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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 27, 2020Supporters, protesters face off at pro-police rally in Gilbert
A pro-police rally took place at the intersection of Gilbert Road and Warner Road as police occupied the space between protesters and counter-protesters.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 27, 2020FBI investigating after Tohono O’odham police officer killed
A Tohono O’odham Nation police officer was killed Thursday while trying to apprehend a suspect on tribal land near the tiny southern Arizona community of Why.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 27, 2020Mesa police arrest 8 in undercover child sex crime operation
Mesa police arrested eight suspects as part of an undercover operation targeting child sex crimes and human trafficking, the department announced Thursday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 27, 2020Allegiant Air adds nonstop route from Mesa Gateway to California city
Low-fare flier Allegiant Air added a nonstop route from metro Phoenix to the central coast of California that will start in the fall.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 27, 2020Silver Alert canceled after missing Phoenix woman found safe
Authorities canceled a Silver Alert a day after it was issued when a missing north Phoenix woman with a cognitive condition was located in good health.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 27, 2020Maricopa County on pace to hit schools COVID-19 benchmarks in 1 week
Maricopa County moved closer to returning to in-person learning, meeting two of three coronavirus benchmarks recommended for safely starting in-person learning again, Arizona health officials reported Thursday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 27, 2020
Arizona passes 200,000 reported coronavirus cases, adds 33 deaths
With many businesses across the state on the verge of gaining clearance to reopen, Arizona surpassed the 200,000 mark for coronavirus cases.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 27, 2020Tucson Border Patrol arrests 3, seizes 100 pounds of meth
U.S. Border Patrol arrested three men and seized 100 pounds of suspected methamphetamine in southern Arizona on Sunday morning.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 26, 2020
Gov. Ducey invited to watch Trump’s acceptance speech at White House
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey and his wife will travel to Washington D.C. Thursday to watch President Donald Trump's acceptance speech.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 26, 2020Phoenix City Council approves settlement in viral shoplifting case
The settlement comes after Dravon Ames and Iesha Harper had an encounter with police after their 4-year-old daughter accidentally shoplifted a doll.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 26, 2020Virus-shortened Cactus League made only $364 million economic impact
The coronavirus-shortened spring training season produced about $364 million of economic impact in the state, the Cactus League said Wednesday, nearly half of a previous full session.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 26, 2020Maricopa County launches home detention for low-level DUI offenders
Maricopa County's justice system announced the launch of a home detention program for low-level DUI offenders.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 26, 2020Arizona reports 187 new coronavirus cases, 104 additional deaths
Arizona reported 187 new coronavirus cases and 104 more deaths on Wednesday, bringing the state's documented totals to 199,459 COVID-19 infections and 4,896 deaths.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 25, 2020Navajo Nation VP Lizer expresses support for Trump in RNC speech
Navajo Nation Vice President Myron Lizer expressed his support for President Donald Trump during his speech on the second night of the Republican National Convention on Tuesday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 25, 2020Surprise police arrest man suspected of 1st-degree murder in wife’s death
Surprise Police Department officers on Monday arrested a 60-year-old man suspected in the first-degree murder of his wife.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 25, 2020Evacuation order issued for residents near wildfire east of Phoenix area
An evacuation order was issued Tuesday after the Griffin Fire east of the Phoenix area burned through another 8,000-plus acres overnight.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 25, 2020MCSO finds Apache Lake boater’s body; search continues for missing man
Maricopa County Sheriff's Office deputies have found the body of a woman and are searching for another boater who went missing Saturday night at Apache Lake following a flash flood.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 25, 20202 years after his death, John McCain honored by family, Arizona politicians
Two years to the day from his death, longtime U.S. Sen. John McCain of Arizona was remembered Tuesday by family members and state political leaders from both parties.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 25, 2020Arizona reports 859 new coronavirus cases, 21 more deaths
Arizona reported 859 new coronavirus cases and 21 more deaths on Tuesday, bringing the state's documented totals to 199,273 COVID-19 infections and 4,792 deaths.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 25, 20202-story Phoenix apartment building goes up in flames
A two-story apartment fire in central Phoenix sent huge plumes of black smoke into the air early Tuesday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 25, 2020Scottsdale plans $40M sports park project, takes public comments
The city of Scottsdale is moving forward on plans to build a $40 million sports park project and is taking public comments to discuss the next steps.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 24, 2020These Arizona businesses allowed to reopen regardless of COVID-19 metrics
Here are the Arizona gyms, bars, theaters, water parks and tubing businesses that had their applications to reopen approved by the state, regardless of COVID-19 benchmarks.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 24, 2020Grand Canyon, other Arizona NPS areas offering free admission Tuesday
Admission to the Grand Canyon and other National Park Service areas in Arizona will be free Tuesday in celebration of the service's 104th birthday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 24, 2020Containment grows on 2 lightning-caused wildfires east of Phoenix area
Evacuation orders were lifted Monday as containment grew on two wildfires sparked by lightning east of the Phoenix area.