Rare storms in Arizona prove West Coast rain is a warning
A storm bringing flood watches to 7 million people signals a volatile winter that turns burn scars into death traps across the West.
By Daniel Okafor ·
arizona — Lorien Times
Trump signs Chiricahua National Park Act to mask a gutted agency
President Trump elevated Chiricahua to national park status to score a political win, but the move ignores a starving workforce and a $24 billion maintenance backlog.
By Maya Ellison ·
AOC’s private life proves media can weaponize any ambiguity
The American press, it seems, has developed a peculiar talent for mistaking private life for public policy.
By Dana Whitfield ·
Remains found in Arizona yard in search for missing couple, and their son may have left country, police say
The immediate reaction to reports like these always verges into melodrama, a breathless search for motive or grand conspiracy. But one must resist that urge.
By Klaus Berger ·
Upper Basin states leave Lower Basin exposed to federal cuts
The Colorado River crisis, as reported by deseret.com and nbcnews.com, is not a legal dispute; it is a structural reckoning.
By Tom Beckwith ·
Kate Minker: (44) Nysa demands we abandon single-body models
The latest space photo of the day—a stunning capture of (44) Nysa—is nothing short of an intellectual wrecking ball.
By Imani Sutton ·
Nanos’ note release proves Pima County incompetence on Guthrie case
The sheer spectacle of it is breathtaking: law enforcement releasing an offender's own words into the public square.
By Bram de Vries ·
"Growing pressure" as Nancy Guthrie search passes six months
The most enduring tragedy in this saga is not the disappearance itself, but the spectacle that followed.
By Tom Beckwith ·
Nancy Guthrie ransom demands released by Pima County Sheriff's Department in bid to identify sender
The moment a criminal uses human beings as currency, they are engaging in an ancient form of extortion that has no place in modern American life.
By Grant Colby ·
A new Colorado River plan requires water cuts for three states. Deeper cuts are still possible
The headlines concerning the Colorado River are less a report on hydrology and more an elegy for American self-reliance.
By Caroline Ashford ·
Pentagon needs $67 billion; Trump pivots from war costs to Arizona primaries
The political theater surrounding Donald Trump in late July 2026 displayed a jarring contradiction. His public schedule forced him to simultaneously address American military losses from an ongoing conflict with Iran…
By Ruth Behrens ·
Blocking certification votes and lawsuits define Arizona GOP's top candidates
Arizona voters selected their party nominees for top statewide offices, including governor and multiple congressional races, on July 22, 2026.
By Adele Rutherford ·