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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 20, 2019Police release ID of suspect in fatal Phoenix party shooting
Police have released the identity of the man suspected of shooting two people to death and wounding four others in north Phoenix this week.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 20, 2019Arizona mother accused of starving, abusing 7 adopted children
Authorities have charged an Arizona woman with abusing her seven adopted children, accusing her of pepper spraying them, locking them in a closet and more.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 20, 2019Arizona ends participation in national voter registration database
Arizona's top elections official has removed the state from a national voter registration system that critics have called inaccurate and vulnerable to hackers.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 20, 2019Kate Gallego to be inaugurated Thursday as Phoenix’s mayor
Nine days after being elected, Kate Gallego will be inaugurated as Phoenix’s mayor Thursday morning in a historic downtown theater.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 20, 2019Arizona Science Center to transform into giant mummy vault Wednesday
The Arizona Science Center will transform into a seven-story antique vault Wednesday night in celebration of its Mummies of the World exhibition.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 20, 2019Valley pastor pleads for help housing asylum seekers released by ICE
As ICE continues leaving busloads of asylum seekers to fend for themselves, a Valley pastor is pleading for help from local governments and churches.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 19, 2019Tucson restaurant manager to compete on reality show ‘The Voice’
Tucson restaurant manager Kalvin Jarvis passed his audition for "The Voice" and chose Adam Levine as his coach in an episode that aired Monday night.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 19, 2019St. Patrick’s weekend DUI arrests in Arizona continue upward trend
Drivers who overindulged on green beer and other libations kept law enforcement personnel busy over St. Patrick’s Day weekend.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 19, 2019Another portion of future South Mountain Freeway open to drivers
The Arizona Department of Transportation recently announced that drivers can use another section of the future Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway interchange.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 19, 2019Waymo to hire hundreds for service center opening in Mesa
Self-driving tech developer Waymo announced Tuesday it would open a service center in Mesa and expected to hire hundreds in the coming years.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 19, 2019Suspicious package at Phoenix garage found to be harmless
First responders in Phoenix investigated a suspicious package in a city garage Tuesday morning, but nothing hazardous was found.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 19, 2019Suspect in custody after 2 killed, 4 injured in shooting at Phoenix house
A suspect was in custody after two people were killed and four more injured in a shooting in Phoenix early Tuesday, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 19, 2019Cold winter leaves St. Mary’s Food Bank low on fruits, vegetables
St. Mary’s Food Bank says it’s running low on fresh fruits and vegetables because this year’s cold winter shortened the growing period in southern Arizona.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 19, 2019Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey touts 2018 surge in trade with Mexico, Canada
International trade between Arizona and North American partners Mexico and Canada surged in 2018, according to the governor’s office.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 19, 2019Glendale university to offer veterans free dental care on Saturday
Any Arizona veteran in need of dental services will be able to get free care on Saturday from dental students at Midwestern University.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 19, 20196 Arizona military projects, including 2 at Luke, could lose funding to wall
The Pentagon sent a 20-page list of military construction projects, including six in Arizona, to Congress that might be slashed to pay for a border wall.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 18, 2019Man sentenced to prison for stealing $100K from Arizona’s Medicaid agency
Former medical transport driver David Henry Meyer, 72, was sentenced to 27 months in prison for stealing $100,000 from Arizona's Medicaid agency.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 18, 2019Man claims he was assaulted in homophobic attack in Phoenix
Authorities are searching for a group of people accused of assaulting a man in downtown Phoenix over the weekend in what he is calling a homophobic attack.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 18, 2019
Shark alert: Mark Cuban to speak at Phoenix tech innovation summit
Entrepreneur Mark Cuban, "Shark Tank" regular and owner of the Dallas Mavericks, is the keynote speaker for this week's Arizona Tech Innovation Summit.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 18, 2019Winter storm runoff adding years to Arizona reservoir supply
The winter storms keep giving to Arizona's water supply. Snow melt in the White Mountains has been spilling down the Salt River and filling up Roosevelt Lake, where it adds to a two-year reserve for the Valley.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 18, 2019Tempe Town Lake welcomes swan boats with free rentals Wednesday
Tempe Boat Rentals has added a flock of swan-shaped pedal boats to its fleet and is celebrating with free watercraft rentals Wednesday morning.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 18, 2019Some Circle K gas stations in Arizona have run out of fuel
Some Circle K gas stations in Arizona have run out of fuel, the company said Monday, and it could be several days before full capacity is restored.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 18, 2019Retired Luke Air Force Base pilot dies in small-plane crash in Ohio field
A pilot from Arizona was killed Sunday when his small plane crashed into a farm field in Ohio, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 18, 2019Teenager injured after being hit by school bus in south-central Arizona
A teenager has a broken leg after being struck by a school bus in south-central Arizona early Monday, authorities said.