2026 in Arizona
The following is a list of events of the year 2026 in Arizona.
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Incumbents
[edit]State Government
[edit]- Governor: Katie Hobbs (D)
Events
[edit]January
[edit]- January 2 – A helicopter crashes near Telegraph Canyon, Pinal County, killing the four occupants, a man and his three adult nieces. A witness and local authorities say the crash occurred after the helicopter struck a slackline.[1][2]
- January 5
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth censures Senator Mark Kelly over a video he and other Democrats made in November that urged military members to refuse unlawful orders.[3]
- The Arizona Supreme Court is evacuated after a package is left outside that contains items testing positive for explosive substances.[4]
February
[edit]- February 1 – Nancy Guthrie, mother of Today host Savannah Guthrie, is kidnapped from her Catalina Foothills home.[5]
- February 4 – Two Arizona Department of Public Safety employees are killed in a helicopter crash while responding to an active shooter situation near Flagstaff.[6]
- February 6 – A superior court judge rules that Arizona must stop enforcing restrictions on abortion that contradict a 2024 constitutional amendment.[7]
March
[edit]- March 4 – A Piper PA-28 aircraft crashes into two homes in Phoenix, injuring three people.[8]
- March 20 – Temperatures reach 110°F (43°C) in the Martinez Lake area, breaking the record for the highest temperature ever recorded in March in the United States.[9]
- March 23 – Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are deployed to 14 airports nationwide, including Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.[10]
- March 27 – Governor Hobbs vetoes a bill that would have renamed Arizona State Route 202 after Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated in 2025.[11]
April
[edit]- April 5 – The 2026 NCAA Division I women's basketball championship game is held at the Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix, in which the UCLA Bruins beat the South Carolina Gamecocks 79–51.[12]
May
[edit]- May 20 – Murder of Charles Perez: The Florence State Prison executes Leroy Dean McGill by lethal injection. He was sentenced to death in 2004 for the murder of a man by burning and the attempted murder of a woman.[13]
July
[edit]Predicted and scheduled
[edit]- November 3 – 2026 Arizona gubernatorial election[16]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Cureton Cook, Emily (January 6, 2026). "Fatal helicopter crash ignites criticism of slacklining oversight". OPB. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
- ↑ Golden, Hallie (January 3, 2026). "Helicopter crashes in Arizona mountains, killing 4 people aboard". AP News. Retrieved January 3, 2026.
- ↑ Boccia, Chris; Murray, Isabella (January 5, 2026). "Hegseth censures Sen. Mark Kelly over video about unlawful orders". ABC News. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
- ↑ Vandell, Perry (January 6, 2026). "Explosives prompted an Arizona Supreme Court evacuation. What to know". AZ Central. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Billeaud, Jacques; Givndarao, Sejal (February 3, 2026). "Signs of forced entry found at Arizona home of 'Today' show host Savannah Guthrie's mother". The Associated Press. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
- ↑ "Arizona Department of Public Safety helicopter crash kills pilot and trooper during shooter response". The Associated Press. February 5, 2026. Retrieved February 5, 2026.
- ↑ Mulvihill, Geoff; Govindarao, Sejal (February 6, 2026). "Judge strikes down old Arizona abortion restrictions that clash with voter-backed guarantees". The Associated Press. Retrieved February 6, 2026.
- ↑ "Small plane strikes homes in Phoenix, injuring student pilot, instructor and third person". Associated Press. March 4, 2026. Retrieved March 4, 2026.
- ↑ Drenon, Brandon (March 21, 2026). "Hottest March temperature in US history recorded in Arizona". BBC. Archived from the original on March 21, 2026. Retrieved March 23, 2026.
- ↑ Skores, Alexandra (March 23, 2026). "Live updates: ICE agents deployed to airports as TSA wait times grow". CNN. Retrieved March 23, 2026.
- ↑ Liev, David A. (March 30, 2026). "Charlie Kirk highway got vetoed in Arizona. Elected officials are citing politics". The Associated Press. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
- ↑ Soto, Andrés (March 30, 2026). "Where is the 2026 women's Final Four? Location, dates, TV channel, future sites". USA Today. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
- ↑ Billeaud, Jacques; Kelety, Josh (May 20, 2026). "Arizona executes inmate who set a man on fire, killing him, in 2002 attack". Associated Press. Retrieved May 20, 2026.
- ↑ Petersheim Jr., Brian; McBride, Molly (July 19, 2026). "Family escapes Tucson mass shooting after woman spots gunman outside pizza restaurant". AZ Family. Retrieved July 19, 2026.
- ↑ Bogel-Burroughs, Nicholas (July 31, 2026). "Nancy Guthrie Ransom Notes Demanded Millions, Then Said She Had Perished". The New York Times. Retrieved August 2, 2026.
- ↑ Panetta, Grace (October 1, 2025). "Trump-endorsed Republicans set up high-stakes Arizona governor's race". Retrieved October 5, 2025.