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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 23, 2020Man in 2018 Hoover Dam bridge barricade sentenced to nearly 8 years
A Nevada man who blocked bridge near the Hoover Dam with a homemade armored vehicle and assault-style rifles in 2018 has been sentenced to nearly eight years in an Arizona prison.
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UNITED STATES NEWS | Dec 22, 2020
President Trump threatens to torpedo COVID relief with new demands
President Donald Trump is blasting the bipartisan $900 billion pandemic relief package that Congress just passed and is suggesting that he may not sign it.
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UNITED STATES NEWS | Dec 22, 2020
President Donald Trump pardons 15, including Republican allies
President Donald Trump on Tuesday pardoned 15 people, including Republican allies, and commuted the sentences of five people.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 22, 2020Arizona Senate building COVID-19 protocols include mask requirement
The Arizona Senate has announced a new set of COVID-19 safety guidelines for the upcoming legislative session in January, including requiring masks.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 22, 2020Arizona sheriff’s deputies hospitalized after possible drug exposure
At least two northern Arizona sheriff's deputies were taken to a hospital Monday after possibly being exposed to an opioid.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 22, 2020
8 Arizona lawsuits accuse Boy Scout leaders of sexual abuse
Eight lawsuits filed Monday allege that Boy Scout leaders in Arizona sexually abused children dating back decades.
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UNITED STATES NEWS | Dec 21, 2020
Congress approves $900B COVID relief bill, sending to President Trump
Congress passed a $900 billion pandemic relief package Monday night that would finally deliver long-sought cash to businesses and individuals.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 21, 2020
Navajo officials urge residents to be vigilant about COVID-19 for holidays
“We saw a spike in new COVID-19 cases following Thanksgiving, so we want to avoid that happening again,” said Navajo President Jonathan Nez.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 20, 2020Arizona migrant border deaths on track for record amid heat
Authorities have recovered close to a 10-year record in the number of bodies of people who crossed from Mexico into Arizona.
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UNITED STATES NEWS | Dec 18, 2020
Congress averts shutdown; fight continues over pandemic aid
Congress swiftly passed a two-day stopgap spending bill Friday night, averting a partial government shutdown and buying time for COVID-19 relief package negotiations.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 18, 2020Maricopa County to fight Legislature’s election records ask
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors voted Friday to fight a subpoena issued by the state Senate seeking copies of all mail-in ballots cast during the Nov. 3 election.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 18, 2020Warden at Arizona prison where COVID-19 is rampant dies
A warden at an Arizona prison in the midst of a significant COVID-19 outbreak has died after being hospitalized over the weekend.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 18, 2020Concrete stacks at Arizona’s Navajo Generating Station taken down
Three towering concrete stacks that were the most visual reminders of a coal-fired power plant that operated for decades along the Arizona-Utah state line came down Friday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 16, 2020Dedication ceremony planned for memorial to Tucson shooting victims
A Jan. 8 dedication ceremony is planned for a memorial to victims of the 2011 Tucson shooting that left left six people dead and then-U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and others injured.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 15, 2020Latest lawsuit dismissed seeking to overturn presidential voting in Arizona
A judge dismissed another lawsuit Tuesday that sought to decertify Democratic President-elect Joe Biden’s win in Arizona, marking the eighth failed case that challenged the election results in the state.
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UNITED STATES NEWS | Dec 14, 2020
Trump says AG William Barr resigning, will leave before Christmas
Attorney General William Barr, one of President Donald Trump’s staunchest allies, is resigning amid lingering tension with the president.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 13, 2020Fresh food initiatives feed, teach communities of color
The Spaces of Opportunity neighborhood food system is among several initiatives launched in Phoenix in recent years, following other U.S. communities.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 13, 2020US Supreme Court asked to decertify Biden’s win in Arizona
Conservative lawyer Sidney Powell has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to decertify Democrat President-elect Joe Biden's victory in Arizona.
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UNITED STATES NEWS | Dec 12, 2020States will start getting COVID-19 vaccine Monday, US says
The country's first coronavirus vaccine will begin arriving in states on Monday morning, U.S. officials said on Saturday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 11, 2020Prescott police arrest suspect in deputy home shooting
A Prescott man has been arrested in connection to a shooting at the home of a Yavapai County sheriff's deputy where the bullets almost hit a sleeping child.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 11, 2020
Kelli Ward asks Supreme Court to hear appeal on her Arizona election lawsuit
Arizona GOP chief Kelli Ward has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear an appeal in her bid to overturn Democratic President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the state.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 9, 2020Arizona man in neo-Nazi group sentenced for threatening journalists
An Arizona man was sentenced to 16 months in prison for his role in a neo-Nazi group's campaign to threaten and harass journalists, activists and other targets.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 9, 2020Arizona utility increases its share of nuclear power plant
Arizona public utility Salt River Project is increasing its ownership share in the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station located west of Phoenix.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 8, 2020
Judge peppers lawyer of Arizona election suit about case viability
A judge presiding over a lawsuit seeking to decertify the election results peppered a lawyer about why the legal challenge should remain alive in court.