms use about 5 million acre-feet a year, with alfalfa accounting for about 1 million acre-feet and cotton a distant second, the analysis found.

Cities used about 1.5 million acre-feet in 2024, with nonresidential deliveries, a broad category that includes tech companies, rising to about 124 billion gallons (380,000 acre-feet) a year. As for residential use, the state estimates 70% goes to landscaping, pools, and other outdoor uses.

Golf course water use is down in recent years and accounts for about 1.6% of statewide allocations, the analysis found.

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In physics, the “Battery Trap” is well known. To make one last twice as long, it must be twice as big.

But a company named Infinity Fuel has already escaped that trap, finally providing critical industries like aerospace and defense with lightweight, long-range, reliable power.

And the demand speaks for itself. NASA signed a deal with Infinity to illuminate the Moon during 14-day lunar nights. The US Navy signed one with them to power underwater drones. Their tech was even involved with two separate Blue Origin launches.

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➤ Lake Havasu City: The 45th IJSBA World Finals, the personal watercraft racing championship held annually in Lake Havasu City, runs through Sunday. Admission is free. (More)

➤ Chandler: Chuck E. Cheese opened its new Adventure World, with 12,000 square feet of multilevel play space. (More)

➤ Gila River Indian Community: The state transportation department began the third phase of its multiyear project to widen I-10 between Phoenix and Casa Grande, adding lanes and rebuilding interchanges on an 11-mile stretch between Loop 202 and the Gila River. (More)

➤ Scottsdale: The school board voted 3-2 to close the Copper Ridge and Laguna campuses after the 2026-27 school year and redraw attendance boundaries, displacing about 700 students. (More)

➤ Meanwhile, a report lists the more than two dozen school campuses that have closed or been repurposed in the Phoenix area since 2024. (See List)

➤ Statewide: Attorneys for Medicaid fraud victims accused the attorney general's office of granting $500,000 to a Native American recovery program allegedly tied to fraudsters. The program's operator and the state attorney general's office called the claims baseless. (More)

➤ Tucson: A judge declined to dismiss the deportation case against DACA recipient Karla Toledo ahead of a final hearing scheduled for March. (More)

➤ Buckeye: The DNA Doe Project identified remains found in the White Tank Mountains in 1982 as a Buckeye teen who vanished in the late 1970s. (More)

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➤ Five-star basketball recruit Darius Wabbington of Sunnyslope High in Phoenix committed to Indiana, choosing the Hoosiers over finalists Arizona and Illinois. (More)

➤ The Arizona Cardinals signed offensive tackle Jedrick Wills Jr., the No. 10 overall pick in the 2020 draft, to add depth after losing Paris Johnson Jr. for the season. (More)

➤ Brian Kaplan will not return as the Arizona Diamondbacks' pitching coach, according to a report. Arizona posted a 4.34 ERA during his two-season tenure, which ranked No. 22 in MLB. (More)

➤ Arizona Wildcats football will face former coach Rich Rodriguez and his run-heavy West Virginia offense this weekend. (More)

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➤ Glendale-based mattress maker 3Z Brands, whose lines include Brooklyn Bedding, Helix, and Leesa, completed a 280,000-square-foot expansion of its factory, bringing its manufacturing headquarters to nearly 966,000 square feet. (More)

➤ Chandler-Gilbert Community College opened a $6.4 million facility next to Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport that can train up to 1,000 students a year for aerospace and defense jobs. (More)

➤ Sanctuary Camelback Mountain resort in Paradise Valley returned to local ownership and plans to renovate all 110 rooms and casitas by September 2027. (More)

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Deep Sea? Deep Space? Don’t Sweat

What do underwater drones and lunar equipment have in common? Both must operate without air or electrical outlets.

It’s why Infinity’s already secured $60M+ in past and current contracts from NASA, the US Navy, and more to supply that power.

Their fuel cells can keep these machines running in the toughest environments. And this isn’t theoretical. In March, an Infinity-powered underwater drone traveled 1,257 miles without surfacing, roughly the distance from Los Angeles to Dallas. That same design’s even logged 2,600+ hours for a NASA Moon Base power program.

