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The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation issues an official water shortage declaration at the Lake Mead reservoir for the first time. The shortage will mean reduced water apportionments to Arizona, Nevada and Mexico beginning in October.
2021-08-16

Lake Mead in Mohave County, Arizona, the largest reservoir in the United States, drops to its lowest level in history, declining to its lowest level since it was filled in the 1930s. The reservoir serves water to the states of Arizona, Nevada and California.
2016-05-21

Health authorities in the United States say that 53 people in nine states have been sickened in a salmonella outbreak. California is the worst affected state with 31 cases with the other states with cases include Arizona, Illinois, Mississippi, New Mexico, South Dakota, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.
2015-05-21

The remnant of Hurricane Norbert causes heavy flooding in the state of Arizona leading to the declaration of a state of emergency and causing one death.
2014-09-8

The United States Supreme Court rules that Arizona's immigration law is mostly unconstitutional, except for the part that allows for law enforcement officers, in the course of their duties, to ask about an illegal immigrant's legal status if they have actual reasons to believe that the person is an immigrant and is here illegally, especially if they are of relevance to a case.
2012-06-25

Voters in the 8th congressional district in the US state of Arizona go to the polls for a special election caused by the resignation of Gabby Giffords due to health reasons with Democrat Ron Barber duly elected.
2012-06-12

Six people, including three children, are killed in an air crash in the Superstition Mountains in the U.S. state of Arizona.
2011-11-23

The Governor of the U.S. state of Arizona calls a recall election for state Senate President Russell Pearce known for his immigration legislation.
2011-07-12

The US city of Phoenix, Arizona is hit by a large dust storm leaving thousands of people without power and grounding flights at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.
2011-07-5

American Republican politician Bill McCollum proposes stricter immigration legislation for the U.S. state of Florida, similar to that in the U.S. state of Arizona.
2010-08-11