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UNCATEGORIZED | Jul 11, 2019Summer is best time to view Milky Way galaxy in Arizona skies
With the summer season underway, it’s time to search our Arizona skies for one of the most amazing sights in the entire night sky: the Milky Way galaxy.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 11, 2019Mesa officer fired after fatal shooting was rehired to get pension
A Mesa police officer who was fired after shooting an unarmed man was rehired by the city so he could get a special pension.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 11, 2019Ducey welcomes Nike to Goodyear after pulling grant over flag shoes
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey welcomed a Nike manufacturing facility to Goodyear on Thursday about a week after he pulled a $1 million grant to the company over controversial shoes.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 11, 2019Maricopa County reports its first West Nile virus death of 2019
The person who died of the mosquito-borne disease was an older adult with other health issues, according to the Maricopa County Department of Public Health.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 11, 2019Phoenix’s excessive heat can pose a danger to young, old and even healthy
As excessive heat rolls into metro Phoenix, doctors and first responders say drinking water - lots of it - is one of the best deterrents to suffering a heat-related illness.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 11, 2019Silver Alert canceled for Phoenix-area man found safe
A Phoenix-area man who had been missing for nearly a day has been found safe, authorities said. A Silver Alert for Leo Leonard Reutter was canceled Thursday morning.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 11, 2019WageWorks signs as first tenant of Mesa’s Union office building
San Mateo, California-based WageWorks has committed to a 150,000-square-foot lease that will bring around 1,000 jobs to the development.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 11, 2019‘Shark Tank’ Diversity Tour casting call coming to Phoenix
A casting event as part of the nationwide Shark Tank Diversity Tour focused on broadening the show's pipeline for contestants will take place on July 23.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 11, 2019Arizona firefighters kept busy with wildfires over holiday weekend
The Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management announced Wednesday that firefighters responded to 46 wildfires between July 4-7.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 10, 2019
Congress investigating how D-backs co-owner got permit for project
Congress is investigating whether a GOP donor who co-owns the Diamondbacks got help from the Trump administration in obtaining a permit for a housing project.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 10, 2019Man guilty of 2nd-degree murder in shooting of Tempe fire captain
A jury convicted a man of second-degree murder for fatally shooting an off-duty Tempe Fire Department captain during an altercation in Scottsdale last year.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 10, 2019Arizona congressional district most dangerous in nation for pedestrians
U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego has co-sponsored a bill that aims to make streets safer for pedestrians, a pressing issue in the district he serves.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 10, 2019Police recover body in Tempe Town Lake in possible drowning
Tempe police said officers responded to Tempe Town Lake for a possible drowning around 1 p.m and found a dead man in the water.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 10, 2019Chandler man sentenced to 28 years for kidnapping, assaulting girlfriend
A Chandler man was sentenced to 28 years in prison Wednesday after he pleaded guilty last month to holding his girlfriend captive and repeatedly assaulting her.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 10, 2019Parents of teen killed by Tempe officer file $5M claim against city, police
The parents of Antonio Arce, the teenager fatally shot in January by a Tempe officer who has since resigned, have filed a $5 million notice of claim.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 10, 2019Saguaro spears windshield in Tucson car crash but driver is OK
A driver in Tucson managed to avoid serious injury Wednesday after crashing into a saguaro cactus that then fell through his car windshield.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 10, 2019Woman suing Phoenix police over cavity search files records complaint
The woman suing the city of Phoenix over an allegedly illegal body cavity search and cover-up filed a second lawsuit Wednesday in relation to public records requests.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 10, 2019High heat to blanket Phoenix area for rest of week with slight chance of rain
The high heat of metro Phoenix summer is pounding on the door again, weather forecasters said, with an expected temperature of 108 degrees Wednesday then hotter through the end of the week.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 10, 2019Arizona child safety director resigns to become nonprofit executive
The director of the Arizona Department of Child Safety has resigned to become an executive at a local nonprofit, the governor's office announced Wednesday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 10, 2019Border Patrol union chief ‘confident’ Yuma claims will be proven false
The president of the National Border Patrol Council says he is "very confident" that allegations of agent misconduct in a Yuma migrant shelter will be proven false.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 10, 2019Interstate 10 near 91st Avenue reopens after fatal pedestrian accident
A fatal accident involving a pedestrian closed Interstate 10 at 91st Avenue in suburban Phoenix early Wednesday morning, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 10, 2019Arizona State Fair rounds out 2019 concert series lineup with 4 acts
The Arizona State Fair's 2019 concert series lineup is now finalized. The fair on Monday announced the final acts for the October event.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 10, 20195 Arizona airports to receive $2.6 million in 3rd round of federal funding
A third round of federal grants for infrastructure improvements will give five Arizona airports more than $2.5 million, the FAA announced Tuesday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 10, 2019OdySea becomes first Arizona attraction to be autism certified
Scottsdale's OdySea Aquarium was recognized by the International Board of Credentialing and Continued Education Standards as a certified autism center.