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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 9, 2019Phoenix, Mesa voters want to raise smoking age to 21, polling finds
Around two-thirds of voters in Phoenix and Mesa support the idea of increasing the age for buying tobacco and vaping products from 18 to 21.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 9, 2019Sen. John McCain’s dog Burma dies in ‘tragic accident,’ according to family
A dog that was gifted to John McCain and became attached to the late senator in his final years died in a "tragic accident" on Monday, according to McCain's wife.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 9, 2019Developer breaks ground on West Valley community of 3,000-plus homes
A Canadian developer broke ground last week on a master-planned residential community with room for thousands of houses in the West Valley.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 8, 2019Silver Alert issued for 84-year-old deaf man missing near Maricopa
A Silver Alert was issued Monday night for Max Schrader, an 84-year-old deaf man missing from his home near Maricopa since April 3.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 8, 2019Video: Flagstaff officer shoots man in neck after getting pepper sprayed
Flagstaff police said an officer shot a man Monday afternoon after he allegedly resisted arrest and used pepper spray on the officer.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 8, 2019I-10 south of Phoenix to be restricted for week due to widening project
A major freeway will be restricted overnight south of Phoenix for nearly a week to allow crews to continue construction on a widening project.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 8, 2019YouTube mom’s 2 adult sons will not be charged in Maricopa abuse case
The two adult sons of a Maricopa woman who allegedly abused five of her seven adopted children will not be charged in the case, authorities said Monday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 8, 2019Arizona schools to buy final 45 buses from Volkswagen lawsuit funds
Arizona schools will purchase another 45 new buses using the last round of funding stemming from a state lawsuit against Volkswagen, pushing the total to 330.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 8, 2019Volkswagen driver accused of injuring 3 kids in Phoenix hit-and-run
Authorities in Phoenix are searching for the driver of a Volkswagen sedan accused of injuring three young children and their mother in a hit-and-run accident over the weekend.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 8, 2019Phoenix temperature reaches 90 degrees for first time in 2019
It happened. Phoenix reached a temperature of 90 degrees for the first time in 2019. The mercury hadn't risen that high since Oct. 29 of last year.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 8, 201914-year-old allegedly behind wheel in fatal East Valley crash
A 14-year-old was allegedly behind the wheel in an East Valley crash that killed one teenager and critically wounded three more over the weekend.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 8, 2019Sen. Sinema, 4 others reintroduce affordable college books bill
U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema and four others in Congress have brought back a bill designed to make college more affordable by bolstering access to free online educational resources.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 8, 2019Phoenix police seek man wanted for trying to kidnap 11-year-old girl
Authorities are searching for a man suspected of attempting to kidnap an 11-year-old girl while she was walking to school in north Phoenix last week.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 8, 2019Victoria’s Secret PINK to open in north Phoenix shopping center this fall
PINK, an offset of the lingerie brand Victoria's Secret, will open in Desert Ridge Marketplace this fall, it was recently announced.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 8, 2019Southern Arizona man dies after being stung by swarm of bees
A man in southern Arizona died Sunday after being stung by a group of bees while attempting to remove a hive from his backyard.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 8, 2019Sprouts to open grocery store in southwestern Phoenix neighborhood
Arizona-based Sprouts Farmers Market said one of the 13 stores opening in the second half of the year will be in southwest Phoenix.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 8, 2019Rideshare driver killed in accident at Scottsdale freeway
A rideshare driver waiting at a Scottsdale freeway ramp was killed Sunday in a chain-reaction accident, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 8, 2019Phoenix Sky Harbor installs 75 bleeding suppression kits
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport has installed 75 bleeding suppression kits throughout its facilities, it was announced last week.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 8, 2019Real estate firm leases Phoenix office space in former Morton’s steakhouse
A commercial real estate firm announced last week that it has leased 9,000 square feet of office space in the former Morton's The Steakhouse building.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 8, 2019Namaste: At Laveen Elementary, yoga is replacing detention
The school has shown a 70% decrease in suspensions, office referrals, tardiness and absences after replacing detention with yoga, according to eight-grade teacher Gavin Tucker.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 7, 2019Weekend wrap-up: Here are the biggest Arizona stories from April 5-7
A deadly road rage shooting, a new grocery store on the Navajo Nation and a Mesa attorney suspended for misconduct -- here are some stories that headlined the news cycle over the weekend.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 7, 20193 dead, 3 firefighters injured after collision involving Phoenix fire engine
Three people were killed and three firefighters were injured after a collision Sunday morning involving a pickup truck and a Phoenix fire engine.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 6, 2019Arizona AG: Chandler man sentenced to nearly 10 years for theft, narcotics
A Chandler man has been sentenced to almost 10 years in prison for theft and selling dangerous narcotics, Arizona AG Mark Brnovich announced Friday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 6, 2019Nickelodeon’s Double Dare Live tour bringing the slime to Mesa in October
Nickelodeon' Double Dare Live will be hosted by Marc Summers, who was the original host of the popular game TV show when it first aired in 1986.