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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 16, 2022Arizona shelter services CEO: Health, housing issues lead to senior homelessness rise
Senior citizen homeless rates in Arizona have been rising and increased rent prices continue to instigate the issue.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 16, 2022Silver Alert canceled after 72-year-old Gilbert woman found
Gilbert Police Department activated the alert for Maria Christina Vasquez before noon and deactivated it at 1:30 p.m. after she was found.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 16, 2022Phoenix police investigating homicide that leaves 23-year-old man dead
Phoenix police are investigating a homicide that left a 23-year-old man dead after the incident occurred Friday night, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 16, 2022Gold mine property in Cave Creek listed with asking price of nearly $6M
A 62-acre gold mine property in Cave Creek was listed for sale on Thursday for nearly $6 million.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 16, 2022Dignity Health Chandler launches new ECMO program
The Dignity Health Chandler Regional Medical Center launched a life-support machine program on March 1 in an effort to provide Arizonans more access to lifesaving lung technology in the Valley.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 16, 2022Arizona launches task force to align priorities for infrastructure bill funding opportunities
A task force was launched Thursday to align Arizona's priorities and investments with competitive funding opportunities from the bipartisan infrastructure bill signed into law by President Joe Biden last year.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 15, 2022Arizona man gets life sentence for starting fatal house fire
An Arizona man was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday for starting a fatal house fire in 2019.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 15, 2022Police identify subject of manhunt after shooting of Phoenix officer
The car connected to the shooting of a Phoenix police officer Thursday has been located but the suspect remains on the loose, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 15, 2022Valley Metro light rail service to be impacted by construction until July
Construction work on an addition to the Valley Metro light rail line will impact service beginning Saturday and lasting through early July.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 15, 2022Arizona unemployment rate drops to 3.3%, lowest in 45 years
Arizona's unemployment rate dropped to 3.3% in March, the lowest mark seen in the state in over 45 years.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 15, 2022Teenager standing on Phoenix street hit by truck, dies
A teenage boy was hit by a truck and killed in Phoenix on Thursday while he was standing in the street, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 15, 2022Fire races through Scottsdale home under construction
Firefighters from four Valley cities worked together Thursday to put out a huge fire in a house under construction in Scottsdale.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 15, 2022Phoenix parents arrested after fentanyl found in toddler’s system
Phoenix police on Tuesday arrested the parents of a toddler after fentanyl was found in the child's system, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 15, 2022Weekend guide: Here are the biggest events around the Valley for April 15-17
The multitude of Easter egg hunts around metro Phoenix is among the things to do in the Valley this holiday weekend.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 15, 2022I-10 closure in West Valley the only major freeway restriction this weekend
A closure of Interstate 10 in the West Valley is the only major freeway restriction this weekend.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 14, 2022ADOT reopens White Mountains highways after annual winter closures
The weather is warming up and that means people can once again drive on White Mountains-area state highways.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 14, 20223 Powerball tickets sold in metro Phoenix hit $50K prize in Wednesday’s drawing
Check those Powerball tickets as three sold around metro Phoenix hit for $50,000 apiece in Wednesday night's drawing, the Arizona Lottery said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 14, 2022Suspect dead, officer injured after hourslong standoff in Glendale
A suspect died and an officer was injured Thursday following an hourslong standoff in Glendale, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 14, 2022Woman dies after getting stuck upside down on Arizona-Mexico border wall
A woman died Monday after getting stuck upside down on a border fence while trying to climb into Arizona from Mexico.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 14, 20221 man fatally shot, another wounded at Phoenix apartment complex
One man was fatally shot and another was wounded at a west Phoenix apartment complex on Wednesday night, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 14, 2022Teen in Britain arrested for making threatening calls to Scottsdale schools
A teenager in Britain who made phone threats to Scottsdale schools and businesses was arrested this week, authorities said Thursday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 14, 2022Bystanders in Glendale rescue injured driver from burning vehicle
Bystanders pulled an injured driver from a burning vehicle after he crashed into a strip mall building in Glendale on Wednesday night, first responders said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 14, 2022Hundred Mile Brewing Co. set to open this summer at Tempe Town Lake
A new brewing company is set to open this summer north of Tempe Town Lake.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 14, 2022Arizona man sentenced to 8 years in prison for role in drug trafficking organization
An Arizona man was sentenced last week to eight years in prison for his role in a drug trafficking organization, authorities said Wednesday.