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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 19, 2019City of Phoenix announces 3 updates to police department policy
The city of Phoenix on Monday announced three updates to its police department's policies concerning body cameras, mental health training and data recording.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 19, 2019Canned good structures made for Phoenix food bank on display
Structures built for the St. Mary's Food Bank Canstruction event will be on display at the Phoenix Convention Center through Friday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 19, 2019Over half of Arizona likely voters polled are unhappy with Trump
A poll of hundreds of likely Arizona voters revealed that more than half disapprove of the job President Donald Trump is doing, with a year-plus to go before the 2020 election.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 19, 2019New bar opening on Mill Avenue next month, hosting music festival
A new bar is coming to Tempe's Mill Avenue next month and is hosting a music festival as a celebration a couple weeks later.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 19, 2019Gilbert-based Isagenix International awards $1.2M to nonprofits
A Gilbert-based nutrition company, Isagenix International, doled out more than a million dollars in its second round of grants this year.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 18, 2019Luke AFB airman shot, killed after Phoenix apartment break-in attempt
An airman stationed at Luke Air Force Base was shot and killed Sunday morning while attempting to break into a Phoenix apartment, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 18, 20192 dead following early morning shooting in Glendale
Two men have died following a shooting near 63rd and Maryland avenues on early Sunday morning, according to Glendale police.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 18, 2019Gilbert announces inaugural Oktoberfest event for 2019
Gilbert's Oktoberfest is filled with different things to do, including a KB Kornhole tournament, a stein holding competition and weiner dog races.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 18, 2019Avondale hires former Phoenix police veteran as assistant chief
The West Valley suburb of Avondale has hired former Phoenix police veteran Louis Tovar as its new assistant chief.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 18, 2019West Valley welder melts stereotypes in field dominated by men
Goodyear welder Rachel Miller, a former social worker, is a modern-day Rosie the Riveter, doing a job that’s mostly done by men.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 17, 20199-month-old boy pulled from bathtub in extremely critical condition
An 9-month-old boy was pulled from a bathtub without a pulse at a home near the corner of 33rd and Harmont drives in Phoenix, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 17, 2019Pop-up ‘bar’ brings alcohol-free nightlife to Phoenix this weekend
Cultura, a group dedicated to creating an alcohol-free nightlife experience in Phoenix, is holding its first pop-up "bar" event Saturday night.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 17, 2019Eggstasy celebrating new Chandler store with lifetime pancakes contest
The grand opening takes place Aug. 24 with food items including lemon ricotta pancakes, stuffed brioche French toast and chicken chilaquiles.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 17, 2019Arizona ranked among bottom half of states to have a baby
WalletHub ranked all 50 states and Washington, D.C., using four variables to figure out which areas reign supreme when it comes to having a baby.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 17, 2019‘Deaths of despair’ continue to plague Arizonans, Americans
“Deaths of despair” have been increasing slower in Arizona than in the nation as whole, but death the state's death rates still exceed the nation's.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 16, 2019Southwest Key seeks to reopen 2 shuttered Arizona facilities
Southwest Key has applied for new licenses with the the state to resume operations at two shuttered shelters in downtown Phoenix and Youngtown.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 16, 2019New concept to replace Phoenix Ale Brewery locations next month
Headed by Richard Stark, founder of the Phoenix Ale Brewery Central Kitchen, the new concept will bring new food and brews to the area.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 16, 2019Phoenix man sentenced to 20 years in prison for killing girlfriend
Luis Madrigal was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to 2nd-degree murder for killing Monique-Antwane Gemino with a tire iron in 2018.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 16, 2019Apache Junction, other Valley animal shelters holding adoption specials
As part of a nationwide campaign, the Apache Junction animal shelter is holding a $20 special Saturday on all pet adoptions.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 16, 20192 jackpot scratcher tickets recently sold for $1M Arizona Lottery game
The Arizona Lottery announced that two $1 million scratcher tickets were sold in a four-day span recently, one in Phoenix and the other in Gold Canyon.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 16, 20193 apartment projects in the works for downtown Phoenix
Three affordable housing apartment projects, worth $61 million, are in the works for downtown Phoenix thanks to a new joint venture.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 16, 20192nd suspect arrested in deadly alleged Scottsdale street race
Police said they arrested a second man Thursday whose alleged street-racing played a role in the death of a woman driving in Scottsdale.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 16, 2019Brush fire restricts traffic on Interstate 17 north of Phoenix
Southbound Interstate 17 north of the Phoenix area was temporarily shut down Friday because of a brush fire, and traffic in both directions was restricted.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 16, 2019Chandler managers indicted after resident without air conditioning dies
Two managers of a Chandler assisted living facility were indicted after a resident who went two days without air conditioning died.