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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 5, 2019Police investigate body found in Agua Fria River following brush fire
Avondale fire crews discovered a deceased person at the bottom of the Agua Fria River near Van Buren Street as they swept the area following a brush fire.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 5, 20198-year-old boy dies from strangulation while playing on a zipline
An 8-year-old boy who was strangled while playing on a zipline on June 25 was confirmed dead by the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office on Friday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 5, 2019Mark Kelly surpasses donation total from quarter one in quarter two
After raising a record-break $4.1 million in the first quarter, Mark Kelly for Senate has announced that it raised $4.2 million in quarter two.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 5, 2019Ozone health watch in effect for Phoenix area on Saturday
A health watch has been issued for Saturday for Phoenix because ozone levels are expected to approach the federal health standard, according to the ADEQ.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 5, 2019Phoenix Zoo welcomes endangered black-footed ferret babies
The six black-footed ferret babies, known as kits, were born Wednesday at the zoo to their mother, Mandolin, according to a press release.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 5, 2019Phoenix-based St. Mary’s Food Bank distributed record food in 2018
St. Mary's Food Bank distributed more than 97 million pounds of food to hungry people during the fiscal year 2018-19, according to a press release.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 5, 2019Carefree uses drones instead of fireworks to celebrate the Fourth
For some metro Phoenix residents, the steady drumbeat of Fourth of July fireworks will be replaced with the high-pitched whine of electric motors.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 5, 2019No Valley freeway closures planned over holiday weekend
The Arizona Department of Transportation said there will be no planned freeway closures for the state from Friday through Sunday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 4, 2019Command of Woodbury Fire returned to Tonto National Forest
After weeks of battling the Woodbury Fire in the Supersititon Mountains, firefighters are giving control back over to the Tonto National Forest team.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 4, 2019Glendale 17-year-old dies after being stabbed at Circle K
A 17-year-old boy from Glendale was killed after he was stabbed at a Circle K convenience store in Peoria early Thursday morning.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 4, 2019Large majority of Arizonans are proud to be an American, poll finds
A poll released Wednesday by OH Predictive Insights found that a large majority -- 88% -- of Arizonans surveyed said they are proud to be an American.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 4, 2019Arizona ranked among top 20 most patriotic states
If you're spending the Fourth of July in Arizona, you're celebrating the holiday in one of the top 20 most patriotic states in the nation.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 4, 2019Arizonans pay less than national average for Fourth of July cookouts
Arizonans can expect to pay $49.17 for the same picnic products for 10 people, compared to $52.80 in the national survey.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 4, 2019Arizona bald eagle released back into wild after leg injury
A 3-year-old bald eagle is free to roam the Arizona skies once again after recovering from a broken leg suffered in February.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 3, 2019
Phoenix area could be home to new federal shelter for migrant children
The Phoenix area is among five sites under consideration for new long-term facilities for housing migrant children, a government spokesman said Wednesday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 3, 2019Brush fire ties up I-17 traffic, prompts evacuations near Anthem Outlets
As motorists started heading out of town for the holiday weekend, a brush fire north of Phoenix prompted evacuations and tied up traffic on Interstate 17.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 3, 2019Hands tied, Phoenix City Council doesn’t act on petition to fire officers
The Phoenix City Council, limited by the city charter, didn’t act after considering a citizen petition to fire the officers involved in a viral shoplifting case.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 3, 2019Phoenix metro area tops nation for jobs created in past year
A new report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics found that the Phoenix area led the nation in most jobs created over the last year.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 3, 2019Wells Fargo downtown Phoenix plaza will run on temporary power for weeks
It will be a few weeks before electricity is permanently restored to a downtown Phoenix banking plaza, but temporary generators will bridge the gap in the meantime, a utility spokeswoman said Wednesday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 3, 2019Tickets for 2020 Waste Management Phoenix Open are now on sale
General admission tickets to the 2020 Waste Management Phoenix Open golf tournament at TPC Scottsdale went on sale this week.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 3, 2019Family of ASU graduate killed in Las Vegas mass shooting sues gunmakers
The family of an Arizona State University graduate killed in the Las Vegas mass shooting filed a wrongful death lawsuit Tuesday against eight gunmakers and three dealers.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 3, 2019Sen. McSally ‘disgusted’ by posts in border agents’ Facebook group
U.S. Sen. Martha McSally of Arizona said it was “nauseating” to read about offensive posts made by border agents in a secret Facebook group.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 3, 2019Crews place final bridge girder for new South Mountain Freeway
More than 1,000 girders on 40 bridges were placed over the past two years as part of the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 3, 2019Breakthrough treatment leaves Mesa man cancer-free one year later
A new cancer treatment being utilized by a Phoenix medical center has helped a Mesa man overcome one of the deadliest forms of cancer in just a year.