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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 15, 2019Downtown Buckeye to host 8th annual Oktoberfest
Downtown Buckeye is set to host its eighth annual Oktoberfest next month. a free, four-day event from Thursday, Oct. 10 to Sunday, Oct. 13.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 14, 2019Severe thunderstorm warning signals late additions to monsoon totals
A weak 2019 monsoon season is making a late push with Severe Thunderstorm Warnings across Maricopa County and Pinal County ending at 4:26 p.m.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 14, 2019City of Tolleson to host free country music festival for VFW Post 6310
The event will be highlighted by a five-act concert, food trucks, raffles, a teen calf roping contest, a mechanical bull riding contest and more.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 14, 2019Website ranks Arizona in top 20 of happiest states in country
A personal finance website released its rankings of the happiest states in the country on Monday, with Arizona landing in the top 20.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 14, 2019Goodyear gets state grant for purchase of electric motorcycle
The West Valley suburb of Goodyear recently received two state grants for a total of almost $74,000, including one for an electric police motorcycle.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 14, 2019Arizona Game and Fish applications for spring hunts open only online
Those looking to snag a spring hunting permit from the Arizona Game and Fish Department won't have to apply the old-fashioned way anymore.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 13, 2019Trump’s plan to ban flavored e-cigarettes alarms Arizona retailers
Arizona vape-store owners were alarmed by the Trump administration’s announcement that it plans to begin enforcing rules that would drive flavored e-cigarettes out of the market.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 13, 2019Chance for rain in metro Phoenix jumps to 40% for Saturday
It would be cruel to get everyone's hopes up, but there's a decent chance for rain in the Phoenix area this weekend, forecasters said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 13, 2019Phoenix-area man sentenced to 354 years in prison for child prostitution
Deandre James, 43, was sentenced Friday to 354 years in prison for convincing a 15-year-old girl to work for him as a prostitute.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 13, 2019Power outage hits more than 1,000 SRP customers in Chandler
More than 1,000 customers were without power in the East Valley for about two hours on Friday afternoon, according to SRP.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 13, 2019Sweet! Candy-themed art exhibit coming to Scottsdale in October
The Candytopia art display will bring more than a dozen rooms with art installations to the Scottsdale Quarter near Greenway Parkway and Scottsdale Road.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 13, 2019Big Boy steam locomotive to appear in several Arizona cities
An historic steam engine will make several stops in Arizona next month as part of a multistate tour across the Southwest.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 13, 2019Drinkwater Boulevard underpass in Scottsdale to reopen this weekend
The Drinkwater underpass in Scottsdale that has been closed for more than year due to loose concrete is set to reopen this weekend.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 13, 2019Rebel Lounge in Phoenix unveils Arizona-themed mural
A new Arizona-themed mural featuring the work of local artists is gracing the Rebel Lounge concert venue in the central Phoenix area.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 13, 2019Phoenix firefighters shot at during break-in attempt at station
Police in Phoenix said one man shot at firefighters while another had tried to break into their personal vehicles Thursday night before they managed to escape.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 13, 2019Closures to hit freeways in Mesa and parts of Phoenix this weekend
Road work will impede traffic on the Loop 202 Red Mountain Freeway, Interstate 10 and the Loop 101 Pima Freeway this weekend.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 13, 2019Court says Arizona inmate deserves new chance to show lawyer failed him
An Arizona inmate who has been on death row for a 1989 double murder in Phoenix received a favorable ruling this week from a federal appeals court.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 13, 2019City of Surprise breaks ground on fire station to replace temporary facility
The West Valley suburb of Surprise took a big step this week toward replacing a temporary fire station with a permanent facility.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 12, 2019MCSO arrests 14 suspects in marijuana delivery service sting
The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office last week arrested 14 suspects during a sting against marijuana delivery services, the agency announced Thursday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 12, 2019East Valley school district pulls chocolate milk from cafeterias
Tempe Elementary School District students may have noticed the absence of chocolate milk from their cafeteria this year.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 12, 2019Maricopa County animal shelters waiving all adoption fees Saturday
Your chance to bring home a new furry family member at no cost is coming up Saturday, when Maricopa County's animal shelters will waive all adoption fees.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 12, 2019Arizona resident allegedly tried to smuggle 60 pounds of fentanyl into US
Border agents arrested an Arizona man last weekend for allegedly attempting to smuggle more than 60 pounds of fentanyl into the U.S., authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 12, 2019American Airlines plane blows tires before takeoff at Phoenix Sky Harbor
An American Airlines flight leaving Phoenix came to an abrupt halt shortly before takeoff Thursday morning when two tires on the plane burst on the runway.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 12, 2019Forest crew accidentally sparked Museum Fire in northern Arizona
Forest Service investigators in Arizona said a spark from a rock strike during a restoration project started the Museum Fire earlier this summer.