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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 19, 2017Real estate dealmaker looking to bring second grocery store to downtown Phoenix
The downtown Phoenix area has been in need of another grocery store and one real estate dealmaker is looking to make it happen.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 18, 2017Arizona cities rank among happiest places to live, metrics show
According to a report by WalletHub, Valley cities like Scottsdale, Chandler and Gilbert are among the happiest places to live in the U.S.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 17, 2017Seeing green: Phoenix-area fountain goes green for St. Patrick’s Day
It's a St. Patrick's Day tradition like no other: A large fountain in Fountain Hills, Arizona, has been dyed green to celebrate the Irish holiday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 17, 2017Rand Paul calls John McCain ‘unhinged’ in response to Putin claim
The feud between Arizona Sen. John McCain and Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul entered a new chapter Thursday after Paul called the senior Republican senator "a little bit unhinged."
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 17, 2017Chandler police arrest suspects in 2016 vandalism case involving menorah, swastika
Police have arrested four suspects in connection to a 2016 vandalism case involving a menorah that was destroyed and disfigured into a swastika during Hanukkah.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 17, 2017Billboard depicting Trump, Nazi-like symbols, explosions posted in Phoenix
A billboard depicting President Donald Trump, Nazi-like symbols and nuclear explosions was posted in downtown Phoenix on Friday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 17, 2017Maricopa County offering free adoptions for most pets this weekend
It's your lucky day: Maricopa County Animal Care and Control are offering no-cost adoptions for most pets from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 17, 2017Border agents arrest deportee in southern Arizona
A man who had recently been deported from America was arrested this week at the Arizona-Mexico border.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 17, 2017Maricopa County partners with Lyft to get people home safe on St. Patrick’s Day
Maricopa County has partnered with Lyft to help those who had a little too much St. Patrick's Day fun get home safe on Friday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 17, 2017Virtual tour to preview Phoenix-area Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway
The Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway won't be completed until 2019, but Arizonans can get a sneak peek as to what the 22-mile highway will look like, thanks to a new virtual tour.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 17, 2017Several Phoenix freeways to be closed overnight during St. Patrick’s Day weekend
This St. Patrick's Day weekend, get lucky and avoid spending time sitting in traffic. These are the Phoenix-area freeways that will be closed during the weekend of March 17, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 17, 2017Slainte! One of America’s best Irish pubs is in the Phoenix area
According to Business Insider, Rula Bula Irish Pub and Restaurant in downtown Tempe was ranked on Foursquare as one of the country's best Irish pubs.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 16, 2017Phoenix-area police searching for suspect in attempted kidnapping
Police are searching for a suspect who they say attempted to kidnap a 6-year-old girl in a Phoenix suburb late Thursday night. Det. Lily Duran said a male suspect attempted to pull a 6-year-old girl into a car near Broadway Road and McClintock Drive in Tempe.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 16, 2017Police: Two dead following pedestrian-involved car accident in Glendale
Two people have been declared dead late Thursday night following a pedestrian-involved car accident, Glendale police said. A pedestrian and a motorcyclist have both died after the accident occurred at 59th Avenue and Bethany Home Road in Glendale.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 16, 2017John McCain: Trump’s proposed $54B boost doesn’t do enough to rebuild military
President Donald Trump's proposed $54 billion boost in spending will not be enough to rebuild the nation's military, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 16, 2017Phoenix Sky Harbor gives first look at $700M Sky Train extension
For the first time, Phoenix Sky Harbor has given a peek into what its multimillion-dollar Sky Train extension to the rental car center will look like.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 16, 2017Arizona woman gives birth with help of border agents
Someone just couldn't wait. An Arizona woman coming back from Mexico gave birth at Customs and Border Protection this week.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 16, 2017Country star Keith Urban to headline NCAA Final Four’s Phoenix block party
Big names keep joining the Final Four parties set for Phoenix in about two weeks. Country singer Keith Urban is the latest, he'll headline the AT&T Block Party downtown on March 31.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Mar 16, 2017Former VP Joe Biden chooses favorite Obama-Biden ‘bromance’ meme
After eight years of running the country together, former President Barack Obama and former Vice President Joe Biden have grown to be family, a bond that will be forever immortalized in memes.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 16, 2017Arizona politicians struck by March Madness, show off brackets
March Madness is here, that time of year when interest in college basketball spikes and bracketmania overtakes even the most sensible of folks.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 16, 2017Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey asking residents for ways to modernize state fairgrounds
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey is asking residents for their input on ways to modernize the Arizona Exposition & State Fairgrounds in Phoenix, according to a recent press release.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 15, 2017Bonnaroo creators seek to bring music, culture to Phoenix with Lost Lake Festival
The creators of one of the nation's largest music festivals are looking to bring the same spirit of music, arts and culture to the Valley with the Lost Lake Festival.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 15, 2017Sen. John McCain says Sen. Rand Paul is working for Vladimir Putin
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is working for Vladimir Putin on Wednesday after Paul blocked a move to add Montenegro to NATO.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 15, 2017Driver leads police on fatal high-speed chase across north Phoenix area
A driver led police officers on a high-speed chase across parts of the north Valley on Wednesday. The suspect was killed at the end of the chase.