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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 28, 2019Student arrested for allegedly bringing handgun to Phoenix high school
A 16-year-old student was arrested earlier this week for allegedly bringing a handgun to a Phoenix high school, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 28, 2019
Pedestrian hit by car, killed near Phoenix intersection
Police said a man walking near a Phoenix intersection was killed when he was hit by a car early Thursday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 28, 2019Phoenix teacher accused of assaulting special needs student
A Phoenix special needs teacher has been charged with assaulting a student with autism for allegedly pushing a pencil down the back of his pants last year.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 28, 2019Surprise launches website to promote local businesses, boost tourism
The city of Surprise has launched a new website to promote its local entertainment, dining and lodging hot spots and draw in more tourists.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 28, 2019ADOT, National Weather Service partner to improve storm response
The National Weather Service will station a meteorologist at ADOT's Traffic Operations Center whenever the next big Arizona storm hits.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 27, 2019Houses of worship will learn to protect against shooters at Valley event
A Wisconsin-based insurance company is holding an event Thursday at a Phoenix-area church to help Arizona houses of worship protect against mass shootings.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 27, 2019Authorities concerned about illegal shooting at West Valley park
Authorities are stepping up efforts to deter trespassers from illegally gathering and shooting guns in restricted areas of Estrella Mountain Regional Park.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 27, 2019Rep. Biggs: Background check bill will allow lawmakers to take away guns
An Arizona congressman said legislation designed to tighten gun control laws by expanding federal background checks will allow Democrats to take away guns.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 27, 2019Famed Arizona racing school faces $245K back rent deadline
Owners of the Phoenix-area Bob Bondurant racing school have until Thursday to come up with almost a quarter-million dollars or face losing the famed facility.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 27, 2019Man in ‘extremely critical condition’ after light rail accident in Phoenix
A 40-year-old man was critically injured after he was run over Wednesday morning by a Valley Metro light rail train that he reportedly tried to cross in front of.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 27, 2019Facebook moderators in Phoenix endure high stress levels, can burn out
Moderating extreme social media posts is taking a toll on Facebook employees in Phoenix, according to an online news report, and that doesn't surprise a local psychologist.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 27, 2019Chandler charter school team qualifies for national science contest finals
A Chandler Basis squad won the Arizona regional of the National Science Bowl competition, earning a spot in Aprils finals in Washington, D.C.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 27, 2019Former Arizona official pleads guilty to taking bribes from debt company
A former Arizona official pleaded guilty Monday to bribery after he accepted at least $26,000 in exchange for giving a company confidential information.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 27, 2019ADOT employee saves elderly couple from carbon monoxide poisoning
An Arizona Department of Transportation employee saved an elderly couple suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning Monday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 26, 2019Authorities seek help locating suspect in rural Maricopa County murder
The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office is seeking help locating the suspect in a fatal shooting in a small community of Whispering Ranch.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 26, 2019Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak in Phoenix has been sold for $51.4 million
The Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort in Phoenix has been bought for about $51 million, ownership said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 26, 2019Police investigate sex abuse claim against former UA star Mike Bibby
Former University of Arizona basketball star Mike Bibby is under police investigation for allegedly sexually abusing and harassing a Phoenix high school teacher.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 26, 2019Houston-bound United Airlines flight makes emergency landing in Phoenix
A United Airlines flight that was heading to Houston from Las Vegas made an emergency landing in Phoenix on Tuesday due to a mechanical problem.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 26, 2019Frodo himself, Elijah Wood, added to 2019 Phoenix Fan Fusion lineup
Phoenix Fan Fusion, the Valley’s premier annual comic and entertainment convention, announced Monday that Frodo himself, Elijah Wood, has been added to the 2019 lineup.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 26, 2019Mesa’s Falcon Field unveils photo on its ‘coolest air traffic control tower’
Mesa’s Falcon Field figured out how to blow up a 3-inch 1940s photo into a 38-foot-high mural on the side of its air traffic control tower.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 25, 2019Phoenix, Tucson ranked in top 15 cities Americans moved to in 2018
Phoenix and Tucson were ranked in the top 15 cities that Americans are relocating to, according to a website for hiring movers.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 25, 2019Interstate 10 restricted in West Valley for South Mountain Freeway work
Interstate 10 will be narrowed to one lane overnight in west Phoenix this week to allow crews to continue bridge work at the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway interchange.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 25, 2019Last girder installed for segment of South Mountain Freeway near Laveen
Crews placed the final support beam for the Dobbins Road interchange as construction of the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway moves closer to completion.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 25, 20197 injured in Phoenix accident involving 2 semis, dump truck
Seven people were injured Monday morning in a multi-vehicle accident involving two semi-trucks and a dump truck in Phoenix, authorities said.