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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 7, 2019Armed robbery suspect in custody after barricading in Mesa residence
Mesa police responding to an armed robbery call Thursday said a suspect was in custody after he barricaded himself inside a residence.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 7, 2019Energy drink maker to open enormous production facility in Phoenix
An energy drink company is getting closer to opening a huge manufacturing and distribution plant in Phoenix before the end of the year.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 7, 2019Chandler Fire awarded $34K for child car-seat inspections, training
The Chandler Fire Department has been awarded more than $34,000 to continue its child car seat inspections and training programs.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 7, 2019Buckeye inmate who walked off work site south of Phoenix back in custody
A Buckeye inmate who walked away from his off-site work crew in Casa Grande on Wednesday night has been found, the Arizona Department of Corrections said Thursday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 7, 2019Councilwoman Betty Guardado appointed Phoenix vice mayor
Phoenix has a new vice mayor. City Councilwoman Betty Guardado of District 5 was appointed to the role at the group's Nov. 6 meeting.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 7, 2019Arizona driver sentenced to 24 years for fatal I-17 wrong-way crash
An Arizona man whose wrong-way driving on Interstate 17 caused the deaths of four people has been sentenced to 24 years in prison.
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CRONKITE NEWS | Nov 7, 2019Lawyers leery of ICE’s court date notices for DACA recipients
Lawyers in Arizona and southern Nevada said they have started receiving notices that Immigration and Customs Enforcement wants to set new court dates for their DACA-protected clients.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 6, 2019Police say man admitted he painted swastika graffiti in Scottsdale
A homeless man has confessed to painting five swastikas on streets and walls in Scottsdale last month, authorities said Wednesday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 6, 2019Brat Haus shutters new Phoenix location and boozy doughnut shop
Brat Haus has shut down its months-old Phoenix location as well as the doughnut shop it operated next door near 16th Street and Bethany Home Road.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 6, 2019MCSO holding memorial Friday for fallen detention officer
The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office will hold a memorial service Friday for a detention officer who was fatally attacked by an inmate last week.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 6, 2019Phoenix police investigating school district head’s interaction with officer
Phoenix police said Tuesday they are investigating after a school district superintendent told City Council an officer "verbally assaulted" her.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 6, 2019Here’s what we know about the killings of 9 Americans in Mexico
The deadly ambush of nine U.S. citizens, including six children, in rural northern Mexico this week has left a family devastated and leaders on both sides of the border pointing to drug cartels.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 6, 2019Head coach of Phoenix high school involved in football scandal resigns
The head football coach at a Phoenix high school involved in a leaked information scandal has stepped down, the school said Tuesday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 6, 2019Suspect arrested in Mexico seemingly not involved in Americans’ deaths
A criminal investigation agency in Mexico said a suspect they had taken into custody apparently was not connected to the ambush killings of nine Americans.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 6, 2019Disinfecting your phone could decrease chance of catching sickness
If you’re trying to decrease your chance of getting sick, you may want to disinfect the device you carry around.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 6, 2019Tempe to host open house before new fire station opens
The city of Tempe on Saturday is hosting an open house to celebrate the completion of a new fire station.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 6, 2019Mountainside Fitness to open 4 Valley locations in next 2 years
Mountainside Fitness will add four new locations by 2021, the company announced Tuesday in a press release.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 5, 2019Glendale votes against giving city council members hefty raises
Glendale voters said no to a proposition that would have given the mayor and the rest of the city council hefty raises.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 5, 2019Tucson voters overwhelmingly say no to sanctuary city proposition
Tucson voters have overwhelmingly decided against a proposition that would have made it the state's first sanctuary city.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 5, 2019FBI arrests suspect wanted for stealing armored car in Tempe
An FBI task force has arrested a suspect who was wanted for the theft of an armored car in Tempe. Edwin Jobany Villa was taken into custody Monday evening.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 5, 2019Suspect wielding metal forceps dies after being shot by Glendale police
The man shot by police in Glendale on Monday evening has died, authorities said Tuesday. Police said he was threatening officers with a metal surgical tool.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 5, 2019Tempe police defend use of Taser on suspect who picked up baby
Tempe's police chief defended her department against activists who called for action after officers used a Taser on a suspect holding a baby.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 5, 2019
Driver dies after fuel tanker explodes in Phoenix
One person was killed in an explosion of a fuel tanker early Tuesday near Indian School Road and 39th Avenue in Phoenix.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 5, 2019Assessor Paul Petersen pleads not guilty to 32 charges in Arizona
The Maricopa County official accused of running a multistate human smuggling scheme involving pregnant women pleaded not guilty to 32 Arizona charges.