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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 24, 2024Banner selected to test Medicare dementia care model
The model will work to increase care coordination and improve access to services and supports, which includes respite care, people living with dementia and their caregivers.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 23, 2024Police investigating fatal overnight hit-and-run in central Phoenix
Phoenix PD responded to the area of 19th Avenue and Van Buren Street regarding a collision that involved a pedestrian.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 23, 2024Body of woman found in home burned during standoff with US Marshals in Tempe
The body of a woman was found in a home that was burned after a suspect had a standoff with the U.S. Marshals last week in Tempe, authorities announced Tuesday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 23, 2024Crews making good progress against Romero and Circle fires in rural Arizona
Crews continue working to contain two large wildfires threatening land in rural Arizona near Kearny, officials said Monday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 23, 2024Suspect in deadly Phoenix hotel shooting claims self defense after getting arrested
The suspect in a fatal Phoenix hotel shooting earlier this month claimed self defense after his arrest Monday, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 23, 2024Man suspected of killing woman in downtown Phoenix hotel room in early July arrested
Police arrested a homicide suspect on Monday after a two-week-long manhunt, the Phoenix Police Department said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 23, 2024Silver Alert canceled after 67-year-old West Valley man found safe
Authorities canceled a Silver Alert on Monday after a 67-year-old West Valley man who'd been missing since last week was located.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 23, 2024Fraudsters targeting Maricopa County residents in jury fine scam
Maricopa County residents have been the target of fraudsters in a scam involving bogus jury fines in recent months, officials said Monday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 22, 2024Eastbound Loop 202 reopens after crash near Desert Foothills Parkway
The eastbound lanes of Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway were reopened Monday after a crash at Desert Foothills Parkway, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 22, 2024Fugitive fatally shoots self after standoff with US Marshals in Tempe
A man wanted by Chandler Police fatally shot himself after a standoff with U.S. Marshals in Tempe last week, authorities said Monday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 22, 2024Peoria man pleads guilty in wrong-way DUI crash that killed mother, injured daughter
A 38-year-old Peoria man pled guilty to murder in a wrong-way DUI crash on the US 60 in Apache Junction, authorities said Monday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 22, 2024Woman accused of $400,000 in medical fraud identity theft arrested in Phoenix
A suspect accused of impersonating another woman and fraudulently charging over $400,000 in medical costs was arrested on Saturday, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 22, 2024Power mostly restored across metro Phoenix morning after storms rolled through
Over 200 people in the Valley went without power early Monday morning, according to the Salt River Project and Arizona Public Service.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 22, 2024Scottsdale restaurant Etta to close temporarily after sale
Etta, the Italian-inspired neighborhood restaurant in Scottsdale Quarter, is temporarily closing for renovations beginning Monday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 22, 2024Phoenix man convicted of assaulting officer, human smuggling south of Tucson
A 55-year-old Phoenix man was convicted of crimes related to the assault of a federal officer and human smuggling last week.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 21, 2024Police investigating 3-car crash that killed man in Phoenix
The Phoenix Police Department is investigating a deadly three-car collision that left one man dead and sent two others to the hospital.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 21, 2024Weather system leaves thousands of Valley residents without power, grounds flights
Parts of the Valley received a spattering of rain, dust and wind on Sunday, leaving thousands without power and flights grounded.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 21, 2024Contractor approved for project to restore limited access to State Route 88
ADOT announced Friday an approved contract for a project that aims to restore limited access to a five-mile stretch of State Route 88 damaged by flooding.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 21, 2024Overnight detours to begin Monday on southbound I-17 at Bumble Bee Road
Drivers traveling south on Interstate 17 north of Black Canyon City should plan for overnight detours beginning Monday, ADOT said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 21, 2024
Kelly endorses Harris for Democratic ticket, Arizona reacts to Biden withdrawing from 2024 race
President Joe Biden announced Sunday that he will not seek reelection after his first term as commander in chief ends in January 2025. U.S. Senator Mark Kelly (D-Arizona) endorsed Harris on X as the prevailing name on the Democratic presidential ticket.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 21, 2024Valley facility leased to Amazon changes hands in largest industrial sale this year
A 1.2 million-square-foot warehouse fully leased to Amazon has sold in the Valley's largest single-building industrial transaction this year.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 20, 2024Man indicted for organized retail crime, shoplifting throughout the Valley
A 31-year-old man was indicted for 42 counts of organized retail crime and shoplifting throughout Maricopa County, authorities said Friday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 20, 2024Westbound lanes of Loop 202 Red Mountain Freeway reopen in Tempe after crash
The westbound lanes of the Loop 202 Red Mountain Freeway were reopened in Tempe after a crash near Scottsdale Road on Saturday afternoon.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 20, 2024Scottsdale to offer free swimming lessons throughout August
As a nod to Arizona Drowning Impact Awareness Month, Scottsdale plans to waive enrollment fees for swim lessons throughout August.