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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 28, 2022Former Phoenix police officer receives probation for time card fraud
A former Phoenix police officer was sentenced to 18 months of probation on Wednesday for collecting full-time pay from another government agency while employed as a cop in the summer of 2020.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 28, 2022Man shot, killed by multiple suspects in Phoenix, police say
A man was shot and killed by a group of unknown suspects at a Phoenix home Sunday morning, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 28, 202219-year-old motorcyclist killed, another man injured in Phoenix traffic collision
A 19-year-old man died and another was seriously injured following a traffic collision in Phoenix Saturday night, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 28, 2022Border Patrol seizes $4.3 million of fentanyl in Arizona traffic stop
Two U.S. citizens were arrested by Border Patrol on Wednesday after seizing 340 packages of fentanyl pills near Gila Bend, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 28, 2022Arizona ranks last among states in paying teachers in 2020-21
Arizona placed 50th on a comparison of teacher earnings by state for the 2020-21 school year published by Business.org this month.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 27, 2022Man dies after falling near North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park
A 44-year-old man died Friday afternoon after he fell near the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, officials said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 27, 2022Yavapai County sergeant involved in fatal collision with a pedestrian
A 74-year-old woman died Friday night after she was struck by a vehicle driven by a Yavapai County sergeant while she was crossing the street, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 27, 2022Circle K increases reward to $6K in assault of worker at Phoenix gas station
Circle K has increased a reward to $6,000 for information leading to the arrest of a woman who assaulted a Phoenix store employee in early August.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 27, 2022Mike Sheldon named CEO of Arizona State Hospital, ADHS deputy director
The Arizona Department of Health Services on Thursday announced Mike Sheldon as the new chief executive officer for the Arizona State Hospital.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 26, 20221 woman killed, another injured in shooting near Phoenix airport
One woman was killed and another injured in a shooting Thursday night near Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 26, 2022Arizona Humane Society offering free adoptions on Saturday
The Arizona Humane Society is offering free adoptions on Saturday in honor of NBCUniversal’s monthlong Clear the Shelters campaign.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 26, 2022Arizona files motion for warrant of execution for death row inmate
The Arizona Attorney General's Office filed a motion Friday with the state high court for a warrant of execution of death row inmate Murray Hooper.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 26, 2022Father accused of kidnapping 6-month-old boy in Scottsdale caught in Flagstaff
A 6-month-old boy was safely recovered in Flagstaff on Wednesday after his father allegedly kidnapped him in Scottsdale, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 26, 2022Glendale police exchange gunfire with man suspected of killing father
Police in Glendale said Friday they shot and wounded a man suspected of killing his father to end an hourslong overnight standoff.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 26, 2022Eastbound I-10 in East Valley closed this weekend for more Broadway Curve work
Eastbound Interstate 10 in the East Valley will be closed again this weekend for work on the Broadway Curve Improvement Project.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 26, 2022Weekend guide: Here are the biggest events around metro Phoenix for Aug. 26-28
It's a busy weekend of music in metro Phoenix, farmers markets continue and more. Here are some of the biggest events around the Valley.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 26, 2022Live Wheel of Fortune show spinning into Arizona casino this fall
The Wheel of Fortune is coming to Maricopa this fall, giving guests an interactive game show experience.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 25, 2022Arizona Gov. Ducey orders flags at half-staff Friday to honor Tucson shooting victims
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey ordered all flags at state buildings to be at half-staff Friday due to the lives lost in a shooting in Tucson on Thursday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 25, 2022Arizona jail inmate dies after corrections officers use Taser on him multiple times
An Arizona jail inmate died last week after corrections officers used a Taser on him multiple times while trying to subdue him, authorities said Wednesday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 25, 20224th grader found with gun at metro Phoenix charter school
A fourth-grader was found with a gun Thursday at a metro Phoenix charter school, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 25, 2022Queen Creek breaks ground on new 85-acre Frontier Family Park
Construction on a new 85-acre community park in Queen Creek is underway after the town broke ground on Tuesday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 25, 2022Arizona life expectancy fell by 2.5 years in 2020, fifth-largest decline in U.S.
Arizona life expectancy fell by 2.5 years in 2020, posting one of the steepest drops in a nation that saw the sharpest declines in lifespans since World War II.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 25, 2022Police from 2 cities, state troopers chase kidnapping suspect across West Valley
Multiple law enforcement agencies, led by police in Glendale, chased down a man in a pickup truck accused of abducting a woman at knifepoint overnight, authorities said Thursday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 25, 2022Resources for unsheltered to be available at Phoenix event next week
The Human Services Campus near downtown Phoenix is hosting a one-day event to provide services and resources with unsheltered people Tuesday.