Now, Infinity’s scaling from prototype to production. And through October 15, you can join them and unlock 5% in guaranteed bonus shares.

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➤ Mesa Public Library will celebrate its 120th birthday by issuing a limited-edition Jimmy Eat World library card designed to look like a vintage concert ticket, available starting Saturday at all locations. (See Photo)

➤ Phoenix Children's Hospital will sponsor this year's Fiesta Bowl Parade, set for Jan. 2. Groups that want to march can apply through Oct. 16. (More)

➤ The Rotary Club of Sun Lakes donated about 4,000 dictionaries to third-graders in Chandler and the Gila River Indian Community. (More)

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➤ A new report breaks down which states Gen Z adults are leaving and where they're landing instead. (Hear Details)

➤ Spain is mourning the 87-year-old woman whose eviction ignited nationwide protests and pushed the country toward early elections. (Listen Now)

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Thursday, October 8, 2026

Good Morning! On this day in 1821, James Long and his band of soldiers surrendered at La Bahía (present-day Goliad) to Mexican forces under Col. Juan Ignacio Pérez. The Long expedition was an attempt to liberate Texas from Spain.

Fort Hood Shooter Execution Set

The Army is scheduled to execute Nidal Hasan by firing squad at Fort Hood on Dec. 3, acting Army Secretary Adam Telle announced Tuesday, days after President Trump approved the method.

Hasan, a former Army psychiatrist, killed 13 people and wounded more than 30 at the post's Soldier Readiness Processing Center on Nov. 5, 2009. Julia Wilson, who was nine months pregnant and in a vehicle parked outside that day, said of the execution: "An eye for an eye. Too bad he doesn't have 13 of them."

Then-Staff Sgt. Alonzo Lunsford took a round to the head, hit the floor, and played dead while Hasan shot him twice more. He calls the firing squad a fitting end.

Whether it happens Dec. 3 is another question. Hasan has exhausted his military appeals, but his lawyers can still take the case to federal civilian courts, and no U.S. service member has been shot by firing squad since 1945.

Texas Executes Man in Silsbee Killing

Texas executed Jamaal Howard, 46, by lethal injection Wednesday evening at the Huntsville Unit for fatally shooting convenience store clerk Vickie Swartout during a 2000 robbery in Silsbee.

Howard apologized to Swartout's relatives, who watched through a window feet from the death chamber. "I wish that you accept my apology and I wish for your forgiveness," he said. He was pronounced dead at 8:03 p.m.

Howard was 20 when he shot Swartout, 42, in the chest at the store, about 100 miles northeast of Houston. Surveillance video shown at trial captured the shooting, and court records say he took $114 and a carton of cigarettes.

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court denied his final appeals without comment. His lawyers argued he was intellectually disabled and that Texas' pentobarbital was degraded after Tennessee's failed execution of Christa Pike.

Where Texas Wages Climbed Most

Workers in Coke County, a West Texas county of 3,412 people, now average $2,408 a week, the state's highest average weekly wage and double what employees there earned in 2021.

Nine of the 15 counties with the biggest five-year wage gains sit in the High Plains and West Texas, where smaller payrolls make averages swing sharply. In Coke County, researchers tied the jump to the Aviator Wind Farm, which began operating in 2020.

Among the state's 28 largest counties, Travis County workers earned the most at $2,061 a week on average in the fourth quarter of 2025, while Hidalgo County trailed at $884. Only six of the 28 counties beat the national average of $1,569.

Climbing into the top 1% of Texas earners now takes $817,158 per year, roughly $73,000 more than a year ago, and the 11th-highest bar in the country. That estimate rests on 2022 IRS returns adjusted to 2026 dollars.

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Kiss “The Battery Trap” Goodbye

In physics, the “Battery Trap” is well known. To make one last twice as long, it must be twice as big.

But a company named Infinity Fuel has already escaped that trap, finally providing critical industries like aerospace and defense with lightweight, long-range, reliable power.

In total, Infinity has earned more than $60M in past and current contracts. Now, as production scales to meet demand, they’re inviting you to own a piece.

Even better? If you invest by October 15, you’ll maximize your shares with 5% guaranteed bonus stock. Become an early-stage Infinity investor before this offer’s gone.

