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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 25, 2020Discount grocery store Aldi plans to open 4 Arizona locations in 2020
Discount grocer Aldi announced it plans to expand into the greater Phoenix area and open new four grocery store locations this year.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 25, 2020Police investigate bomb threat at Mesa Police Department headquarters
A bomb threat was called into the Mesa Police Department headquarters building on Saturday prompting an ongoing investigation.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 25, 2020Arizona reports 3,748 new coronavirus cases, 144 more deaths
The Arizona health department reported 3,748 new coronavirus cases and 144 additional deaths, bringing the state’s totals to 160,041 cases and 3,286 deaths.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 25, 2020Silver Alert canceled for 87-year-old Sun City West man with dementia
A Silver Alert has been canceled for an 87-year-old man from Sun City West who suffers from dementia, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 25, 2020Land developer cancels agreement for truck stop in Glendale area
Cotton Properties has told the city of Glendale it has canceled a sales agreement with Love's Travel Stops for a new location on its 161-acre property.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 25, 2020Sky Harbor introduces large robot sculptures to Terminal 4
The airport received three 10-foot-tall robots as part of a technology based sculptural installation by the “Father of Video Art,” Nam June Paik.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 24, 2020Portions of Phoenix metro area experiencing rain, high winds
Residents in different parts of the Valley are getting a taste of the monsoon season as they head into the weekend with high winds and rain.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 24, 2020MCSO arrests 2 after remains of ASU professor found in landfill
The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office has made 2 arrests in connection to the death of an ASU professor whose body was found in a landfill.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 24, 2020Phoenix man accused of kidnapping his 2 nieces, killing 1
A Phoenix girl is dead and another is in critical condition following a kidnapping by their uncle on Wednesday, DPS said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 24, 2020Tornado reportedly touches down in northern Arizona
A tornado touched down in northern Arizona on Friday morning, about 10 miles east of Kingman, weather officials said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 24, 2020Q&A with top Arizona health official on schools opening, testing backlog
Arizona Health Director Dr. Cara Christ discusses the state’s COVID-19 testing backlog, when schools should reopen and why gym closures were extended.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 24, 2020
Arizona reports 3,349 new coronavirus cases, 79 more deaths
Arizona reported 3,349 new coronavirus cases and 79 more deaths on Friday, bringing the state's documented totals to 156,301 infections and 3,142 fatalities.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 24, 2020Weekend freeway closures to affect North Valley, East Valley drivers
Drivers in the North Valley and East Valley will have to deal with freeway closures this weekend, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 24, 2020Valleywise Health hosting phone bank to aid unemployed, uninsured
Valleywise Health is partnering with the AHCCCS to host a phone bank to help those who have recently become unemployed or uninsured.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 23, 2020Gov. Doug Ducey extends executive order closing gyms, bars, more
Gov. Doug Ducey has extended the closures of bars, gyms and others across the state of Arizona, the governor announced Thursday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 23, 20202 workers buried after trench collapses at West Valley construction site
Technical rescue teams were engaged in a body recovery operation Thursday after a trench collapsed at a West Valley construction site, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 23, 2020Border Patrol agents find $23,000 of meth in Yuma desert, arrest 2
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents found $23,000 worth of methamphetamine in the Yuma desert and arrested two men who had been backpacking nearby.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 23, 2020Phoenix PD fires officer accused of sex crimes against women in his custody
The Phoenix Police Department has fired an officer who faces sexual assault and sexual misconduct charges from two women he had detained.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 23, 2020
Arizona passes 3,000 coronavirus deaths, adds 2,335 more cases
Arizona reported 89 new coronavirus fatalities, pushing the state's pandemic death toll over 3,000, and 2,335 more diagnosed cases Thursday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 23, 2020Arizona allocates resources to address pandemic voting health issues
An executive order issued Wednesday will allocate more resources to local election departments in Arizona designed to ensure voter and poll worker safety.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 23, 2020Phoenix, Tucson mayors join effort opposing Trump’s use of federal forces
Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego and Tucson Mayor Regina Romero joined more than a dozen mayors across the U.S. on Monday requesting the Trump administration cease using federal forces in major cities to quell protest activity.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 22, 2020ASU researcher: Arizona must remain vigilant amid virus curve plateau
A top researcher at Arizona State University said the COVID-19 curve has plateaued in Arizona, but added the state must stay the course policy-wise to make additional progress.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 22, 2020Peoria police searching for man after suspicious incident with minor
The Peoria Police Department is investigating a suspicious incident with a young girl that took place in an area neighborhood.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 22, 2020Cox offering free internet to low-income Phoenix-area families
Cox is offering two months of free internet to low-income families in the Valley as they prepare for the new school year amid the coronavirus pandemic.