Barefoot hiker killed in fall at scenic Arizona red rock canyon

Ted Johnson The 2020 presidential election has turned into a long slog, as every dump of ballots is being scrutinized and analyzed for what it not only says about the results but the remaining count.There are four states where razor thin margins are leaving the campaigns and supporters of Joe Biden and Donald Trump on edge: Arizona, Georgia, Nevada and Pennsylvania.

Several voters in Maricopa County, the largest in Arizona, brought a lawsuit Wednesday against Democratic County Recorder Adrian Fontes, the county Board of Supervisors and others, complaining that the use of Sharpie permanent markers at some polling sites left ballots too damaged to be counted.

Supporters of President Trump took to an Arizona elections center Wednesday night to demand that workers keep counting votes, according to multiple reports.  Several hundred demonstrators gathered at the Maricopa County Recorder's Office, located outside Phoenix. “Count those votes!” they were heard yelling, according to The Arizona Republic.

including those at the network, forcing Fox News “decision desk” Arnon Mishkin to defend the call. The AP has also called the state for Biden though it must be noted the ballots are still being counted as we write this.Anyway, Trump has been an increasing critic of Fox News, which regularly produces some of the most aggressively pro-Trump content on Television.

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany predicted Wednesday that President Trump will defeat Joe Biden by roughly 40,000 votes in Pennsylvania as the campaign launched a legal battle challenging the handling of ballots in the hotly contested state.

The Republican Attorney General's Office in Arizona is investigating complaints from some Maricopa County voters that their ballots may have been discarded because they were filled out with a Sharpie, a brand of permanent marker that President Trump is famous for using. In a Wednesday letter from Deputy Solicitor General Michael S.

Authorities in Arizona are investigating after more than a dozen ballots were stolen from mailboxes and discovered last week at a farm.

Democrats' ballot sweep of traditionally red Arizona may be an homage to the late Republican Sen. John McCain, many Twitter users are hypothesizing.  Even McCain's former adviser in 2000, GOP strategist Mike Murphy, told MSNBC that Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden's win in the Copper State could be McCain's "revenge" against President Trump, with whom he had a contentious relationship.

Millions of ballots cast in the 2020 presidential election are still being counted on Wednesday as the White House battle between incumbent President Trump and Democratic candidate Joe Biden narrows down to a handful of battleground states.  The race is still too close to call, with neither candidate reaching the necessary 270 electoral votes despite early victories in some marquee states.  Trump won Florida, Ohio, Texas and others, while Biden carried Arizona, Minnesota and New Hampshire,

As voters wait with bated breath for the outcome of Tuesday's election, pundits and strategists are looking for clues in battlegrounds like Arizona. The Sun Belt state's Maricopa County is the nation's fourth-largest county in terms of population.

Arizona's nationally watched Senate race between Republican incumbent Sen. Martha McSally and Democratic challenger Mark Kelly has become one of the battleground state's costliest campaigns.

A 1-year-old boy has died after being critically injured in a drive-by shooting that also injured six others at an Arizona pop-up food vendor site. News that little Sebastian Duran lost his struggle to survive came as authorities posted $20,000 in reward money for tips leading to an arrest in the shooting, which took place Friday night in Mesa.

A woman in Arizona who was only given a year to live recently received a special gift from a complete stranger. Kim Whipple has been underdoing treatments after being diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer in July 2019.

With the November election just a little over two weeks away, President Trump and the campaign of Democratic rival Joe Biden are heading to key swing states on Monday to make a final appeal to voters.  The campaigns will hold rallies in Florida and Arizona, a state that is vital not only to winning the White House, but also crucial in the fight for the control of the Senate, where Republicans are hoping to maintain their majority.  Here's what you need to know about the presidential campaigns

Arizona police say a drive-by shooting at an outdoor event injured seven people, including a year-old baby who was fighting for its life in critical condition. It happened Friday night in Mesa in a strip mall parking lot where families had gathered for a pop-up event with food trucks and tents, according to reports.

A wildfire in Arizona has burned thousands of acres and remains "0% contained," according to officials. The Horse Fire started in Prescott National Forest on Oct. 15 and quickly spread, burning more than 8,300 acres as of early Saturday.

More than 35,000 Arizona residents signed up to vote during a 10-day extension of the state's voter registration deadline.  More Republicans registered than Democrats, even though the extension was sought by progressive advocacy groups and the GOP argued in court to cut off registration. About 44% of the new voters did not affiliate with either major political party, according to the Secretary of State's Office.