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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 27, 2020Waste Management Phoenix Open takes over TPC Scottsdale this week
Waste Management Phoenix Open events teed off Monday at TPC Scottsdale. Here's what you need to know about the Valley’s weeklong annual PGA Tour stop.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 27, 2020Silver Alert canceled for 84-year-old woman last seen in Phoenix
A Silver Alert was canceled Thursday for an 84-year-old woman who went missing in Phoenix in late January.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 27, 2020Phoenix man accused of groping, biting woman while half naked
Aurelio Valenzuela, 18, was arrested in Phoenix early Sunday after he allegedly groped and bit a woman while he was half naked.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 27, 2020Harkins to host film fest of best picture Oscar nominees
Movie lovers in metro Phoenix still have a chance to see most of the best picture nominees before the Academy Awards: Harkins Theatres' yearly festival starts Friday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 27, 2020Valley Metro app provides updates on South Central light rail construction
Valley Metro has launched a new smartphone application that will provide construction updates on the South Central light rail extension in Phoenix.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 27, 2020Vehicle fire backs up traffic on Loop 101 near Interstate 17
A vehicle fire backed up Phoenix-area freeway traffic for miles Monday morning and was expected to trap commuters for more than two hours.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 27, 2020
Chandler police: 1 suspect dead, officer hurt in shooting
Chandler police said one person died and an officer was injured in a shooting Monday morning.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 27, 2020Police find vehicle of veteran who went missing in Scottsdale
Police have located the vehicle of a veteran who went missing in Scottsdale in August about 100 miles east of the Valley.
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CRONKITE NEWS | Jan 27, 2020Advocates: EPA’s new clean-water rules hit Arizona, Southwest hardest
Clean-water rules unveiled Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency could remove the vast majority of Arizona’s waterways from federal oversight, a change environmentalists call bad news in a region where water is “super precious.”
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 26, 2020Here’s what we know about the first case of coronavirus in Arizona
Here's what we know about the first confirmed case of coronavirus in Arizona, which was announced Sunday in Maricopa County.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 26, 2020Health department confirms first case of coronavirus in Arizona
The Arizona Department of Health Services on Sunday confirmed the first case of coronavirus in the state.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 26, 2020Accidental self-inflicted gunshot suspected in Arizona man’s death
A man died in Phoenix hospital Thursday after apparently shooting himself by accident with a handgun near Prescott, authorities said.
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CRONKITE NEWS | Jan 26, 2020Gallego discusses challenge of affordable housing in Phoenix
At the U.S. Conference of Mayors Panel in Washington D.C., Phoenix mayor Kate Gallego said Arizona has hurdles when it comes to affordable housing.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 26, 2020Mesa unveils brand to highlight Asian businesses in the area
Asian District, Mesa, AZ is designed to highlight the Asian culture, community and commerce near Dobson Road between Main Street and Broadway Road.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 25, 2020Police: 2 dead, 1 injured following shooting in Glendale
A 51-year-old victim and his 19-year-old son were approached in a parking lot by a 58-year-old male suspect who shot both of them before shooting himself.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 25, 2020MCSO: 2 shot dead in Anthem retirement neighborhood
Two bodies were found deceased at a retirement neighborhood in Anthem on Saturday morning that MCSO Sgt. Joaquin Enriquez says "was a shooting."
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 25, 2020Surveillance video shows arsonist set fire to 5 cars in Phoenix parking lot
The Phoenix Police Department on Saturday released a surveillance video capturing a man setting five cars on fire in a parking lot on Jan. 5.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 25, 2020Silver Alert canceled after missing 82-year-old Phoenix man is found
The Silver Alert that was issued for 82-year-old David William Guffie has been canceled after he was found safe on Saturday morning.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 25, 2020Phoenix PD: 1 dead after collision causes motorcycle to burst into flames
A motorcyclist has died after a collision with a vehicle that caused the motorcycle to burst into flames on impact early Saturday morning
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 25, 2020‘False terrorism report’ causes bomb squad, brief evacuation at Sky Harbor
A part of Sky Harbor International Airport's Terminal 4 was evacuated Friday after a woman made a "false terrorism report" to airline personnel.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 25, 2020Online thrift store ThredUP opens corporate office in Scottsdale
ThredUP, an online fashion resale platform, announced Thursday it has opened a corporate office expansion in Scottsdale and plans to hire up to 50 people.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 25, 2020Buckeye police seize about 15,000 fentanyl pills during busts
The Buckeye Police Department seized about 15,000 fentanyl pills and other contraband during two traffic stops earlier this month.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 24, 2020No officers injured in shooting at Queen Creek shopping center
Multiple agencies were on scene at the Queen Creek Marketplace on Friday evening. No officers were injured in the shooting.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 24, 2020Lyft driver from Surprise accused of sexually assaulting female rider
38-year-old Lyft driver Kristoffer Mikal Green is face charges after allegedly forcing himself on a female rider he picked up in Scottsdale in December.