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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 27, 2021Arrowhead Towne Center evacuated over unverified bomb threat
Arrowhead Towne Center in Glendale was evacuated Saturday afternoon after receiving an email of a bomb threat, police say.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 27, 2021
2 Arizona residents plead guilty in $300M telemarketing fraud scheme
Two Arizonans have plead guilty for their roles in a $300 million telemarketing fraud scheme that targeted elderly and other vulnerable victims nationwide, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 27, 20212 more teens arrested in parking garage shooting of UArizona student
Two additional 17-year-olds have been arrested in connection to the fatal shooting of a University of Arizona student in a campus parking garage last weekend, authorities said Saturday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 27, 2021‘Piggy Bank Bandit’ accused of 2 more bank robberies in Phoenix
Authorities say a suspect known as the "Piggy Bank Bandit" robbed two U.S. Bank branches in Phoenix on Friday. He has been accused of six robberies in all.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 27, 2021Police arrest 20-year-old for murder at Desert Sky Mall shooting in Phoenix
Phoenix Police announced the arrest of one man in connection to a shooting at Desert Sky Mall that left one man dead and another injured.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 27, 2021Arizona reports 1,179 new COVID-19 cases, 70 more deaths Saturday
Arizona public health officials on Saturday reported 1,179 new coronavirus cases and 70 additional deaths from COVID-19.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 27, 2021Permit reservations to Arizona’s popular Fossil Creek open Monday
Permit reservations for popular outdoor spot Fossil Creek in the Coconino National Forest will go on sale next week, officials announced Friday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 26, 2021US Marshals arrest child sex crime suspect in Arizona
The U.S. Marshals Service arrested a suspect in Arizona accused of child sex crimes, the agency said Friday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 26, 2021Teen charged with murder in UArizona campus garage shooting
A teenager was arrested for the shooting death of a University of Arizona student in a campus parking garage last weekend, police said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 26, 2021Luke AFB locked down after gun report, but no threat found
Luke Air Force Base was placed on lockdown following a report of an individual with a gun at a medical facility on base, authorities said Friday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 26, 2021
Arizona reports 1,621 new COVID-19 cases, 83 more deaths Friday
Arizona public health officials on Friday reported 1,621 new coronavirus cases and 83 additional deaths from COVID-19.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 26, 2021Morning Squeeze to hold hiring fair for new downtown Phoenix location
Popular Valley breakfast and lunch spot Morning Squeeze will hold a hiring fair next week for the new downtown Phoenix location, the restaurant announced.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 26, 2021Closures set for I-10 near downtown Phoenix, Loop 101 this weekend
A section of Loop 101 in the North Valley and a portion of Interstate 10 near downtown Phoenix are scheduled to be closed this weekend, ADOT said Thursday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 25, 2021FBI seeking ‘Piggy Bank Bandit’ accused of 4 Valley bank robberies
Authorities are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a person accused of three robberies in December of last year and another on Monday at banks across the Valley.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 25, 2021Peoria school bus aide accused of touching passenger inappropriately
A West Valley school bus aide was arrested Wednesday for allegedly touching a passenger inappropriately, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 25, 2021More than 50 firefighters needed to control blaze on 7th Street in Phoenix
Dozens of firefighters were needed to subdue a blaze that shot flames 20 feet through the roof of a central Phoenix commercial building early Thursday, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 25, 2021
Arizona reports 939 new COVID-19 cases, 121 more deaths Thursday
Arizona public health officials on Thursday reported 939 new coronavirus cases, the fewest in a day since November, and 121 additional deaths from COVID-19.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 25, 2021Gilbert man with memory problems found safe after Silver Alert
A Gilbert man who wandered away from a care facility and was the subject of a Silver Alert issued Thursday has been found safe, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 25, 2021Phoenix care facility owner facing murder charge allegedly beat patient
The owner of a Phoenix adult care facility was arrested Wednesday and charged with the murder of a patient last year, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 25, 2021Phoenix VA hospital to ease visitation restrictions starting Saturday
As COVID-19 cases and metrics fall in Arizona, the Phoenix VA announced it will ease inpatient visitation policy starting Saturday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 25, 2021Salvation Army, Ford provide 1.3M free masks for Arizona communities
The Salvation Army partnered with Ford Motor Company to provide more than 1.3 million free masks to communities across Arizona.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 24, 2021Phoenix police investigating shooting that left a man dead
Phoenix police are investigating the fatal shooting of a man in the West Valley on Wednesday afternoon, according to authorities.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 24, 2021Grand Canyon park rangers find body of missing woman at South Rim
The body of a missing California woman was located Tuesday at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 24, 2021Fry’s Electronics, with 2 Valley stores, goes out of business nationwide
Fry's Electronics, the chain of consumer tech stores that burst onto the retail scene 35 years ago and eventually landed in metro Phoenix, is officially closing.