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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 7, 2016Open water swimmer finishes 82-mile dip across Arizona lake
A Colorado woman has completed an 82-mile swim across Lake Powell that took her 56 hours.
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ARIZONA ELECTION NEWS | Oct 7, 2016Poll: John McCain holds comfortable lead over Ann Kirkpatrick for US Senate spot
A poll from Emerson college released Thursday shows Arizona Sen. John McCain has a 16-point lead over Democratic challenger Ann Kirkpatrick.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 7, 2016Arizona volunteers poised to head to Florida to offer aid amid Hurricane Matthew
According to the Phoenix Fire Department, FEMA has notified an Arizona search and rescue team it needs to be in "ready to deploy" mode to help Florida.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 7, 2016Phoenix-area drivers will face single lanes on parts of Interstate 10
Drivers in the Phoenix area will face a handful of closures on the freeways this weekend.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 6, 2016About 20 flights canceled to and from Sky Harbor because of Hurricane Matthew
As Hurricane Matthew approaches Florida, flights across the nation have been canceled, including some in the Phoenix area.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 6, 2016Phoenix-area man arrested for creepy clown threat that disrupted school
A Phoenix-area man has charged with several crimes for allegedly making creepy clown-related threats directed at a school.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 6, 2016Stingray bites Phoenix-area boy on hand at Arizona zoo
A Phoenix-area woman said her young son was bitten by a stingray at a West Valley wildlife attraction this week but the damage was limited to a gash on his finger.
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ARIZONA ELECTION NEWS | Oct 6, 2016Second poll this week says Arizona is a dead heat between Trump, Clinton
For the second time this week, a poll has said the race between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton is a dead heat in Arizona.
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GENERAL NEWS | Oct 6, 2016Hurricane Matthew making impact on social media
Social media has played a big part capturing the drama of Hurricane Matthew, which has devastated parts of Haiti and is heading for the coast of Florida.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 6, 2016Bon Jovi announces tour, plans to perform in Phoenix
Bon Jovi has announced that the band will start touring in February, and will perform at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix in March.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 5, 2016City of Phoenix votes to provide financial support in building of downtown Fry’s
The city of Phoenix has successfully voted in approval for the building of a Fry's grocery store in downtown Phoenix.
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ARIZONA ELECTION NEWS | Oct 5, 2016Four people arrested during Donald Trump’s rally in Prescott
Nearly 20,000 people attended Donald Trump's rally in Prescott on Oct. 4; of those 20,000, four people found themselves in handcuffs.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 5, 2016Phoenix City Council votes to make Indigenous Peoples Day official holiday
The Phoenix City Council voted Wednesday to mark Indigenous Peoples Day on the second Monday in October, the same day as Columbus Day.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 5, 2016‘Love’ it: Tim McGraw, Faith Hill to two-step tour into Phoenix area next year
Country music fans, it's time to break out the boots again: Tim McGraw and Faith Hill will two-step their way on into the Phoenix area on tour next year.
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ARIZONA ELECTION NEWS | Oct 5, 2016Secretary of state: Arizona voting hack likely originated in Russia
The source of a hack on Arizona's voter registration system was an email likely sent by Russian hackers designed to look like an internal employee email.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 5, 2016Child seriously injured after fall from second-story window in Phoenix area
A 2-year-old child was seriously hurt Wednesday after falling out of a second-story window at a Phoenix-area apartment complex, police said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 5, 2016Phoenix-area aerospace company earns Navy contract worth $19 million
A Phoenix-area aerospace company has pulled in a $19 million contract with the U.S. Navy to provide support for satellite operations.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 5, 2016Fry this on for size: Arizona State Fair to cook up traditional, new menu choices
Attendees at the Arizona State Fair will have a lot of tasty food options to sample this year, including more than 30 new items.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 5, 2016Remembrance of former Arizona Gov. Rose Mofford to be open to public
A memorial service will be held for former Arizona Gov. Rose Mofford in downtown Phoenix at the end of month, friends and family said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 5, 2016‘Gilmore Girls’ fans can enjoy a free cup of coffee at ‘Luke’s Diner’ right in Arizona
To promote the release of "Gilmore Girls" four-episode revival season, a version of "Luke's Diner" is coming to every state across the nation on Wednesday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 5, 2016Trump and Clinton hold hands – at least that’s what an Arizona maze designed
If you fly over Mortimer Farms' corn maze in Dewey, Arizona, you will see the presidential nominees acting like real chums.
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ARIZONA ELECTION NEWS | Oct 4, 2016People react, including the presidential nominees, on social media to the VP debate
While the vice presidential debate was going on, many people put their two cents in on social media, including the presidential nominees themselves.
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ARIZONA ELECTION NEWS | Oct 4, 2016GOP names Mike Pence the winner of the debate, hours before it even began
The Republican party announced that Mike Pence had one the vice presidential debate. The problem? The debate hadn't even taken place yet.
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ARIZONA ELECTION NEWS | Oct 4, 2016Donald Trump tells Arizona crowd Hillary Clinton will be worse president than Obama
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump told a crowd in Arizona that his opponent, Hillary Clinton, will be worse for America than Barack Obama.