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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 23, 2023New $31M Raytheon contract calls for development of light-speed defense weapon
Raytheon’s Tucson-based missiles and defense division has won a $31.3 million contract to create a futuristic mobile front-line system to stop airborne threats with directed energy.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 22, 2023Queen Creek police chief defends lengthy investigation into Preston Lord’s beating death
Nearly two months after 16-year-old Preston Lord was beaten to death in Queen Creek, the town's police chief is defending the case that some believe should already be solved.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 22, 2023Rain starts falling early Friday in Phoenix, is expected to continue throughout day
Rain started falling across metro Phoenix early Friday, kickstarting what's expected to be one of the wettest storms of the year.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 22, 20232 suspects arrested in connection with deadly robbery at Phoenix hotel
Two people have been arrested in connection with a deadly robbery Wednesday morning at a Phoenix hotel, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 21, 2023Father, son arrested in Arizona after welfare check leads to discovery of fentanyl, weapons
An Arizona father and son were arrested on drug and weapons charges after the son called for a welfare check, authorities announced Wednesday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 21, 2023Will murder case get dismissed for Phoenix detective’s mistakes?
A judge is set to hold a multi-day evidentiary hearing to decide whether to dismiss a first-degree murder case involving a former Phoenix police detective at the center of a continuing scandal.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 21, 2023Phoenix man sentenced to 50 years in prison for murder of pregnant wife
A Phoenix man was sentenced to 50 years in prison for the 2012 murder of his wife and her unborn child, authorities announced Thursday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 21, 2023Opening date set for Valley Metro light rail extension to Metrocenter area in Phoenix
The second phase of Valley Metro's northwest Phoenix light rail extension project is set to debut in late January, two years ahead of its original projected opening date.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 21, 2023Driver killed in fiery collision with police SUV transporting a prisoner in Phoenix
One person was killed in a fiery collision involving a police vehicle carrying a prisoner in Phoenix on Thursday morning.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 21, 2023John Insalaco, longtime Apache Junction councilmember and mayor, dies at 85
John Insalaco, who served Apache Junction over a 20-year span as a councilmember and mayor, died Wednesday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 21, 20234 teens arrested in connection with 17-year-old boy’s murder in south Phoenix
Four teenagers have been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a 17-year-old boy in south Phoenix last month, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 21, 2023Silver Alert canceled after 77-year-old Peoria man found safe
A Silver Alert was issued canceled Thursday after a 77-year-old Peoria man who was last seen at a car dealership was found safe.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 21, 2023Arizona to receive 55,000 units of naloxone over next 2 years as part of national opioid settlement
Arizona will get 55,000 units of opioid overdose reversal drug naloxone during the next two years from Teva Pharmaceuticals as of part its national settlement.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 21, 2023Phoenix steel fabrication company settles federal racial harassment lawsuit
A Phoenix steel fabrication company settled a federal lawsuit by agreeing to pay $500,000 to employees who were allegedly subjected to racial harassment.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 20, 2023Silver Alert canceled after 70-year-old Phoenix man found safe
The Arizona Department of Public Safety canceled their Silver Alert for Joseph Trujillo less than two hours after it was issued on Wednesday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 20, 2023Northbound I-17 reopens in Phoenix at Bell Road after shutdown caused by crash
Northbound Interstate 17 reopened at Bell Road in Phoenix on Wednesday afternoon after a crash caused a closure, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 20, 2023Suspects arrested in Valley organized retail theft spree of $24,000
Police arrested three people they suspect of stealing nearly $24,000 in merchandise in a Valley organized retail theft spree.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 20, 2023Pair of Mesa women among 3 sentenced in Texas human smuggling deaths
Two Mesa women were sentenced in the past week for their roles in human smuggling deaths in Texas, authorities announced Tuesday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 20, 2023Village of Chandler luxury rental community debuts at Gilbert and Riggs roads
A newly built luxury rental community with one-, two- and three-bedroom apartment homes is now leasing in Chandler.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 20, 2023Judge rejects Kari Lake’s bid to dismiss Stephen Richer’s defamation suit against her
A judge on Wednesday rejected Kari Lake's bid to dismiss Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer’s defamation suit against her, noting that the former gubernatorial candidate's claims of election-related malfeasance are “provably false.”
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 20, 2023Two types of snails from Arizona left off Endangered Species list
A pair of land snail species found in Arizona are finding themselves left off the Endangered Species Act's latest listing.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 20, 2023Scottsdale Police release incident video following Mesa shootout in November
The Scottsdale Police Department released video and audio of a police-involved shooting Monday following an incident on Nov. 13.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 20, 2023Arizona Science Center caps 2023 with 12th annual Snow Week
Science will meet snow to end 2023 when Arizona Science Center hosts its 12th annual Snow Week.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 19, 2023Man arrested in connection with early-morning shooting in Phoenix
A 46-year-old man is in police custody after the shooting death of a 29-year-old man in central Phoenix on Tuesday.