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ARIZONA NEWS | May 26, 2021Arizona budget faces Republican opposition as debate delayed
Contentious division among Republican lawmakers about a state budget deal negotiated between GOP Gov. Doug Ducey and majority Republican legislative leaders is in the forefront as the Arizona House delayed a scheduled Wednesday debate.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 25, 2021Judge rejects bid to toss DNA evidence in Hacienda rape case
A former nurse charged with sexually assaulting an incapacitated woman who later gave birth at a Phoenix long-term care facility has lost a bid to throw out DNA evidence that authorities say links him to the crime.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 25, 2021Firm drops out of Arizona Senate’s audit of Maricopa County election
A subcontractor working on a Republican-led audit of the 2020 election results in Maricopa County has dropped out of the project.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 25, 2021Couple charged with murder of kids in strange doomsday case
The mother of two kids who were found dead last year in Idaho and her new husband have been charged with murder in a bizarre case involving doomsday religious beliefs.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 25, 2021Arizona prisoner whose beard was forcibly shaved files federal complaint
Lawyers are seeking a federal civil rights investigation of the policies that let Arizona corrections workers forcibly shave off the beard of a prisoner who is Sikh and told the employees that his religion forbids shaving.
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UNITED STATES NEWS | May 25, 2021Moderna says its COVID-19 shot protects kids as young as 12
Moderna said Tuesday its COVID-19 vaccine strongly protects kids as young as 12, a step that could put the shot on track to become the second option for that age group in the U.S.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 24, 2021Tax-slashing $12.8B Arizona budget introduced in House
A $12.8 billion spending plan for the coming budget year that slashes income taxes by 25% over three years and shields the wealthy from having to directly pay a new surcharge to boost education spending was introduced in the Arizona House on Monday.
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ARIZONA HEALTH NEWS | May 22, 2021With more border crossers, US groups seek to stem deaths
Last summer's record heat and dry weather in Arizona were the main causes behind the 227 deaths counted by a migrant aid group, the highest in a decade.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 21, 2021Christ said Arizona kids can get Pfizer, other vaccines at same time
Children in Arizona as young as 12 can get a COVID-19 vaccine when receiving other immunizations, health officials said Friday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 21, 2021FBI committed to finding whoever flew drone near CBP helicopter in Arizona
The FBI is seeking to identify whoever is responsible for illegally flying a drone near a U.S. Customs and Border Protection helicopter about three months ago.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 21, 2021Safety Board report cites speed in fatal 2018 train crash near Kingman
The National Transportation Safety Board determined that the failure of a railway crew to adhere to restricted speed requirements caused a fatal train crash near Kingman in 2018.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 20, 20212 charged in connection with fatal downtown Phoenix hotel shooting
Two men each are facing 11 counts of aggravated assault in connection with a fatal shooting at a downtown Phoenix hotel, according to authorities.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 20, 2021Watchdog group sues for Arizona Senate election audit records
A government watchdog group is suing the Arizona Senate seeking access to records related to the Senate Republicans’ audit of 2020 election results in Maricopa County.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 20, 2021New Arizona law will ban parking that even partially blocks sidewalk
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed legislation that makes it a crime to park a vehicle so that enough of a sidewalk is blocked to prevent someone using a wheelchair from passing.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 19, 2021Arizona man sentenced to 100-year prison term for sexual assault
A Prescott man who is a registered sex offender has been sentenced to 100 years in prison for the kidnapping and sexual assault of a female high school student in 2019.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 18, 2021Arizona GOP budget plan includes income tax cut using flat rate
A deal struck by Arizona Senate and House Republican leaders and Gov. Doug Ducey essentially cuts 25% from personal income tax revenue, with most of the savings going to higher-earning taxpayers.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 18, 2021Phoenix man accused of ramming car carrying girlfriend, his kids
A Phoenix man has been arrested after allegedly ramming his girlfriend’s car that had his three children inside and then fleeing after the vehicle caught fire, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 17, 2021Taxpayer costs over Arpaio racial profiling lawsuit to eclipse $200M
The costs to taxpayers from a racial profiling lawsuit stemming from former Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s immigration patrols in metro Phoenix a decade ago are expected to reach $202 million by summer 2022.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 17, 2021Accused Tempe mother appears in court, denies killing her kids
A Tempe mother accused in the grisly slayings of her two children made her first court appearance Monday, where she denied harming her slain son and daughter
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UNITED STATES NEWS | May 14, 2021Conservative group boasts of secret role in voting laws
The head of a national conservative group told supporters it secretly helped draft legislation in Republican-controlled statehouses across the country as part of a coordinated network of organizations pushing to tighten voting laws across the country.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 14, 2021Ex-Border Patrol agent denied bail in Arizona rapes
A retired Border Patrol agent arrested in connection with rapes two decades ago in at least four Arizona communities has been denied bail following a hearing that included testimony from one distraught victim and details of a struggle during the arrest.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 14, 2021Bisbee evacuation orders lifted after wildfire brought under control
Evacuation notices were lifted Friday for a Bisbee neighborhood that was threatened by a wildfire on the outskirts of the former mining town in southeastern Arizona.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 14, 2021Arizona man charged for alleged threats against Nebraska schools
An Arizona man was charged Thursday in connection with a series of threats made to schools and other institutions in Nebraska last month.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 13, 2021Phoenix teacher accused of grooming student for sexual relationship
A Phoenix school teacher has been arrested and accused of a long-term sexual relationship with one of his underage female students, according to federal authorities.