2025 in Arizona
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The following is a list of events of the year 2025 in Arizona.
Incumbents
[edit]State government
[edit]- Governor: Katie Hobbs (D)
- Secreatry of State: Adrian Fontes
- Attroney General: Kris Mayes
- State Treasurer: Kimberly Yee (R)
- Superintendent of Public Instruction: Tom Horne (R)
- State Mine Inspector: Paul Marsh
- Corporation Commissioners:
- Lea Márquez Peterson
- Jim O’Connor (until January 6), Rene Lopez (since January 6)
- Anna Tovar (until January 6), Rachel Waldon (since January 6)
- Nick Myers
- Kevin Thompson
Events
[edit]Ongoing: 2025 Arizona wildfires[1]
- February 10 – One person dies when a Learjet 35A aircraft veers off the runway and crashes into a Gulfstream G200 aircraft at Scottsdale Airport in Scottsdale.[2]
- March 9 – The 2025 Shriners Children's 500 occurrs at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale with Christopher Bell winning the race, Denny Hamlin finishing 2nd, and Kyle Larson finishing in 3rd.[3]
- May 4 – Three people die and five are injured in a shooting at a restaurant in Glendale.[4]
- June 9 – 2025 Southwest United States measles outbreak: The Arizona Department of Public Health confirms the state's first measles case of 2025.[5]
- July 11 – Health officials announce a Coconino County resident died from bubonic plague, the first recorded death in the United States since 2007.[6]
- July 13 – A wildfire destroys the Grand Canyon Lodge on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon.[7]
- August 5 – Four medical personnel die when a plane crashes while attempting to land in Chinle on the Navajo Nation.[8]
- September 23 – Adelita Grijalva wins the Arizona's 7th congressional district special election, succeeding her late father Raúl Grijalva. As of October 8, Grijalva has not been sworn in.[9]
- September 25 – Serial killer Cleophus Cooksey Jr. is convicted of eight murders in the Phoenix metropolitan area in 2017, including those of his mother and step-father.[10]
- September 26 – Four people are killed by flash floods, three in Globe and one in Scottsdale.[11]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Watch Duty - Wildfire Maps & Alerts". Watch Duty. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
- ^ Reagor, Catherine. "Planes crash at Scottsdale Airport, killing 1 and injuring others". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
- ^ "NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 4 Race Results for the Shriners Children's 500 - Sunday, March 9, 2025" (PDF). March 9, 2025.
- ^ "Shooting at Arizona steakhouse leaves 3 dead, 5 hurt, no one under arrest, police say". CBS News. May 5, 2025. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
- ^ "First Confirmed Cases of Measles in Arizona for 2025 Identified in Navajo County". Navajo County, AZ. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
- ^ "Northern Arizona resident dies from plague". The Associated Press. July 11, 2025. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
- ^ Fonseca, Felicia; Ding, Jaimie (July 13, 2025). "Wildfire destroys a historic Grand Canyon lodge and other structures". The Associated Press. Retrieved July 13, 2025.
- ^ "4 people die in crash of medical transport plane on Navajo Nation in northern Arizona". The Associated Press. August 5, 2025. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
- ^ Gomez Licon, Adriana; Mascaro, Lisa (October 1, 2025). "Newly elected Arizona lawmaker has yet to be sworn into office, as House Democrats welcome her". The Associated Press. Retrieved October 1, 2025.
- ^ Billeaud, Jacques; Govindarao, Sejal (September 25, 2025). "Arizona jury convicts man in string of shootings that killed 8 in metro Phoenix". The Associated Press. Retrieved September 26, 2025.
- ^ Stelloh, Tim; Wall, Katie; Mendoza, Erick (September 27, 2025). "At least 4 dead as torrential flooding hits Arizona". NBC News. Retrieved September 27, 2025.