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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 30, 2024Former West Valley swim coach accused of filming teenage girls while they changed
Former West Valley swim coach David Laudati, 41, has been arrested on voyeurism charges after filming student athletes, police said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 30, 20241 teen dead, another in custody after weekend shooting in south Phoenix
One teenager is dead and another is in custody after a shooting in south Phoenix over the weekend, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 30, 2024Arizona man gets 16 years in prison for causing deadly crash while driving drunk
An Arizona man was sentenced Monday to 16 years in prison for causing a deadly crash while driving drunk, authorities announced.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 30, 20243-year-old boy dies at hospital after drowning in Phoenix backyard pool
A 3-year-old boy was rushed to a hospital in extremely critical condition Tuesday morning after a drowning incident in Phoenix.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 30, 2024Republican Mesa Mayor John Giles supports Democrat Kamala Harris for president
Republican Mesa Mayor John Giles is crossing-party lines to support Vice President Kamala Harris in this year's presidential election.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 29, 2024Northbound Loop 101 off-ramp at Princess Drive/Pima Road to close for 2 months
The northbound Loop 101 Pima Freeway off-ramp at Princess Drive/Pima Road will close for an estimated 60 days starting Wednesday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 29, 2024Arizona woman deported to US from Mexico to face drug and money laundering charges
A 33-year-old woman from Tucson was deported to the United States from Mexico and will face charges related to drug trafficking and money laundering, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 29, 2024Worker killed by falling debris at a Paradise Valley construction site
A worker at a Paradise Valley construction site was killed by falling debris on Monday afternoon, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 29, 2024Suspect in deadly Phoenix shooting turns self in near Arizona-Mexico border
A man wanted in connection with a deadly Phoenix shooting was arrested after he turned himself in near the Arizona-Mexico border.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 29, 20241 dead, 1 arrested after hit-and-run in north Phoenix
A fatal hit-and-run in north Phoenix on Sunday left 81-year-old Eduardo Ramirez Jimenez dead, according to the Phoenix Police Department.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 29, 20246 Arizona cities rank in top 20 of best cities for first-time home buyers
Six Arizona cities all ranked in the top 20 of WalletHub’s “Best Cities for First-Time Home Buyers (2024)” study released this month.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 29, 2024Raytheon in Tucson wins $2 billion missile contract as RTX raises full-year guidance
Tucson-based missiles and defense products manufacturer Raytheon has won a nearly $2 billion contract that will supply the Japanese military as well as U.S. forces.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 28, 2024Weekend wrap-up: Here are the biggest Phoenix news stories from July 26-28
From a Colorado judge halting Kroger's acquisition of Albertsons to investigation of a roof collapsing beneath a commercial worker, here are some of the Valley's top news stories from July 26-28.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 28, 2024Arizona’s Proposition 314, authorizing local enforcement of federal immigration law, would face legal hurdles if approved
Proposition 314 would make it a crime under Arizona law to cross the border illegally – it faces high legal hurdles.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 28, 2024ADEQ issues 11 violations to Thatcher Company of Arizona after June nitric acid spill
ADEQ announced the Thatcher Company of Arizona committed multiple state and federal environmental violations, resulting in a chemical leak at the Buckeye facility in June.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 28, 2024Surprise police arrest teen who allegedly killed man in road-rage shooting
A teen was arrested after an alleged road-rage shooting in Surprise left another man dead on Saturday afternoon.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 28, 2024Hiker discovers human remains off of a South Mountain trail in Phoenix
A hiker found human remains located off of a trail on South Mountain in Phoenix on Saturday morning. Detectives are still investigating.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 28, 2024Loop 303’s Grand Avenue interchange to partially close overnight Monday for construction
Part of the Loop 303 interchange with Grand Avenue/U.S. 60 in Surprise will close Monday night for construction work, ADOT said Friday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 28, 2024Arizona lawmakers demand answers after alarming patient death at VA facility
Arizona representatives signed a letter asking the VA secretary to step in after the death of a veteran patient at a Phoenix VA facility.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 28, 2024Fry’s parent Kroger’s $24.6 billion acquisition of Albertsons temporarily halted by Colorado judge
The $24.6 billion plan for Fry's Food Stores parent Kroger Co. to acquire rival Albertsons — and sell off scores of Arizona grocery stores — has run into a major hurdle.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 27, 2024Maricopa County invests over $130,000 in East Valley outdoor services
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday approved over $130,000 in funding for community services in the East Valley.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 27, 2024Missing worker under collapsed roof located, Phoenix Fire believes
The Phoenix Fire Department said on Saturday rescue crews identified a victim believed to be the employee who went missing after the roof at the commercial building he worked at collapsed during storms on Wednesday night.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 27, 2024Boat capsizes in Navajo Canyon, leaving 3 dead and 2 hospitalized
A boat capsized Saturday in Glen Canyon and trapped passengers underneath, leaving two children and a senior dead.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 27, 2024Northbound lanes of I-17 reopen after crash near Munds Park
The northbound lanes of Interstate 17 reopened Saturday after a crash near Munds Park, the Arizona Department of Transportation said.