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After three years of reporting politics, tomorrow is my last day at @wwmtnews. This period in Michigan will be referenced and written about for decades to come, and I’m grateful to have played a very small role in capturing it.

As you can see in the video, Sen. Padilla clearly identifies himself. DHS still wrote this post falsely claiming that he did not.

Arizona just sent out its first-ever Turquoise Alert, which identifies missing/endangered Native people who are believed to be at risk. This alert is for a 6 year old girl, Violet Coultas, last seen with her non custodial mother. More info⬇️ Let’s get Violet home!

The Forest Service claims it’s fully staffed for a worsening fire season. But internal data, which has not been previously reported, shows more than 4,500 Forest Service firefighting jobs — as many as 27% — remained vacant as of July 17. propublica.org/article/forest…

6 minutes after the first batch of votes dropped and Decision Desk has already projected a win for the late Raúl Grijalva’s daughter:

Tuesday, July 15: Tourists watch as the Dragon Bravo Fire continues to burn along the Grand Canyon’s North Rim after destroying dozens of park structures, including the iconic Grand Canyon Lodge. The fire is now burning around the famous Rim-to-Rim trail.

UNCOUNTED: ABC15 investigation reveals heat-related deaths may be overlooked too often. Our review of dozens of death records found cases of people dying outside in extreme circumstances that were not counted as heat deaths including this one: @abc15 abc15.com/news/local-new…

Y’all, when it rains a lot, it floods. It’s always been that way. Flooding has existed as long as rain has. It can destroy homes, wreck communities, and take lives. That’s why we’ve built warning systems. That’s why I do what I do. But lately, there’s a rise in conspiracy…

Dust starting to cover Camelback as Phoenix’s first big monsoon storm of the season rolls in

Reposting this important story: Almost half of the people currently in ICE custody have neither been convicted of nor charged with any crime. ICE has arrested only 6% of known immigrant murderers. Striking report by @JuliaEAinsley and @strickdc nbcnews.com/politics/natio…

This includes about 1,173,000 acres of national forest land in Arizona alone, according to an @abc15/@Garrett_Archer analysis.

Scoop: Trump's closure of USAID will cost taxpayers more than $6 billion, including hundreds of millions to fight legal challenges, according to a draft assessment obtained by me and @jackfitzdc

If you are the media contact for a government agency, you should have a phone number listed publicly. Does anyone know when that stopped being the standard?

BREAKING: An early U.S. intelligence report suggests U.S. strikes only set back Iran’s nuclear program by a few months, AP sources say. apnews.com/article/iran-n…

CONTEXT: Why is the U.S. decision to bomb Iran so significant, and what could it mean for Americans? We spoke with two experts on conflict in the Middle East about those questions👇🏼

BREAKING: Trump says the U.S. has bombed Iran.

This is never more clear than an election cycle in Montana

Still a crowd protesting here at the Capitol. Watching to see if it grows.

“No Kings” protests are happening across the Phoenix metro area. Here are some photos at the Arizona State Capitol. @abc15

Exclusive: Marines deployed to Los Angeles carried out the detention of a civilian, the US military confirmed after being presented with Reuters images, in the first known detention by active-duty troops deployed there by President Donald Trump reut.rs/4jTesWH

.@Garrett_Archer is teaching little Data Guru Jr how it’s done today