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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 18, 2015Man claiming to be ‘Jesus Christ’ arrested for stalking Maricopa County Sheriff Arpaio
A man who claimed to be "Jesus Christ" and was accused of stalking Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio was arrested on two separate felony charges on Monday, according to the Sheriff's office.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 18, 2015Yee-haw! Arizona cowboys rescue deer from canal
In the gentlest hunt of all time, two guys roped a deer from a West Valley canal and pulled it to safety.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Dec 18, 2015Jimmy Kimmel, John Krasinski holiday prank war takes a turn for the messy
For the past four years, late night television show host Jimmy Kimmel and actor John Krasinski have been lighting up the holidays with their fun, competitive, and, albeit, sometimes mean, prank war. This year's pranks definitely stepped it up a notch.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 18, 2015More credit-card skimmers found on Arizona gas pumps
Arizona officials have found more credit-card skimmers on gas pumps in metro Phoenix, it was announced Friday. The latest were discovered in Glendale.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Dec 18, 2015Top 10 posts of 2015 on KTAR.com
We'll continue to bring your all your news coverage -- even on the holidays! -- but we decided to take a look back at the year that was on KTAR.com.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Dec 18, 2015Top 10 Lasso posts on KTAR.com from 2015
The Lasso blog is KTAR.com's spot for fun, interesting and viral content. Here are the top 10 most popular posts from 2015.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 17, 2015Moving on up: Downtown Phoenix entertainment center to get $25M upgrade
Arizona Center in downtown Phoenix will begin to undergo $25 million worth of improvements next spring after the development was purchased by Parallel Capital Partners and Angelo Gordon and Co. last month.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 17, 2015Homeless shelter for Phoenix-area veterans forced to dismantle due to city violations
Camp Alpha, the name given to the homeless camp at 15th Avenue and Hatcher Road in Phoenix, was given orders to be forced to dismantle by Thursday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 17, 2015Forced to wait: Valley ‘Star Wars’ fans camp out ahead of film’s release
Fans anxious to see the latest "Star Wars" film have been lining up since Wednesday morning at at least one Phoenix-area theater.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 17, 2015Eat up! Food delivery service Postmates expands to East Valley
Residents in parts of Mesa, Gilbert and Chandler can now order from restaurants such as Pita Jungle, Thai Basil and Fired Pie and have hot, delicious food delivered right to their door.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Dec 17, 2015That’s one lucky shot: Mom makes half-court basket to earn half off kid’s tuition
A mom in suburban Minneapolis, Minnesota figured what was the harm in trying to make a half-court shot at a fundraiser for her daughter's school.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 17, 2015Allegiant adds three more routes from Phoenix area
PHOENIX-- Allegiant and Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport have partnered to offer new low-cost flights to the Valley of the…
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 17, 2015Arizona meteorologists make ‘cloud’ from hot water in negative temperatures
Officials with the National Weather Service in Flagstaff, Arizona, posted a video to their Facebook on Wednesday of them creating a "cloud" from boiling hot water.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Dec 16, 2015Epic ‘Star Wars’ screening prank puts unsuspecting fan as star of film
Blaine Gibson, the self-professed "biggest 'Star Wars' fan in the world," was surprised by his co-workers with an early screening of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens." Unfortunately for him, the film wasn't quite what he had hoped.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 16, 2015Sorry, Darth: AMC asks ‘Star Wars’ fans to leave masks at home
Darth Vader may be your favorite character, but AMC Theaters is asking "Star Wars" fans to leave masks at home before "The Force Awakens" opens this week.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 16, 2015Watch Donald Trump’s arrival to Phoenix-area rally in grandiose ‘Trump’ jet
Didn't get a chance to make it out to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's rally in Mesa, Arizona, on Wednesday? No worries, check out the Donald's grandiose entrance, featuring none other than a giant "Trump" jet.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 16, 2015Good to go: Phoenix City Council approves Starbucks’ liquor licenses
Wine and beer will soon join Starbucks' menu options in Phoenix after the city council approved the coffee giant's liquor license applications on Wednesday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 16, 2015Donald Trump: ‘We have such stupid people leading us’
Republican president candidate Donald Trump took a lot of swings Wednesday at a rally near Phoenix, saying "we have such stupid people leading us."
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 16, 2015Donald Trump: If we don’t stop illegal immigration, we don’t have a country
Donald Trump railed against illegal immigration Wednesday at a rally near Phoenix, saying if the process isn't halted, Americans will lose the country.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 16, 2015Bright fight: Phoenix-area street wins national Christmas lights contest
Comstock Drive in Gilbert was selected as one of the best Christmas lights display in the nation by ABC's "The Great Christmas Light Fight."
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GENERAL NEWS | Dec 16, 2015Holy proton pack! Website leaks first photo of ‘Ghostbusters’ reboot cast
In what is likely the week's only sci-fi movie note that has nothing to do with the Force, there's a photo on the Internet from the "Ghostbusters" reboot.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 15, 2015Silver Alert canceled for missing Phoenix-area man
A Silver Alert was canceled Tuesday for a missing Phoenix-area man, police said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 15, 2015Sen. Rand Paul uses Phoenix stop to swing at Donald Trump
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) used a weekend fundraiser in Phoenix to take a swing at the current Republican frontrunner, Donald Trump.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Dec 15, 2015Shirtless man jogs way into hearts after advocating for love in Chicago
During a recent broadcast on Chicago's WGN 9 News, a shirtless man named Ethan Renoe used his camera time to not only show off his bod, but advertise himself for love.