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UNCATEGORIZED | May 29, 2019
SpaceX starts launching Starlink satellites for global internet system
The project is known as Starlink, as SpaceX hopes to place some 12,000 small satellites into orbit for a new global internet system.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 29, 2019Arizona political figures respond to Mueller’s statement on Russia probe
Arizona political figures responded Wednesday to special counsel Robert Mueller's first public statement on his investigation into Russian interference during the 2016 election.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 29, 2019DUI arrests in Arizona over Memorial Day weekend increased from 2018
The number of people arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in Arizona over Memorial Day weekend slightly increased from 2018.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 29, 2019Arizona AG announces $1M settlement with game machine company
The AG's office announced that it had come to a $1 million settlement with a merchandiser game machine company that it says was altering its machines.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 29, 2019Eco-friendly office space coming to Tempe in 2020
Minnesota-based developer Mortenson will begin construction on the first cross-laminated timber development in Arizona this year in Tempe.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 29, 2019Grand Canyon tourism a $1 billion boon to local economy
A new report from the National Park Service showed that Grand Canyon tourists contributed more than $1 billion to the local economy in 2018.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 29, 2019Opinion: Reaching across aisle should not mean abandoning principles
Rep. Andy Biggs says he is "baffled" as to why working collaboratively always means that Republicans must move toward the Democrat position.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 28, 2019Arizona charter school board director arrested for wrong-way DUI
The executive director of the board that oversees charter schools in Arizona was charged with DUI after a wrong-way accident on Loop 202 last week.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 28, 2019Nonprofit to break ground on Phoenix townhouse complex
A local nonprofit that promotes homeownership will break ground Wednesday on a 20-unit townhouse complex in Phoenix on Colter Street and 16th Drive.
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OUTSPOKEN WITH BRUCE AND GAYDOS | May 28, 2019Arizona Sen. McSally accepts Mac and Gaydos’ Crack Cancer challenge
Accepting Mac and Gaydos' Crack Cancer challenge on Tuesday, McSally became one of the many around the country breaking eggs for a good cause.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 28, 2019What did Amy Klobuchar say that rubbed Meghan McCain wrong way?
Meghan McCain wasn’t pleased when her late father’s name was brought up by Sen. Amy Klobuchar during a presidential campaign event over the weekend.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 28, 2019Arizona Supreme Court rules hashish OK for medical marijuana patients
The Arizona Supreme Court ruled that medical marijuana patients are protected from arrest for possessing hashish and other pot extracts.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 28, 2019Phoenix parking structure fire being investigated as arson
About 30 firefighters put out a blaze that involved more than 10 vehicles parked under a Phoenix apartment complex's parking structure Tuesday morning.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 28, 2019Arizona Legislature approves $11.8 billion state budget
Arizona lawmakers passed an $11.8 billion budget, gave child sex-abuse victims more time to sue and boosted their own expense reimbursements.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 28, 2019Census: Arizona continued to lag far behind U.S. on school spending
New Census Bureau figures show that per-pupil spending in Arizona’s public schools was fourth-lowest in the nation in 2017
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 27, 2019Arizona rents mostly stay under the national average in April
Despite increasing rent averages nationwide and locally, Arizona rents mostly remained under the national average in April.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 27, 2019Woman dies following multi-vehicle accident in Phoenix
A 25-year-old woman has died Monday following a multi-vehicle accident in Phoenix, according to the Phoenix Police Department.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 27, 2019Rare frog fossil sheds light on a gap in Arizona geologic record
Adam Marsh and Michelle Stocker discovered rare frog fossils last year at the Petrified Forest National Park in northern Arizona.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 26, 2019Wrong way driver identified as Apache Junction man in active Silver Alert
A Silver Alert has been canceled after he was stopped by police while driving the wrong way on U.S. 60 early Monday morning.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 26, 2019Weekend wrap-up: Here are the biggest Arizona stories from May 24-26
Here are some stories that headlined the news cycle, both locally and nationally, over the weekend of May 24 through May 26.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 26, 2019Westbound lanes of I-40 near Canyon Diablo reopen after vehicle fire
The westbound lanes of the I-40 near Canyon Diablo have reopened as crews work to clear the eastbound lanes following a vehicle fire, according to the ADOT.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 26, 2019I-17 near Sunset Point clear of delays following vehicle fire
Both directions of Interstate 17 near Sunset Point have cleared following a vehicle fire Sunday morning, according to ADOT.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 26, 2019Arizona Sen. Sinema accepts Mac And Gaydos’ Crack Cancer challenge
Another popular Arizona figure has taken a raw egg to the face for a good cause. This time, it was Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 26, 2019Retired Rio Verde deputy chief killed in Buckeye crash
According to police, 59-year-old Dep. Chief Eric Merrill was killed Saturday morning following a two-vehicle collision at Palo Verde and Yuma roads.