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ARIZONA NEWS | May 9, 201916-year-old girl dies in crash that shut down major Phoenix highway
A 16-year-old girl died in a rollover accident that shut down a major Phoenix highway on Thursday morning.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 9, 2019Suspect arrested in Glendale hit-and-run that seriously injured boy
A 44-year-old man turned himself in in connection to a hit-and-run accident in metro Phoenix earlier this week that left a 12-year-old boy in serious condition.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 9, 2019Proposed change would make it easier to visit Arizona tourist magnet Wave
A federal agency that oversees a rock formation in Arizona so popular visitors are chosen by lottery planned to loosen up its rules of admittance.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 9, 2019Caught on video: Mesa officer, 2 MCSO deputies rammed by car
A man allegedly driving under the influence of drugs struck a Mesa police officer and two sheriff's deputies in a parking lot early Thursday morning.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 9, 2019Officers in Phoenix fatally shoot suspect after struggle with weapon
Police in Phoenix said officers shot a suspect early Thursday morning after responding to a trespassing call.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 9, 2019MCSO employee arrested for pretending father died to get time off
A former Maricopa County Sheriff's Office employee was arrested Wednesday for lying about the death of her father to get paid time off from work.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 9, 2019Phoenix, Mesa among top cities that Dream and Promise Act would benefit
Phoenix and Mesa were ranked among the top 25 cities that would benefit from the passing of the American Dream and Promise Act.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 8, 2019Blind eye in medicine: Bias can affect health of patients of color
Physicians are less likely to send African-American and Hispanic patients to specialists for treatment, a University of Arizona researcher says.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 8, 2019Guard at Phoenix-area prison plagued by safety issues stabbed by inmate
A prison guard who was working at a state facility in metro Phoenix with broken locks was stabbed in the chest Wednesday by an inmate.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 8, 2019Arizona’s governor supports weeding out fake migrant families at border
As the immigration crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border continues, federal officials are looking for ways to identify fake families, a goal that is supported by Arizona's governor.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 8, 2019Residents in metro Phoenix wake up to second straight morning of rain
Some residents in metro Phoenix woke up on Wednesday to a second straight morning of light rain coating the streets.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 8, 2019Rain helps slow down 179-acre wildfire blazing near Arizona forest
Rain has helped slow the spread of a wildfire burning near a national forest far north of Phoenix, officials said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 8, 2019Man files lawsuit against Mesa, 3 officers over use-of-force incident
A man has filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Mesa and three of its police officers over a use-of-force incident that occurred in 2018.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 7, 2019Bodies of 2 men who apparently drowned pulled from Arizona lakes
The bodies of two men who apparently drowned in Arizona lakes in separate incidents were recovered Tuesday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 7, 2019New report shows Arizona has 3.77 million active voters
The Arizona Secretary of State's Office released a new report Monday showing there are about 3.77 million active voters in Arizona.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 7, 2019Convicted killer avoids death penalty for murder of Gilbert police officer
A convicted killer was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a Gilbert police officer, a case in which prosecutors sought the death sentence.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 7, 2019Arizona man charged in Tennessee cold case murder from 1996
An Arizona man has been charged in the 1996 cold case murder of a 23-year-old Tennessee woman after DNA at the crime scene matched his.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 7, 2019Arizona facing growing challenge with white supremacy, anti-Semitism
White supremacy and anti-Semitism is presenting a growing challenge to Arizona, an expert said, as the number of hate crimes against the state's Jewish community continue to rise.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 7, 2019Arizona Legislature resolution calls pornography a public health crisis
Legislators in Arizona have targeted pornography as a "public health crisis" and an "addiction" and approved a resolution advising development of recovery programs.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 7, 2019Arizona wildfire burning near forest grows to 162 acres
A fast-moving wildfire burning less than 100 miles northwest of Phoenix could begin to slow down with rainfall Tuesday in Arizona.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 7, 2019Some inmates at Arizona prison with broken locks to be sent to other sites
Close-custody inmates at a state prison in metro Phoenix will be moved to other facilities while officials revamp security procedures that include recurring broken cell door locks.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 7, 2019Light rain moves through Phoenix area, dampening morning commute
Residents in metro Phoenix woke up to a rarely seen sight on Tuesday: Rain. In the Valley. In May.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 7, 2019DPS trooper rescues ducklings from storm drain on Arizona freeway
An Arizona Department of Public Safety trooper rescued a family of ducks from a storm drain on Loop 202 near Val Vista on Monday night.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 7, 2019Ballet Arizona to perform outdoors at Desert Botanical Garden
The beauty of the desert and the grace of ballet will come together under the night sky this month in what’s become an annual Phoenix tradition.