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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 8, 2021Assistant Jeff Barton picked to succeed Phoenix City Manager Ed Zuercher
The Phoenix City Council announced plans last week to appoint Assistant City Manager Jeff Barton as the successor to City Manager Ed Zuercher, who is retiring.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 8, 2021Pavement project for I-10 in West Valley starts with closure this weekend
A portion of eastbound Interstate 10 in the East Valley will be closed this weekend as a pavement project to improve the riding surface along the highway gets underway.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 8, 2021Here’s where 9/11 tributes are taking place in metro Phoenix in 2021
A variety of tributes are scheduled across metro Phoenix this week to remember the lives lost in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and honor the sacrifices of first responders.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 8, 2021Electric-vehicle conversion company moving to Gilbert, hiring 300
A Tempe-based electric vehicle conversion manufacturer plans to move into a huge new facility in the East Valley before the end of year and then ramp up production by spring.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 8, 2021Arizona reports 2,222 new COVID-19 cases, 26 more deaths Wednesday
Arizona health officials on Wednesday reported 2,222 new COVID-19 cases and 26 additional deaths from the disease.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 8, 2021Phoenix family of 4 escapes house fire without injury
A family of four lost belongings but came away from a house fire unharmed late Tuesday night in Phoenix.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 8, 2021New Ling & Louie’s concept opening in Scottsdale next week
Ling’s Wok Shop, a new modern Asian cuisine concept from Ling & Louie's, is set to open in north Scottsdale next week.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 8, 2021Phoenix Fan Fusion postpones January convention due to COVID-19 concerns
Pop culture enthusiasts will have to wait even longer to celebrate their favorite character at Phoenix Fan Fusion as a convention scheduled for January has been postponed due to COVID-19 concerns.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 8, 2021Dragonfly and Butterfly Bash coming to Chandler park later this month
The city of Chandler announced that the Dragonfly and Butterfly Bash will be coming to Veterans Oasis Park later this month.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 8, 2021Pandemic unemployment relief ends, cutting off 45,000 jobless in Arizona
A federal pandemic relief program that provided extra financial aid to jobless workers ended Monday, hitting more than 45,000 unemployed Arizonans who had already seen the state pull away another source of federal aid in July.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 7, 2021Labor Day weekend DUI arrests in Arizona up from last year, down from 2019
There was a rise in DUI arrests in Arizona on Labor Day weekend this year compared to a pandemic-skewed 2020, but slightly down from 2019.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 7, 2021Veteran Phoenix firefighter-paramedic dies of COVID-19
Veteran Phoenix firefighter-paramedic Miguel Angulo died of COVID-19 on Monday. The Phoenix Fire Department said he was the department’s first firefighter to die from the virus.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 7, 2021
Arizona reports 1,982 new COVID-19 cases as death toll passes 19,000
Arizona health officials on Tuesday reported 1,982 new COVID-19 cases and 54 additional fatalities, bringing the pandemic's statewide toll to more than 19,000 lives lost.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 7, 2021Toddler boy drowns in Phoenix swimming pool, dies
A toddler boy who was pulled from a Phoenix swimming pool Monday has died, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 7, 2021Tuesday morning hay bale fire sends smoke into air across East Valley
A hay bale fire at a Mesa dairy sent heavy smoke into the air across the East Valley early Tuesday, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 7, 2021Pedestrian killed near Loop 101 and Baseline Road
A pedestrian was killed near a freeway ramp in Tempe early Tuesday in a collision with a semitrailer, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 7, 2021Current monsoon season in Phoenix among top 5 for most rainy days
Repeated rounds of thunderstorms and rain have this year's monsoon season in metro Phoenix among the top five for most days with measurable rainfall, officials said Monday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 7, 2021Former Rio Rico branch manager sentenced to 30 months for money laundering
A former branch manager at Rio Rico bank was sentenced on Wednesday to 30 months for money laundering over multiple years, authorities said Friday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 6, 2021Phoenix police looking for suspect after man found dead with gunshot wound
Phoenix Police are searching for a suspect after a man was found dead with a gunshot wound in a parking lot on Monday afternoon, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 6, 2021Heavy traffic clearing up on southbound I-17 as Labor Day draws to a close
People returning to the Valley from the high country after the holiday weekend are running into some delays on southbound Interstate 17.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 6, 2021Mesa police shoot at suspect who allegedly drove toward officer while fleeing
Mesa police took a suspect into custody who was part of an officer-involved shooting after he allegedly hit a patrol car and drove toward an officer while fleeing on Sunday, authorities said.
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ARIZONA HEALTH NEWS | Sep 6, 2021
Arizona reports 2,378 new COVID-19 cases, 1 more death Monday
Arizona health officials on Monday reported 2,378 new COVID-19 cases and one additional death from the disease.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 6, 2021Phoenix fugitive to be featured on Investigation Discovery crime show
True-crime show network Investigation Discovery will feature a Phoenix fugitive who's been on the run since 2003 in an upcoming episode of "In Pursuit with John Walsh" in hopes viewers may provide leads to his whereabouts.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 6, 2021Feds deal another setback to Arizona copper mine by upholding jaguar habitat
Federal regulators on Friday rejected a mining company’s request to reduce critical habitat for endangered jaguars in the Santa Rita Mountains on land that overlaps the footprint of the proposed Rosemont Copper Mine.