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There is no hard evidence that the number of problems involving e-bikes are coming down in Scottsdale, but fire department officials say accidents are on the rise. (Independent Newsmedia/Andrew Lwowski) E-bikes, which can go as fast as 40 mph., are zipping around Scottsdale creating more havoc than ever these days ... or are they? No one can really offer any hard evidence either way.

Sun City West reader urges Arizonans not to sit this election out Adobe Stock OPINION — I believe in God, the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. I also believe in capitalism, where hard working people can get ahead. Most people of the world don’t have that choice. Many want to come here for that reason. I don’t believe in 51% rule because the big-population states like California, New York, Illinois, Texas and Florida, would dominate the nation.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Jordan Love and the Green Bay Packers are aiming to build off their best win of the season as they prepare to host a Dallas team attempting to bounce back from an embarrassing loss. The Packers (3-2) are above .500 for the first time this season after a 31-7 blowout of the Chicago Bears. They're chasing their third straight win in a Sunday night matchup with the Cowboys, who fell 24-16 at home to the previously winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Oct. 8.

The Indianapolis Colts need Jonathan Taylor to become a big-play threat again. He's gone 12 straight games without rushing for 100 yards. He's been held scoreless two of the last three weeks. And after he was held to a season-low 45 yards in last week's loss at Pittsburgh, the Colts will do everything they can to get him running right Sunday. “The NFL run game is an 11-man run game. Everybody on the field is important,” Colts offensive coordinator Jim Bob Cooter said.

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings were trailing by one point early in the third quarter at New Orleans, facing third-and-6 from the 15-yard line and a streak of eight straight quarters without a touchdown produced by the offense. Kyler Murray then dropped in the pocket and boldly threw to the back left corner of the end zone.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Todd Bowles will have to be quite creative to surprise Aaron Rodgers. Known for his complex defensive schemes and disguising his blitz packages, Bowles and his Tampa Bay Buccaneers are facing an elite quarterback who has seen everything in a distinguished NFL career. Rodgers just passed Peyton Manning to move into third place for most career passing touchdowns, including the postseason.

Good grief, Charlie Brown! A giant inflatable pumpkin went on a joy ride in the remnants of Hurricane Isaias, making for some great free advertising for a North Carolina farm. Posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 1:49 pm CARY, N.C. (AP) — Call it the Great Pumpkin escape. A two-story-high inflatable jack-o'-lantern took a tumble through Cary, North Carolina, Sunday, just as the remnants of Hurricane Isaias passed through. And social media loved it.

Josh Wander, co-founder of 777 Partners, leaves federal court, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura) Posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 1:32 pm NEW YORK (AP) — An American businessman whose firm invested in several European soccer clubs that struggled under its ownership pleaded guilty to fraud charges Thursday in New York and agreed to pay back $500 million in losses caused by the scheme.

A man walks inside the The High Museum of Art voting center on the first day for early voting in Georgia, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart) Posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 1:37 pm As early voting begins in the 2026 midterm elections, social media users are claiming that if a poll worker marks a ballot it will be disqualified. Posts making the claim have spread on multiple platforms, often with the same text.

FILE - This Tuesday, July 15, 2014 photo shows the tobacco in cigarettes in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File) Posted Thursday, October 15, 2026 1:31 pm NEW YORK (AP) — Cancer stick. Coffin nail. Cowboy killer. Those are nicknames, through the decades, for the cigarette — the once-glamorous desideratum of American society that has been tied to tens of millions of U.S. deaths. The cigarette is not an invention of the United States.