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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 22, 20191-year-old girl dies after being found in vehicle in Glendale
A 1½-year-old child reportedly died after being found unresponsive in a vehicle in the West Valley on Monday afternoon, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 22, 2019Charges dropped against UA students who protested Border Patrol
Charges have been dropped against three University of Arizona students arrested while protesting against the Border Patrol on campus last month.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 22, 2019
Arizona joins majority of nation in enacting texting while driving ban
Arizona joined the majority of the nation in enacting a ban against texting and driving on Monday, four months after a Valley police officer was struck and killed by a man who admitted to texting behind the wheel.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 22, 2019Mesa police say suspect rammed patrol car, knocked down officer
Police in Mesa said a young man trying to avoid arrest rammed an officer's car several times and knocked him down before finally being taken into custody.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 22, 2019Could mental health experts prevent Phoenix officer-involved shootings?
The head of the Phoenix PD wants to involve mental health professionals in responding to emergency calls after last year's spike in officer-involved shootings.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 22, 2019Forest officials close popular Arizona lake campground over fire worry
A high risk of fire has pushed forest officials in Arizona to close a campground at Roosevelt Lake just outside of Phoenix starting Tuesday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 22, 2019Border agent in Arizona allegedly assaulted by Ecuadorian man
A Border Patrol agent in Arizona was allegedly assaulted by an Ecuadorian man while attempting to arrest the suspect in southern Arizona last week.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 22, 201916-acre wildfire in northern Arizona fully contained, officials say
A 16-acre wildfire in northern Arizona was fully contained Sunday, four days after it first sparked at a popular recreation site on the outskirts of Prescott.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 22, 2019Phoenix officer under investigation for allegedly striking handcuffed suspect
A longtime Phoenix police officer is accused of hitting a suspect who was in handcuffs while working off-duty at a local store late last year.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 22, 20193 Peoria firefighters remain in hospital after explosion at battery facility
Two of the four Peoria firefighters who were injured in a battery facility explosion fire remained hospitalized Monday in critical but stable condition.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 22, 2019Wrong-way driver takes off after fatal wreck on I-17 north of Phoenix
Authorities said one person was killed and two others were injured in a multivehicle wrong-way crash early Monday on Interstate 17 north of Phoenix.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 22, 2019City of Peoria set to debut free to ride circulator bus route
Peoria on Monday will debut a new circulator bus route called Peoria on the Go. The free to ride bus service will be provided every 30 minutes.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 22, 2019ASU president Crow makes Fortune’s list for world’s greatest leaders
Crow was named one of Fortune's 50 greatest world leaders who "are transforming the world and inspiring others to do the same," coming in at No. 44.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 21, 2019Weekend wrap-up: Here are the biggest Arizona stories from April 19-21
Here are some of the stories that headlined the news cycle, both locally and nationally, over the weekend of April 19-21.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 21, 201916-year-old boy celebrates end of cancer treatment year after diagnosis
A year after he was diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma, 16-year-old Kannon Riecks was able to celebrate in the best way possible.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 21, 2019Discover looking to fill 160-plus seasonal positions in Phoenix
Discover is hiring people to work with student loan applications, loan processing and customer service as part of its Discover Student Loans initiative.
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CRONKITE NEWS | Apr 21, 2019Tucson’s Benedictine Monastery more than just a shelter for migrant families
Just last Saturday, Casa Alitas housed 420 migrants in the Benedictine Monastery. A Tucson developer bought the property in 2018.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 20, 201910-year-old boy dies after quad accident in Phoenix
The boy and a 9-year-old boy were riding the quad near 16th and Wier avenues when they struck a parked vehicle, according to police.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 20, 2019Explosion in Surprise sends 8 fire fighters to the hospital
Eight fire fighters were sent to the hospital after suffering injuries from an explosion at the McMicken Energy Storage facility in Surprise.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 20, 2019Mother urges Phoenix police to carry life-saving overdose drug
The Phoenix Police Department is the largest law enforcement agency in Arizona whose officers don’t carry the opioid overdose-reversal drug Narcan
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 20, 2019Man accused of plowing car into 3 Phoenix officers pleads guilty
A man accused of deliberately plowing a car into three Phoenix police officers outside a Phoenix convenience store has pleaded guilty to 12 felony charges.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 20, 2019Indian restaurant opens first Arizona location in north Phoenix
Fast-casual Indian restaurant Tikka Shack opened its first Arizona location in Desert Ridge Marketplace near the Loop 101 and Tatum Boulevard.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 19, 20193-year-old girl pronounced dead after being found in Queen Creek pool
A 3-year-old girl was found unresponsive in a pool in Queen Creek on Friday night. The child was transported by helicopter to a Mesa hospital.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 19, 2019HUD awards Arizona with $425K in housing discrimination grants
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Wednesday that HUD had awarded Arizona's fair housing organizations with two grants in 2018.