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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 21, 2019Former US Sen. Jeff Flake accepts position as Harvard fellow
Former U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona is going to the Ivy League, joining the Harvard resident fellows program in the fall.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 21, 2019Glendale teen pleads guilty to starting 3 fires on national forest land
A 16-year-old from Glendale pleaded guilty to starting three fires on national forest land, the Coconino County Sheriff's Office announced Wednesday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 21, 2019Arizona bipartisan group to study earned release program for prisoners
A bipartisan group of Arizona lawmakers will look to study the current earned release credits system for inmates in prison.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 21, 2019Actual cancer centers to receive $2.5 million from ‘sham’ cancer charities
Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced that $2.5 million of funds from "sham" cancer charities will be dispersed to real cancer centers across the county.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 21, 2019I-10 closed to drivers from south heading into Valley this weekend
There are multiple freeway restrictions scheduled across metro Phoenix this weekend, including I-10 heading into the Valley from the south.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 21, 2019Breakfast Kitchen Bar to open 2nd Valley location in north Phoenix
Breakfast Kitchen Bar will be opening its second Valley location later this Fall at Desert Ridge Marketplace in north Phoenix.
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UNITED STATES NEWS | Jun 20, 2019President Trump cancels order of military strike on Iran
President Donald Trump ordered a military strike on Iran on Thursday but canceled the order late Thursday night, according to reports.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 20, 2019Valley man accused of molesting 2 sisters and getting at least 1 pregnant
A Valley man was arrested last week for allegedly molesting two sisters and getting one, and perhaps both, pregnant, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 20, 2019Former longtime fixture on Peoria City Council dies at 84
Carlo “Rocky” Leone, who retired from the Peoria City Council earlier this year because of health issues, died Wednesday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 20, 2019Regulators vote to bar most Arizona utilities from summer disconnections
Arizona regulators enacted emergency rules barring most electric utilities from disconnecting power to customers who are late on their bills until Oct. 15.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 20, 2019Evacuation ordered for Roosevelt Lake area because of Woodbury Fire
The Gila County Sheriff’s Office issued an evacuation alert for the Roosevelt Lake area as the Woodbury Fire edged closer to inhabited property.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 20, 2019Stage I fire restrictions going into effect across central, western Arizona
Authorities are implementing Stage I fire restrictions on state-owned lands over a large swath of central and western Arizona, including the Phoenix area.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 20, 2019Phoenix councilman blasts police protesters, says review policy in place
A Phoenix city councilman said activists who are demanding police be held more accountable already have a process to turn to - the citizen's review committee.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 20, 2019
Feds to end Hacienda HealthCare’s Medicaid participation
Hacienda HealthCare, the Phoenix care facility where an incapacitated woman was sexually assaulted, will have its Medicaid participation terminated next month.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 20, 2019Woodbury Fire ‘very active’ overnight; high winds complicating effort
The Woodbury Fire burning in the Superstition Mountains continued to grow Wednesday night into Thursday, stepping up the threat to residents in the area, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 20, 2019Highway reopens after 2 suspects injured in FBI shooting near Phoenix
Federal agents executing an arrest warrant in a Phoenix suburb shot two suspects late Wednesday, shutting down part of a highway for the investigation.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 20, 2019Scottsdale-based Brat Haus to open location in Phoenix
A Scottsdale-based beer garden will soon expand to Phoenix. Brat Haus could open near 16th Street and Bethany Home Road by the end of the month.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 20, 2019Arizona Supreme Court decision boosts medical marijuana industry
Oils, vaping products and edibles could emerge as part of a multimillion-dollar medical marijuana industry in Arizona thanks to a court decision last month.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 20, 2019Website says Arizona not a top state for summer road trips
WalletHub ranked Arizona as the No. 37 best state for a summer road trip destination. The state did well in the activities metric.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 19, 2019Phoenix City Council approves police budget despite heavy protests
Phoenix City Council on Wednesday voted to pass a $721 million police budget despite heavy protests asking for reform of a department mired in controversy.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 19, 2019Residents in Woodbury Fire’s path notified of potential evacuation
Officials on Wednesday issued a warning for Roosevelt Lake-area residents, suggesting voluntary evacuations as the Woodbury Fire creeps closer.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 19, 2019Anti-police protesters take center stage at Phoenix City Council meeting
An adviser for the family in the viral video of a disturbing confrontation with Phoenix police made a formal request at City Hall to have two officers involved fired.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 19, 2019ASU Innovation Center releases design for SkySong 6 in Scottsdale
Arizona State University SkySong Innovation Center in Scottsdale announced this week it was expanding again, planning to add a sixth building to the mixed-use development.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 19, 2019Protesters plan to meet at Phoenix City Hall over police aggression
Civil rights activists planned to meet Wednesday afternoon outside Phoenix City Hall to protest what they say is continued police aggression against their communities.