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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 9, 2021Grand Canyon’s Silver Bridge to close temporarily for electrical repairs
A bridge hikers use to cross the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon will close temporarily for repairs beginning Tuesday, the National Park Service announced.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 9, 2021Tempe will also keep mask regulation in effect over Gov. Ducey’s order
Another Arizona city has decided to keep its mask requirement policy in place, as the Tempe City Council voted to continue enforcing face coverings in public.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 9, 2021Silver Alert canceled after Phoenix man who uses wheelchair found safe
A Silver Alert was canceled Saturday night after a Phoenix man who uses a wheelchair and hadn't been seen since the weekend was found.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 9, 2021Newly confirmed old tests inflate Arizona’s COVID-19 case report to 1,302
With hundreds of newly confirmed results from old tests inflating the count, Arizona reported 1,302 new coronavirus cases and seven additional deaths from COVID-19 on Friday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 9, 2021New family owned gourmet cookie shop opens Friday in Gilbert
Batch Cookie Shop, a local and family-owned business, is holding a grand opening Friday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the location at 1495 N. Higley Rd. in Gilbert.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 9, 2021Arizona woman accused of fraudulent schemes arrested in Michigan
A woman wanted in connection to a fraud investigation in Cottonwood was recently arrested in Michigan after several years on the run, according to authorities.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 9, 2021Loop 101 in north Scottsdale only major Valley freeway closure this weekend
A closure on a portion of Loop 101 in north Scottsdale is the only major freeway detour for a majority of the weekend for Valley drivers, ADOT announced Thursday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 8, 2021Westbound US 60 near Higley Road in Mesa reopens after crash
A crash closed the westbound lanes of U.S. 60 at Higley Road in Mesa on Thursday night, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 8, 2021Silver Alert canceled after missing 25-year-old Glendale man is found safe
A Silver Alert was canceled Saturday afternoon after a missing 25-year-old Glendale man with a cognitive condition was found safely, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 8, 2021Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport adds new low-cost carrier Avelo
A new airline will begin nonstop service between metro Phoenix and the Los Angeles area starting next month.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 8, 2021Forward progress stopped on Pinal County fire, evacuations still in effect
Forward progress has been stopped on a wildfire in Dudleyville in Pinal County but evacuation orders remain in effect as of Thursday night, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 8, 2021Bob Costello, Buckeye fire chief since 2008, has died
Buckeye Fire Chief Bob Costello died Thursday morning, the West Valley city announced. No cause of death was provided.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 8, 2021Silver Alert canceled for missing Phoenix man with cognitive condition
Authorities on Monday canceled a Silver Alert for a missing Phoenix man with a cognitive condition.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 8, 2021Suspect in fatal hit-and-run at Glendale canal taken into custody
A man suspected of causing a recent fatal hit-and-run crash near a canal in Glendale has been arrested, authorities said.
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UNITED STATES NEWS | Apr 8, 2021
Watch President Joe Biden discuss gun violence protection
Watch President Joe Biden deliver remarks Thursday on gun violence protection.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 8, 2021Arizona reports 670 new COVID-19 cases, 32 additional deaths Thursday
Arizona public health officials reported 670 new coronavirus cases on Thursday and 32 additional deaths from COVID-19.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 7, 2021Pima County shifting focus of vaccine effort to indoor sites to beat the heat
Pima County announced Wednesday COVID-19 vaccine efforts would be shifted and expanded to indoor facilities or hours would be adjusted as temperatures rise.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 7, 2021Man critically injured in bee attack at Phoenix motel, 2 others hurt
A man has been taken to the hospital in a bee attack that also injured two others at a Phoenix motel on Wednesday, according to authorities.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 7, 2021Grand Canyon to reopen east entrance closed last year amid COVID concerns
The east entrance to the Grand Canyon at Desert View will reopen Thursday after being closed for more than a year due to COVID-19 concerns in the Navajo Nation and surrounding areas, the park service announced.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 7, 2021Police say man killed in hit-and-run on Phoenix street
A man crossing a street in Phoenix was fatally hit by a car that left the scene Tuesday night, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 7, 2021Tesla building service center at Westgate District in Glendale
Electric vehicle company Tesla is building a 30,000-square-foot service center in Glendale’s Westgate Entertainment District, the city announced Tuesday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 7, 2021Gov. Ducey calls resistance to ban on local mask mandates ‘grandstanding’
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey said Wednesday various city and county leaders who are ignoring his executive order banning local mask mandates were "grandstanding" but he encouraged continued mask use during the COVID pandemic.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 7, 2021
Arizona reports 750 new COVID-19 cases, 27 additional deaths Wednesday
Arizona public health officials reported 750 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday and 27 additional deaths from COVID-19.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 7, 2021Arizona forest authorities break up illegal party of over 5,000
Tonto National Forest enforcement officers broke up an illegal party of over 5,000 people last weekend, authorities said.