AZ Briefing: Grand Canyon sees deadliest summer in years

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Thu Oct 3 2024

Lorenzino Estrada | Digital Producer

Good morning, Arizona. Here’s what our reporters are working on and what you should know about what’s happening across the state before you start your day.

On any given summer day, Grand Canyon National Park draws 17,000 to 18,000 visitors — according to National Park Service visitation data — intrigued by the geological marvel that spans 277 miles along the Colorado River.

A handful don’t survive them. This summer was the deadliest in yearswith eight people dead in six weeks.

26 new restaurants now open in metro Phoenix

A selection of pizza and burgers at The Stillery.

Courtesy of The Stillery

Metro Phoenix welcomed over two dozen restaurants in September, including The Larder & The Delta in Phoenix and The Italiano in Scottsdale. Here’s a guide.

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Today in history

Here are just some of the events on this date in the past.

•	On this day in 1955: General Motors became the first American corporation to make more than $1 billion in a single year.
•	In 1965: President Lyndon Johnson signed the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, also known as the Hart-Celler Act. The law, which removed national origin quotas established in the 1920s, greatly impacted who could immigrate to the U.S.
•	In 1990: The German Unification Treaty came into effect, reuniting East and West Germany into the Federal Republic of Germany after 45 years of Cold War division.
•	In 1993: Eighteen American soldiers were killed in a two-day battle in Somalia’s capital city, Mogadishu – an event later portrayed in the book and movie “Black Hawk Down.”
•	In 1995: A jury found OJ Simpson not guilty of the murders of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman in a trial that kept the nation riveted. The case had a historic impact on issues pertaining to racial divisions and domestic violence in American culture.
•	In 2014: The podcast “Serial,” a spinoff of long-running radio program “This American Life,” debuted. Credited with launching the podcast boom, it was the first to reach 5 million downloads and the first to win a Peabody Award.

Apache County attorney suspended from practicing law

“No person shall be eligible for the office of county attorney unless he is an attorney at law, licensed and in good standing,” the law states.

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AZ Briefing: Grand Canyon sees deadliest summer in years

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Other big stories

26 new restaurants now open in metro Phoenix

Today in history

TOP STORIES

Apache County attorney suspended from practicing law

A Suns owner pays $100M for Hilton Phoenix Resort

DBacks turn focus to next year after disappointing end

Phoenix celebrates naming ‘Greg Stanton Central Station’

Phoenix police lift Sierra Linda High School lockdown

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