AZ Briefing: Phoenix-area voters rejecting school district funding requests; dealing with holiday travel; drive-thru lobster

A look at some of today's top stories, the weather forecast and a peek back in history.

Why did so many Phoenix-area voters reject school district funding requests, and now what?

Holiday travel is back in full swing after over a year of pandemic restrictions that left last year's trips uncertain and canceled. This year, however, airports are seeing many more passengers, so you'll want to have a plan to cope with the crowds. Here's what to know before heading to Sky Harbor Airport for your Thanksgiving trip.

Salad And Go founders are opening Angie's Lobster, a drive-thru restaurant serving $10 lobster rolls in Tempe, Phoenix, Mesa and Glendale. Here's why.

Today, you can expect it to be sunny, with a high near 82 degrees. Partly cloudy at night, with a low near 55 degrees. Get the full forecast here.

Today in history

  • On this date in 1887, a boiler exploded in a Prescott sawmill, killing six workmen.

  • In 1929, by a vote of more than 2 to 1, Cochise County residents elected to move the county seat from Tombstone to Bisbee.

  • In 1929, a party of surveyors from the Pima County engineers office left for the Ajo-Sonoyta (Sonoita) road project site to begin preliminary surveying.

  • In 1961, Joe Clark, rancher, city marshal of Willcox, and grandfather of movie and recording star Rex Allen, died.

  • In 1979, a Nevada Airlines plane crashed near the Grand Canyon’s South Rim shortly after takeoff, injuring seven passengers and two crew members.

This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: AZ Briefing: Phoenix-area voters reject school district funding requests