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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 16, 2021Scottsdale man receives 16-year sentence for investment fraud scheme
A Scottsdale man was sentenced to 16 years in prison for his role in a nationwide investment fraud scheme, authorities said Monday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 15, 2021Banner Poison Center in Phoenix sees spike in hand sanitizer incidents
As the amount of hand sanitizer in people's homes increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, so did hand sanitizer-related poisoning accidents.
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OUTSPOKEN WITH BRUCE AND GAYDOS | Mar 15, 2021Goodyear special needs instructor wins Gaydos & Chad’s teacher tribute
A Goodyear kindergarten teacher who works with special needs students has been named KTAR News 92.3 FM's Gaydos and Chad Show's Pay Tribute to a Teacher winner for February.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 15, 2021State Farm Stadium COVID-19 vaccine site eclipses half a million doses given
The state-run COVID-19 vaccination site at State Farm Stadium in Glendale has now administered half a million doses, Gov. Doug Ducey's office announced on Monday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 15, 2021Woman dies in Avondale house fire; husband survives
Authorities in a Phoenix suburb said a woman died but her husband survived a house fire that started in a bedroom early Sunday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 15, 2021Arizona reports 638 new COVID-19 cases, no additional deaths Monday
Arizona public health officials on Monday reported 638 new coronavirus cases and no additional deaths from COVID-19.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 15, 2021‘Fight For Air Climb’ fundraiser to be held at Chase Field in Phoenix
You can get your steps in while also raising money for lung health at the American Lung Association in Arizona's Fight for Air Climb event on March 27 at Chase Field in Phoenix.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 15, 2021Overnight lane, ramp restrictions set for Loop 101 in West Valley this week
Pavement maintenance will result in overnight lane and ramp restrictions on Loop 101 near the State Farm Stadium COVID-19 vaccine site in Glendale beginning Monday, ADOT announced.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 15, 2021Health experts fear rising gun sales could result in more deaths, injuries
An escalation in firearms sales is prompting health experts to call for more attention to the relationship between owning weapons and injuries or suicide.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 14, 2021Weekend wrap-up: Here are the biggest Arizona stories from March 12-14
From multiple highways in northern Arizona being shut down Saturday due to snowfall to the state's largest marijuana dispensary opening its first Phoenix location, here are the biggest Arizona stories of the weekend.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 14, 20216 injured after light rail collides with car in downtown Phoenix
Six people were injured when a light rail car was knocked off the tracks Sunday evening after a collision with a car near 11th and Washington streets in downtown Phoenix, according to authorities.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 14, 2021Phoenix police release body cam footage from Desert Sky Mall shooting
The Phoenix Police Department on Saturday released body camera footage of a shooting at Desert Sky Mall on Feb. 14 that left one man dead and another injured.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 14, 2021Arizona reports 649 new COVID-19 cases, 7 more deaths Sunday
Arizona public health officials on Sunday reported 649 new coronavirus cases and seven additional deaths from COVID-19.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 14, 2021Black Rock Coffee Bar opening 3 additional Valley locations
Oregon-based coffee chain Black Rock Coffee Bar is in the process of adding three stores, with locations in Phoenix, Scottsdale and Tempe joining the fray.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 14, 2021Construction on Seventh Street bridge in Phoenix to begin on Monday
Construction to repair Phoenix's 7th Street bridge that was damaged by a fire on Feb. 28 will start on Monday, March 15, 2021.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 13, 2021Snowstorm shuts down parts of several highways in northern Arizona
Snowfall across northern Arizona shut down portions of multiple highways on Saturday evening, with some remaining closed until the morning hours of Sunday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 13, 2021Silver Alert canceled for 77-year-old man found in Phoenix
A Silver Alert was canceled Sunday morning for a 77-year-old Phoenix man found near Cave Creek and Beardsley roads.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 13, 2021Arizona reports 262 new COVID-19 cases, 27 more deaths Saturday
Arizona public health officials on Saturday reported 262 new coronavirus cases and 27 additional deaths from COVID-19.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 13, 2021Arizona Department of Gaming reports decrease in tribal contributions
The Arizona Department of Gaming reported a decline in tribal gaming contributions for the third quarter of the 2021 fiscal year.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 13, 2021Ballet Arizona returning to stage with debut of new performance in Phoenix
Ballet Arizona is returning to the stage for its first large-scale public performance in over a year with the debut of a new work at the Desert Botanical Garden.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 12, 2021Stark, Ansari win Phoenix City Council seats in special runoff races
Final unofficial election results released Friday night showed that Debra Stark and Yassamin Ansari have won their respective Phoenix City Council runoff races.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 12, 2021First cases of Brazilian COVID-19 variant detected in Arizona
A COVID-19 variant that spreads at a faster rate has been detected in Arizona, the Arizona Department of Health Services said Friday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 12, 2021Arizona opens up nearly 12,000 more vaccine appointments at Tucson site
State officials announced Friday that nearly 12,000 more COVID-19 vaccine appointments will open up at the University of Arizona vaccination site for the upcoming week.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 12, 2021Watch Dr. Cara Christ’s weekly Arizona vaccine progress update
Watch Dr. Cara Christ, director of the Arizona Department of Health Services, discuss vaccine progress in the state in her weekly update.