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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 16, 2023Weekend wrap-up: Here are the biggest Arizona stories from July 15-16
The Valley is experiencing a record-breaking heatwave, Kari Lake was ordered to pay sanctions and a Navajo man is sentenced to prison for a deadly stabbing.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 16, 2023DPS searching for driver in fatal hit-and-run crash in Apache Junction
The Arizona Department of Public Safety is asking for the public's help in finding a pickup driver involved in an auto-pedestrian crash Sunday morning in Apache Junction.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 16, 2023Hip-hop star Lil Baby cancels Arizona tour stop in August
Hip-hop lovers who bought tickets for rapper Lil Baby's Phoenix concert will have to find something else to do that day. The baby's out.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 16, 2023Navajo man gets 24 years in prison for stabbing a victim to death
A news release from the Arizona Attorney General's Office said a Navajo man from Inscription House killed a victim with a knife in November.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 16, 2023Connecticut data center company proposes first Arizona project in East Valley
A new-to-market data center company is looking to bring a zero-water, zero-carbon footprint data center in southeast Mesa.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 15, 2023Police in Peoria seek help finding missing man
Peoria Police are trying to locate James Esposito. He's described as 5-foot-8, 165-pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. He's 28 years old.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 15, 2023Phoenix police officer, man hurt in dog attack
A Phoenix police officer and a second man are home after being attacked by a dog in south Phoenix on Saturday morning.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 15, 2023State Route 88 re-opens northeast of Apache Junction following brush fire
State Route 88 is open in both directions northeast of Apache Junction. Firefighters from the Mesa Ranger District have responded to a fire.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 15, 2023Alan Dershowitz, other lawyers for Kari Lake and Mark Finchem ordered to pay sanctions
Lawyers for Kari Lake and Mark Finchem were ordered to pay $122,000, according to a ruling Friday by U.S. District Court Judge John Tuchi.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 15, 2023Phoenix man charged with 10 counts of possessing child pornography
A Northeast Phoenix man was arrested on Wednesday for having 10 explicit photos of sexually exploited children on his phone, police say.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 15, 2023Drone maker RapidFlight purchases IP portfolio of Chandler’s shuttered Local Motors
Drone maker RapidFlight LLC said this week it has acquired the intellectual property portfolio of shuttered Chandler company Local Motors.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 14, 2023Mesa auto collision leaves one person dead
Two cars collided about a half-mile south of Baseline Road on Sossaman Road on Friday. It appeared to be a head-on collision.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 14, 2023Man pleads guilty to leading an illegal packrafting trip in Grand Canyon National Park
A man has pleaded guilty to leading an illegal packrafting trip in Grand Canyon National Park, authorities said Friday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 14, 2023Can ‘cool pavement’ actually make your Valley home warmer? Experts weigh in
According to a recent report, it's possible someone could feel several degrees warmer on Valley cool pavement versus asphalt.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 14, 2023Man arrested after fatal Phoenix shooting despite claim of self-defense
A man who claimed self-defense was arrested after a fatal shooting Wednesday outside a Phoenix apartment complex.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 14, 2023Check out these 5 new specialty license plates coming to Arizona
The Arizona Department of Transportation released five new specialty license plates on Thursday, including one for Alice Cooper.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 14, 2023Mesa Community College adding courses in plumbing, solar, more
Mesa Community College is expanding its Construction Trades certificate program with training in plumbing, solar and more.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 14, 20233 metro Phoenix freeways to have closures over weekend
Three metro Phoenix freeways will have closures over the weekend, according to state transportation officials.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 14, 2023Weekend guide: Here are the biggest events around metro Phoenix for July 14-16
During this scorching summer weekend, take a trip to the indoor Maricopa County Home Show in Glendale or visit a museum to beat the heat.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 13, 2023Mesa woman pleads guilty to multimillion-dollar fraud targeting AHCCCS
A Mesa woman admitted in court to defrauding Arizona’s Medicaid agency of millions of dollars, authorities said Thursday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 13, 2023Mother who took ailing newborn from Phoenix hospital arrested for alleged child abuse
The mother who took her newborn baby from a Phoenix hospital Wednesday against medical advice, triggering an Amber Alert, has been arrested for alleged child abuse.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 13, 2023Phoenix Police release video in fatal shooting of suspect wielding pellet gun
The Phoenix Police Department released video on Wednesday in the fatal shooting of a suspect who turned out to be wielding a pellet gun.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 13, 2023Metro Phoenix inflation cools, but remains above national average rise
Phoenix-area inflation has cooled since its peak last summer, but the region is still higher than the national average, new data shows.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 12, 2023Stockton Hill Fire in northwestern Arizona 90% contained, officials say
The Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management said the Stockton Hill fire in northwestern Arizona is 90% contained at 589 acres.