Ariz. man released awaiting Capitol riot trial; Why cities say they won't impose water restrictions; This Phoenix-Montreal flight is back
A look at some of today's top stories, the weather forecast and a peek back in history.
Phoenix resident Ed Vallejo is to be released while he awaits a trial on charges of seditious conspiracy in the U.S. Capitol riot.
Parts of Nevada and California already restrict outdoor watering to save water. Will the Colorado River's decline push Arizona to follow?
After a nearly two-year hiatus, Air Canada is resuming its nonstop service from Phoenix to Montreal. Here's what's new about the route.
Today, you can expect it to be sunny, with a high near 98 degrees. Mostly clear at night, with a low near 68 degrees. Get the full forecast here.
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Today in history
On this date in 1910, Tucson citizens celebrated the opening of the Tucson-West Coast of Mexico Railroad.
In 1917, the state legislature appropriated funds to purchase the old governor’s mansion at Prescott with the provision that the property should be used as a museum.
In 1929, a company with main offices is Tulsa, Okla., took over 79 mining claims in Chloride, Arizona. The combined mining claims had a shipping record of over $1 million in copper, silver, lead and gold.
In 1945, in the only fatal attack of its kind during World War II, a Japanese balloon bomb exploded on Gearhart Mountain in Oregon, killing the pregnant wife of a minister and five children. Denmark and the Netherlands were liberated as a German surrender went into effect.
In 2016, former Los Angeles trash collector Lonnie Franklin Jr. was convicted of 10 counts of murder in the “Grim Sleeper” serial killings that targeted poor, young Black women over two decades.
This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: AZ Briefing: Ariz. man released awaiting Capitol riot trial
