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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 11, 2015
Valley freeway restrictions for weekend of Dec. 11-14
According to the Arizona Department of Transportation, the following travel advisories have been issued for the weekend of Dec. 11:
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 10, 2015GOP candidate Donald Trump may bring campaign back to Phoenix
Republican president candidate Donald Trump may return to Phoenix after the city confirmed Thursday that his campaign is seeking venues for an event.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Dec 10, 2015Troll ‘Wars?’ First two minutes of upcoming ‘Star Wars’ film ‘leaks’
The hype around the new "Star Wars" film is getting a little ridiculous, so it was only a matter of time before some footage from the latest chapter leaked online.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 10, 2015Cardinals’ Thursday night game to snarl Phoenix rush hour traffic
Freeway traffic in Phoenix's West Valley will likely be more crowded Thursday than the pile of football players after a run up the middle.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 10, 2015Test missile puffs across skies of metro Phoenix
It's too early in December for Santa Claus to be flying but the U.S. Army offered an explanation for the white streak seen shooting across Arizona skies Thursday morning -- a missile test.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 10, 2015Arizona missile company awarded $543M contact to produce missile interceptors
Raytheon Missile Systems in Tucson was awarded the $543 million contract by the U.S. Missile Defense Agency to produce 17 missile interceptors for "operational testing and initial deployment."
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UNCATEGORIZED | Dec 9, 2015Superhero family announces pregnancy with ‘Avenger’-themed video
While most of us don't give birth to superheroes everyday, one family wanted to tell the world what a special little boy or girl they were about to bring into the world in an extraordinary way.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 9, 2015Winter Wonderland returns to downtown Phoenix on Friday
On Friday, part of downtown Phoenix will be getting the Winter Wonderland treatment from 4 to 8 p.m. thanks to a proclamation by Gov. Doug Ducey.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 9, 2015Wow: 360-degree photo shows massive Arizona dust storm
An Arizona company that has snapped hundreds of 360-degree photos of the Phoenix area took a great shot of one of the desert's legendary summer dust storms.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 9, 2015Hooray, hedgehogs! Arizona officials lift restrictions on pet ownership
Arizona Game and Fish Department has determined domesticated hedgehogs are now OK to keep as pets. Yes! Hedgehogs are kind of cute and industrious. At least they are in books, TV and movies.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 9, 2015Tucson ensemble up for two Grammys
A Tucson musical group has been nominated for two Grammys.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Dec 8, 2015Naughty or nice? Modern day Santa Claus replaces sleigh and reindeer for hoverboard
Santa is now gifting little boys and girls on a hoverboard instead relying on trusty ol' Rudolph, according to this YouTube video, but it's safe to say he's not quite used to it yet.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 8, 2015That’s cat-tastic: Arizona feline selected as nation’s top ‘cathlete’
A cat from the Phoenix area has been selected as the nation's top "cathlete" in a fun online competition.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 8, 2015Sweet news: Well-known downtown Phoenix ice cream joint to reopen
After a Facebook photo of the Mary Coyle Ol’ Fashion Ice Cream sign was posted with the caption "coming soon," speculation has risen over whether or not the shop will reopen on Seventh Street near Bethany Home Road in Phoenix.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 8, 2015University of Arizona to begin clinical trials for ‘spicy’ rheumatoid arthritis treatment
A study led by University of Arizona College of Medicine Professor Janet Funk that will test the anti-inflammatory impact of the turmeric spice to treat rheumatoid arthritis has moved into clinical trials, according to a recent press release.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 8, 2015I-10 West reopens after truck rollover shuts down traffic overnight
PHOENIX -- A semitruck rollover shut down Interstate 10 heading west for several hours that led into the…
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 7, 2015Good eats: Phoenix-area restaurant Kai named third-best in nation
According to OpenTable users, Kai at Wild Horse Pass Resort is the third-best restaurant in the United States.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 7, 2015Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey lays wreath at Pearl Harbor memorial
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey laid a wreath at the site of the sunken USS Arizona and ordered flags on state buildings to be lowered Monday in observance of the 74th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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GENERAL NEWS | Dec 7, 2015Photo shows San Bernardino shooters making way through US customs
New photos of the couple behind the mass shooting in Southern California last week show them in line at U.S. customs.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 6, 2015Dodgers broadcaster Hairston puts Scottsdale home on the market
Los Angeles Dodgers broadcaster Jerry Hairston Jr. is selling his Scottsdale home for $2.05 million.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Dec 6, 2015Father Christmas is dead according to Norwegian newspaper
According to the BBC, a Norwegian newspaper apologies for publishing a death notice that Father Christmas, otherwise known by Santa Claus died Dec. 3, just days before celebrating his 227th birth, who was born Dec. 12, 1788.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 5, 2015Three Cardinals among 25-highest paid NFL players in history
Three current Arizona Cardinals find themselves on the list of NFL players who have earned the most over the course of their respective careers.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 5, 2015Gov. Doug Ducey calls California governor’s comments on Arizona gun law ‘thoughtless’
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey said he will "ignore" California Gov. Jerry Brown's criticism of the gun laws in the Grand Canyon State.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 5, 2015What salary will allow you to buy a home in Phoenix?
ThePhoenix metro area ranks eighth of 27 cities in the lowest required yearly salary that will allow you to buy a home at the median price