Daily Brief
September 28, 2026
Monday
⛈️ Weather — Tucson
⚠️ Flood Watch: A Flood Watch issued by NWS Tucson takes effect at 11 a.m. today and runs until 11 p.m. Tuesday, covering all of southeast Arizona, including the Tucson metro area, the Catalina and Rincon Mountains, the Tohono O'odham Nation and western Pima County. Forecasters said flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
Today: a slight chance of rain showers before 11 a.m., then showers and thunderstorms likely under mostly cloudy skies. High near 86, with temperatures falling to around 78 in the afternoon; west-northwest wind 5 to 12 mph, with a 60% chance of precipitation. Tonight: showers and thunderstorms, low around 68, with a 90% chance of precipitation and southeast wind around 7 mph. Tuesday: showers and thunderstorms before 2 p.m., then a chance of showers and thunderstorms, high near 78 falling to about 74, 90% chance of precipitation.
The deep tropical moisture is forecast to clear out quickly midweek, with sunny skies Wednesday and a high near 80, then 85 Thursday. Overnight lows drop to the low 60s Tuesday night and Wednesday night. KOLD News 13 reported rainfall estimates of around three-quarters of an inch and urged residents to watch area washes this evening and Tuesday.
NWS Tucson Forecast API, KOLD News 13
🏛️ Government
Arizona attorney general sues L'Oréal over chemical hair relaxers. Attorney General Kris Mayes has filed a consumer fraud lawsuit against L'Oréal USA, its parent company and Softsheen-Carson, alleging the companies sold chemical hair relaxers for years without warning customers the products were linked to an increased cancer risk, KOLD News 13 reported. The lawsuit, filed this month, asks a court to bar sales of certain relaxers in Arizona unless they carry clear cancer-risk warnings; the outlet reported it makes Arizona the first state to sue a cosmetics company over the issue.
Nogales residents press concerns over downtown demolition, port expansion. Neighbors, business owners and elected officials packed the Wittner Museum last Wednesday night for a meeting billed as "Esto es Nuestro Nogales," according to the Nogales International, voicing concerns about federal plans that would raze part of the city's historic downtown as part of a new port of entry project. The outlet reported speakers took turns describing what the changes would mean for the future of the border city.
🏗️ Development & Business
Villas Market marks nearly 60 years on Tucson's south side. The family-run grocery, with locations in Nogales and near Valencia Road and Campbell Avenue, is run by Oscar Villa, who told KGUN 9 the store remains focused on the Hispanic community it serves while navigating rising prices. KGUN reported the market also supports local students, youth leagues and families.
🎉 Community & Events
Oklahoma-based Apache tribe buys back 55 acres in the Dragoon Mountains. The Fort Sill Apache Tribe recently purchased 55 acres in the Dragoons, a historic refuge for Chief Cochise and the Chiricahua people about 85 miles southeast of Tucson, the Arizona Daily Star reported. The federally recognized tribe includes descendants of the Chiricahua and Warm Springs Apaches, who were forcibly removed from southeastern Arizona and held as prisoners of war at Fort Sill for nearly 30 years.
📢 What Your Officials Are Saying
Sens. Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego (U.S. senators). Both Arizona senators posted Monday marking Gold Star Mother's and Family's Day, with Gallego saying in a post that "we have a sacred obligation to care for our Gold Star mothers and families" and Kelly saying families who lost loved ones in service "owe them our gratitude, our respect, and a commitment to always remember."
Sen. Mark Kelly, Sen. Ruben Gallego
Sen. Mark Kelly (U.S. senator). Kelly posted Saturday in support of Gov. Katie Hobbs' reelection, saying she has "stood up to big corporations and put Arizona families first." Neither Hobbs' nor Andy Biggs' campaigns posted in the window reviewed for this brief.
🌵 The Desert Today
Heat: Sept. 26 high 95° (normal 92°, record 105°), low 68°. 77 days at or above 100° so far this year. Water: Lake Mead 1,037.9 ft on Sept. 26, down 19.2 ft in a year. Sky: air quality 45 (good), highest reading dust. UV index 8. Power: TEP demand peaked at 2,334 MW on Sept. 25, solar peak 593 MW.
Life in the Desert: the season against prior years, and the long record
This brief was generated automatically by Claude Opus 5 from a review of 7 of 24 local sources fetched, at 7:55 AM MST on September 28, 2026, and published without human review. Every item links to its source. Read more about how this is made.
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