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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 27, 2019Ride-hailing service for children to launch in Phoenix
The ride hailing app and website runs like Lyft and Uber but is only serviceable to kids. Its mission is to make transportation easier for busy parents.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 27, 2019Phoenix Zoo crews brave heat to begin light installations for holiday staple
ZooLights doesn't begin until late November, but crews have begun to install the staple holiday light installation at the Phoenix Zoo.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 27, 2019Thunderbirds Charities donate $35K to ALS Arizona Chapter
Thunderbirds Charities has donated $35,000 this month to the ALS Association Arizona Chapter, according to a press release.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 26, 2019Lawmakers spar over detention center conditions, family separations
A House panel grilled administration officials Thursday over migrant family separations and conditions at border detention facilities.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 26, 2019Harkins to honor Rutger Hauer with Valley ‘Blade Runner’ screenings
A Scottsdale-based movie theater chain will honor the late actor Rutger Hauer with discount movie screenings starting Friday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 26, 2019ASU receiving nearly $39M to develop tool to detect WMD exposure
Arizona State University will be receiving almost $39 million to create a tool to fight against weapons of mass destruction.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 26, 2019$1 million Powerball ticket sold in Phoenix-area grocery store
A $1 million ticket matching five out of six Powerball lottery numbers was sold in metro Phoenix this week, but the winner has yet to claim the prize.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 26, 2019Real Wild & Woody beer festival coming to Phoenix this weekend
The Real Wild & Woody festival this weekend offers tons of cold beer, along with an air-conditioned environment to enjoy it in.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 26, 2019Valley freeways to have closures this weekend for improvement projects
Three Valley freeways will have closures this weekend as part of ongoing improvement projects, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 26, 2019Downtown Phoenix Oktoberfest returning in September
The Downtown Phoenix Oktoberfest will be held at Civic Space Park on Sept. 28 from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m., according to a press release.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 26, 2019Monster Jam truck extravaganza rumbling into State Farm Stadium
The Monster Jam extravaganza of souped-up, big tired trucks is rolling into Glendale's State Farm Stadium this fall.
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ARIZONA BUSINESS | Jul 25, 2019AT&T opens new center in Mesa, will handle 1.4M calls each year
AT&T opened a new 97,000-square-foot call center in Mesa on Thursday near University Drive and Alma School Road.It will employ 500 people.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 25, 2019Activity winds down on Cellar Fire south of Prescott
Command of the Cellar Fire was returned to local authorities Thursday morning as activity from the blaze south of Prescott winds down.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 25, 2019Phoenix restaurant Bar Pesce shutting down after 7 years
An east Phoenix restaurant that found a niche in a competitive dining market will be closing for good in a few days.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 25, 20192 Arizona Special Olympics athletes meet President Trump in Oval Office
Two Arizonans were among a group of Special Olympics delegates welcomed to the White House by President Donald Trump last week.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 25, 2019Silver Alert canceled after missing Phoenix man found safe
Fernando Martinez Garcia, who went missing in Phoenix on Thursday, was located by Glendale police in good condition Friday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 25, 2019Former Arizona Supreme Court Justice dies at 85
Former Arizona Supreme Court Justice James Moeller has died at age 85, it was announced Thursday. He had retired in 1998.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 25, 2019Arizona air quality officials issue ozone advisory for Phoenix area
Arizona environmental regulators issued a high pollution advisory for ozone in metro Phoenix on Thursday.
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UNITED STATES NEWS | Jul 25, 2019Federal government will resume death penalty in December
The federal government will resume capital punishment after nearly two decades, the Department of Justice announced Thursday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 25, 2019Juice bar to open first Arizona location at Scottsdale Fashion Square this fall
SunLife Organics plans to open its first Arizona location at Scottsdale Fashion Square, it was announced Tuesday in a press release.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 25, 2019Mesa man receives first 3D-printed ankle replacement in Arizona
A 35-year-old Mesa man earlier this year became the first person in the state to undergo 3D-printed ankle replacement surgery.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 24, 2019Silver Alert canceled for 64-year-old El Mirage woman
A Silver Alert was canceled Friday afternoon after a missing 64-year-old El Mirage woman was found safe and reunited with her family.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 24, 2019Attorney says Arizona’s YouTube mom isn’t competent to stand trial
The attorney for the Arizona woman accused of abusing adopted children who appeared in her YouTube videos reportedly said his client isn’t mentally fit to stand trial.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 24, 2019Phoenix-based nonprofit to take over former urgent care building downtown
A nonprofit that mentors at-risk teenagers announced the purchase of a former urgent care building in downtown Phoenix this week.