➤ Houston: A custodian found a live improvised explosive device in a secure-side restroom at Bush Intercontinental Airport on Sept. 11. Officers first logged it as a firecracker. A bomb squad later found a potassium chlorate mixture inside, records show. (More)

➤ McKinney: Vandals stomped hundreds of the 1,200 Israeli flags Heritage Church planted to honor victims of the Oct. 7, 2023, attack by Hamas terrorists. Neighbors helped restore the display, and the church is adding security. (More)

➤ El Paso: An internal DHS alert warned that a smuggler may try to kidnap Customs and Border Protection personnel in the El Paso and Presidio areas. CBP said it vets every threat but won't discuss its methods. (More)

➤ Austin: State senators weighed requiring a 180-day school year after hearing that Texas fourth- and eighth-graders trail Mississippi in reading. More than 100 districts have gone to four-day weeks. Texas students average 169 days. (More)

➤ Houston: Proposition A on the Nov. 3 ballot would make misdemeanor marijuana possession Houston police's lowest enforcement priority and ban no-knock warrants. Marijuana remains illegal statewide, and Attorney General Ken Paxton has challenged similar city measures. (More)

➤ Odessa: Hundreds of residents and businesses are suing the city over water bills, seeking $5 million. Attorneys cite customers who were billed for more than 90,000 gallons in a month. The city blames data errors and aging meters. (More)

➤ Statewide: Attorney General Ken Paxton opened an investigation into Hanes and Fruit of the Loom over synthetic fabrics in children's underwear and possible toxic chemicals. Hanes' parent, Gildan, said it will cooperate. (More)

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➤ The Dallas Cowboys host the winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers tonight on Thursday Night Football, hunting their second straight win behind an offense that’s scored a league-high 34 points per game over the last three weeks. (See Preview)

➤ More than 100,000 people will pack Fair Park Saturday for the Red River Rivalry between Texas and Oklahoma. Attendees are advised to show up early. (See Guide)

➤ TCU women’s volleyball’s 11-match winning streak has propelled the Horned Frogs to No. 8 in the AVCA Coaches Poll, the highest ranking in program history. (More)

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➤ Aqua Texas bills in one Cypress neighborhood more than doubled at 20,000 gallons of use after interim rates took effect in March, residents found after reviewing 491 statements. The company says the rates cover infrastructure work and are refundable. (More)

➤ Raytheon's McKinney operations will add hundreds of jobs under a nearly $21 billion Pentagon contract to roughly double the output of AMRAAM air-to-air missiles. The seven-year deal covers nearly 14,000 missiles. (More)

➤ Comptroller Don Huffines signed an order Tuesday proposing a rule change so electronic medical record systems would no longer be taxed under a 1987 information-services tax. A 30-day public comment period comes next. (More)

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Deep Sea? Deep Space? Don’t Sweat

What do underwater drones and lunar equipment have in common? Both must operate without air or electrical outlets.

Now, Infinity’s scaling from prototype to production. And through October 15, you can join them and unlock 5% in guaranteed bonus shares.

Maximize your stake as an early-stage Infinity investor before this offer’s gone.

This is a paid advertisement for Infinity Fuel Cell and Hydrogen, Inc. Regulation Crowdfunding offering. Please read the offering circular at invest.infinityfuel.com

➤ Half a million hugs given to soldiers deploying from Fort Hood are now the subject of a book by Elizabeth Laird's daughter, who is tracking down the troops her mother embraced at the airport before and after their tours. (See Photos)

➤ A Mansfield man who spent three years losing ground to a rare, often fatal protein disease is in remission a year after a single infusion in a UT Southwestern trial. About 95% of patients in that trial reached full remission. (See Results)

➤ Triple-digit heat is most likely finished for the year in Bryan-College Station. The latest 100-degree reading ever logged there came on Oct. 6, 1892. (More)

➤ The "LEGO Lady" sorts donated bricks by hand at Goodwill San Antonio's operations center, pulling out nails and batteries and hunting minifigures to complete sets for resale. Beatrice Moss, 76, has held the job for five years and sings while she works. (Meet Builder)

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