Good morning, it's Saturday, October 5. I'm Elise Randall and here's your local news from the Arizona Republic. From Accuweather, the Phoenix area will see plenty of sunshine today. It’ll be warm with a high of 95 and a low of 68. Tonight will be partly cloudy. Our top story is: Kurt Volker remains as the executive director of McCain Institute at Arizona State University. On Thursday, he testified for 9 hours behind closed doors to members of Congress about his role in the controversy.

Good morning, it's Friday, October 4th. I'm Elise Randall and here's your local news from the Arizona Republic. From Accuweather, the Phoenix area will be warm today, with a high of 94 and a low tonight of 70. Our top story is: Vice President Mike Pence visited Arizona the last two days to bolster Senator Martha McSally’s 2020 run. He sat down with local Hispanic business owners and leaders for a round table, and celebrated the contributions of Latinos to the economy.

Good morning, it's Thursday, October 3rd. I'm Jordan Williams and here's your local news from the Arizona Republic From Accuweather, the Phoenix area will see sunshine today, with a high of 95 and a low tonight of 70. Our top story is: The Arizona Attorney General's Office filed a consumer fraud lawsuit against Choice Home Warranty. According to office officials, they’re alleging that the company made false promises to clients.

Good morning, it's Wednesday, October 2. I'm Jordan Williams and here's your local news from the Arizona Republic. From Accuweather, the Phoenix area is mostly sunny today, with a high of 92 and a low tonight of 67. Our top story is: A federal judge has ruled that Gov. Ducey's signature voter-approved Proposition 123 education funding program violates federal law. But it appears the judge's order will not put the education funding in jeopardy, at least for now. Voters passed Proposition 123 in 2016.

Good morning, it's Tuesday, October 1st. I'm Jordan Williams and here's your local news from the Arizona Republic. From Accuweather, the Phoenix area can expect plenty of sun today, with a high of 89 and a low tonight of 66. Our top story is: An explosion in April that left 4 firefighters injured is leading to new changes. This summer, Phoenix, Peoria and Surprise enacted laws that address, for the first-time, how giant batteries are stored. Mesa is considering doing the same.

Good morning, it's Monday, September 30th. I'm Jordan Williams, and here's your local news from the Arizona Republic. From Accuweather, the Phoenix area will see plenty of sunshine today, with a high of 89. Tonight, expect mostly clear skies, with a low of 65. Our top story is: Training documents used for prosecutors in the Maricopa County Attorney's Office called people with mental illnesses "crazy" and accused some of faking their medical conditions.

Good morning, it's Sunday, September 29th. I'm Elise Randall, and here's your local news from the Arizona Republic. From Accuweather, the Phoenix area will be sunny today, with a high of 87. Tonight, expect mostly clear skies, and a low of 65. Our top story is: A Phoenix company wants to build 2 hydroelectric dams less than 5 miles from the eastern border of Grand Canyon National Park, submerging several miles of the Little Colorado River and the endangered fish habitat it protects.

Good morning, it's Saturday, September 28th. I'm Elise Randall, and here's your local news from the Arizona Republic. From Accuweather, the Phoenix area will be mostly sunny today, with a high of 91. Tonight, expect clear skies, and a low of 72.

Good morning, it's Friday, September 27th. I'm Elise Randall, and here's your local news from the Arizona Republic. From Accuweather, the Phoenix area will be mostly sunny today, with a high of 87. Tonight, expect mostly clear skies, and a low of 72. Our top story is: One of the country's largest Native American tribes, the Navajo Nation, is now the first in the Southwest to have a cancer clinic on reservation land.

Good morning, it's Thursday, September 26th. I'm Jordan Williams, and here's your local news from the Arizona Republic. From Accuweather, the Phoenix area will see times of clouds and sun today, with showers or thunderstorms around during the day and into this evening. The high will be 85, and the overnight low about 70. Our top story is: High-profile Maricopa County prosecutor Juan Martinez will no longer be handling death-penalty cases.