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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 13, 2021Authorities searching for suspect who hit Tempe police sergeant with car
Authorities are searching for a suspect who hit a Tempe police sergeant with a car Friday night and drove off erratically on Mill Avenue.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 13, 2021Arizona reports 1,791 new COVID-19 cases, 114 more deaths Saturday
Arizona health officials on Saturday reported 1,791 new coronavirus cases and 114 additional deaths from COVID-19.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 13, 2021Freeway projects in Mesa, Gilbert will extend 1 road, add ramps to Loop 202
Construction crews are working on two freeway projects in the suburbs east of Phoenix amounting to nearly $100 million, each expected to be finished in 2022.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 12, 2021Authorities seeking ‘Jeepers Bandits’ accused in 6 metro Phoenix robberies
Authorities are seeking the public's assistance in identifying four men accused of six armed robberies in metro Phoenix in the span of a week late last year.
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OUTSPOKEN WITH BRUCE AND GAYDOS | Feb 12, 2021Chandler Unified instructor chosen for Gaydos & Chad teacher award
An East Valley instructor who has impressed parents with her availability, humor and love for her students has been named KTAR New 92.3 FM's Gaydos and Chad Show's Pay Tribute to a Teacher award for January.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 12, 2021Phoenix father who took child without permission detained after hit-and-run
A 1-year-old girl taken by her noncustodial father in Phoenix without permission is safe, and the man has been detained after a hit-and-run, police said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 12, 2021
Arizona reports 2,426 new COVID-19 cases, 172 more deaths Friday
Arizona health officials on Friday reported 2,426 new coronavirus cases and 172 additional deaths from COVID-19.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 12, 2021Valley drivers to face Loop 101 closure, I-10 restriction this weekend
A closure of westbound Loop 101 in the northeast Valley and a restriction on I-10 near Sky Harbor Airport are the only obstacles for drivers this weekend.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 12, 2021Chandler lands California tech company’s manufacturing facility
A worldwide technology company plans to set up a manufacturing site in metro Phoenix and expects to be operational next year.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 11, 2021Silver Alert issued for missing 76-year-old man last seen in Phoenix
A Silver Alert was issued Thursday evening for a 76-year-old man last seen Feb. 1 near 32nd Street and Southern Avenue in Phoenix, according to authorities.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 11, 2021Authorities searching for 2-year-old taken by father in west Phoenix
Authorities are searching for a 2-year-old girl who was taken by her biological father in west Phoenix on Thursday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 11, 2021Suspect arrested in Mesa after shooting stemming from road rage
A suspect was arrested in Mesa after he allegedly shot a man following a road rage incident in a parking lot, authorities said Thursday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 11, 2021Suspect charged with first-degree murder in abduction death of mom
A suspect accused of abducting his infant son and killing the mother during the Peoria kidnapping has been charged with first-degree murder, according to court documents released Thursday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 11, 2021Maricopa County drops age limit for COVID-19 vaccine to 65
Maricopa County will expand COVID-19 vaccination eligibility to 65, lowering age requirements because nearly half of older adults already have had at least one shot.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 11, 2021Arizona reports 1,861 new COVID-19 cases, 200 more deaths Thursday
Arizona health officials on Thursday reported 1,861 new coronavirus cases and 200 additional deaths from COVID-19.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 11, 2021Recorder assisting firms in audit of Maricopa County tabulation equipment
Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer is assisting the two firms the county board appointed to conduct an audit of its tabulation equipment from the 2020 election.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 10, 2021Suspect arrested after Peoria mom killed during abduction; baby safe
Authorities said Wednesday a suspect wanted in the abduction of his 10-month-old son, which resulted in the mother's death, has been taken into custody.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 10, 2021Apache County board appoints Blackwater-Nygren to Arizona House
The Arizona House will welcome a new face soon after Jasmine Blackwater-Nygren was appointed Tuesday to fill the spot vacated by a White House administration appointee.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 10, 2021Mesa mass stabbing suspect arrested after 2-hour standoff
The suspect in a mass stabbing incident at a Mesa domestic violence shelter was arrested after an hourslong standoff Tuesday night.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 10, 2021Arizona reports 1,977 new COVID-19 cases, 176 more deaths Wednesday
Arizona health officials on Wednesday reported 1,977 new coronavirus cases, the second-fewest in a day for 2021, and 176 additional deaths from COVID-19.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 10, 2021UArizona joins list as 3rd state-run mass COVID-19 vaccination site
The University of Arizona has been tapped as the third state-run mass COVID-19 vaccination site, the first in southern Arizona.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 10, 2021Fatal wrong-way accident shuts down Interstate 10 in Chandler
One person was killed and another injured in a wrong-way accident on a Phoenix-area freeway early Wednesday, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 10, 2021Phoenix allocates $51M in COVID-19 aid for rent and utility assistance
The city of Phoenix on Monday approved $51 million in federal funds to be allocated to residents impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic who need help paying their rent and utility bills.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 10, 2021Heard Museum’s Hoop Dance competition goes virtual Saturday
The Heard Museum's annual Hoop Dance competition has turned virtual this year, with an online presentation premiering on Saturday.