AZ Briefing: What Maricopa County voting card means; living with Colorado River drought will cost; 3 restaurants to take out-of-towners
A look at some of today's top stories, the weather forecast and a peek back in history.
Did you get something in the mail from the Maricopa County recorder this past week, asking you to fill it out? Here's why.
The Colorado River drought may be the "new normal," and leaders say living with it will be costly.
Dining critic Andi Berlin opens her notebook to share best bites at three essential restaurants to take out-of-towners. Here are all of the details.
Today, you can expect it to be hot, with a high near 100 degrees. Expect it to be clear at night, with a low near 71 degrees. Get the full forecast here.
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Today in history
On this date in 1872, the first lawyers were admitted to practice law in Maricopa County.
In 1913, Fred Maish, once a mayor of Tucson and wealthy cattleman of the Maish and Driscoll Cattle Co., died alone in an old adobe shack in Tucson at nearly 80 years of age.
In 1916, the Yuma game warden reported that civil war in Mexico was scaring big game across the international line into the Yuma and Mohave mountains.
In 1945, Germany signed an unconditional surrender at Allied headquarters in Reims, France, ending its role in World War II.
In 1975, President Gerald R. Ford formally declared an end to the “Vietnam era.” In Ho Chi Minh City — formerly Saigon — the Viet Cong celebrated its takeover.
This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: AZ Briefing: What that mail from the Maricopa County recorder means
