Reis Thebault

The New York Times

Election Denier Alexander Kolodin Seeks to Run Arizona’s Elections as Secretary of State

By: Reis Thebault

Arizona G.O.P. voters nominated Alexander Kolodin for secretary of state, despite, or perhaps because of, election denial efforts that earned him an admonition from the state bar association.

The Star Online

How the West is going dry

By: Scott Dance, Jack Healy

ERIK Fritchman, a farmer who grows apples and peaches on a sunny mesa in Cedaredge, Colorado, should be tending his saplings right now, but with so little water, he is uprooting trees instead.

The New York Times

Arizona’s Democratic Governor Set to Pick a Republican Running Mate

By: Kellen Browning, Reis Thebault, Sejal Govindarao

Gov. Katie Hobbs, locked in a competitive re-election battle, plans to tap a moderate former mayor of Mesa, Ariz., John Giles, to serve as her lieutenant governor if she wins in November.

The New York Times

New Mexico Sues Trump Administration for Unredacted Epstein Files in Zorro Ranch Investigation

By: Reis Thebault

The Zorro Ranch outside Santa Fe, where Epstein victims said they were abused, is at the center of an ongoing feud between the state and federal government.

The New York Times

Two Killed in Firefighting Helicopter Crash Near Utah Wildfire

By: Reis Thebault

The aircraft was responding to the Widemouth 2 fire, which has burned more than 100,000 acres since starting last month.

The Sacramento Bee

Firefighting helicopter crashes near Utah wildfire, killing 2 crew members

By: Reis Thebault

By The Widemouth 2 Fire burning in central Utah, in an image shared on Aug. 3 by the U.S. Forest Service via the Incident Information System.

The New York Times

Lake Mead, the Nation’s Largest Reservoir, Is Smaller Than Ever

By: Reis Thebault

Water levels in the reservoir, which sits behind the Hoover Dam, are at record lows. A continued drop would imperil water supplies for millions of people and cut electricity from the dam.

The New York Times

Reno Has Long Known of Wildfire Risk. The Hawk Fire Proved It’s Real.

By: Orlando Mayorquín, Reis Thebault

The Sierra Nevada region is a hot spot for wildfires and some see the Hawk fire as providing an impetus for hardening communities against catastrophe.

Herald/Review Media

The Gila Bend Town Council Race Was Tied. The Three of Spades Called It.

By: Reis Thebault

GILA BEND, Ariz. — There was an old-fashioned Wild West standoff this week in a onetime frontier outpost.

The New York Times

New Mexico’s Name Is Older Than the U.S. Trump Still Wants to Change It.

By: Reis Thebault

President Trump has no authority to change the state’s name, but his suggestion has constituted fighting words to proud New Mexicans.