AZ Briefing: Why the Klamath River has ‘come alive’

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AZ Briefing

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Fri Oct 10 2025

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.

It has been one year since the final piece of concrete was removed from the last of four dams on the Klamath River in northern California. Tribes and environmentalists say the river, the fish and other species that depend on the Klamath’s health are recovering and tribes continue to reclaim their lands and waters.

Read about how, after 100 years of mismanagement, the fish have shown “something extraordinary”.

Best food festivals in Arizona this fall

Prawns are prepared by Chilte at the Devour Culinary Classic on Feb. 23, 2025.

Michael Chow/The Republic

Fall marks the start of event season and in Arizona that means dozens of food festivals that span the globe. Here are the best ones to check out .

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Today in history

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

•	On this day in 1927: Charles Kingsford Smith and Charles Ulm completed the first trans-Pacific flight, traveling from California to Hawaii in a Fokker tri-motor aircraft.
•	In 1934: The first book in the Mary Poppins series by P.L. Travers was published, introducing readers around the world to the magical nanny.
•	In 1957: Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite in orbit, transmitted signals back to Earth for the first time, marking the beginning of the Space Age.
•	In 1960: The song “Shop Around” by The Miracles became Motown’s first-ever No. 1 hit, establishing the Motown sound as a driving force in the music industry.
•	In 1973: Vice President Spiro T. Agnew resigned amid charges of income tax evasion on illegal payments allegedly received while he was governor of Maryland, as well as after he became vice president. He was given a $10,000 fine and sentenced to serve three years’ probation. His VP successor, Gerald R. Ford, went on to become president after the resignation of Richard M. Nixon.
•	In 2014: The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai, at 17, the youngest Nobel laureate in history. She was recognized for her advocacy of education for girls in Pakistan after surviving an assassination attempt by the Taliban.

— Susan Jobe, USA TODAY Network

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Fire crews rescued three people after their vehicle drove off a cliff east of Tortilla Flat on the evening of Oct. 8.

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AZ Briefing: Why the Klamath River has ‘come alive’

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