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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 8, 2018
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey speaks on state’s K-12 education
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey said he is not seeking approval for giving teachers a pay raise. "If anything, I want to get credit for being a problem solver, a leader," Ducey told KTAR News 92.3 FM’s Mac & Gaydos on Monday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 8, 2018Valley Metro restoring regular service for five holidays
Valley Metro announced Monday that bus and rail riders will be able to count on regular schedules for Veterans Day, the day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Martin Luther King Day and Presidents Day.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 8, 2018Immigrant families released by ICE arrive in Phoenix seeking asylum
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has started to release more than 400 asylum seekers in Phoenix. A coalition of churches and organizations across Arizona began accepting immigrants on Sunday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 8, 2018The New Kids on the Block are coming on tour to Phoenix in May
The New Kids on the Block released dates for their new tour, The Mixtape Tour, including a May 22 visit to Talking Stick Resort Arena in downtown Phoenix.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 8, 2018Student arrested for social media threat toward Tempe high school
A student was arrested Sunday for allegedly making a social media threat against McClintock High School last month, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 8, 2018NAU student lists dorm room on Airbnb, school to take action
A student at Northern Arizona University is facing disciplinary action for renting out his or her dorm room on Airbnb.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 8, 2018Valley zoo welcomes two endangered penguin chicks to the world
Two endangered African penguin chicks recently hatched at the Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park in Litchfield Park.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 8, 2018Meghan McCain makes emotional return to ‘The View’
Meghan McCain made an emotional return to “The View” on Monday, appearing on the daytime show for the first time since the death of her father, Sen. John McCain.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 8, 2018Truck lands on top of car in Arizona crash; improbably, no one injured
A multiple-vehicle accident that included a truck taking flight and landing on top of a car, ended, remarkably, without injuries, first responders in Arizona said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 8, 2018
Kyrsten Sinema accuses Martha McSally of campaign ‘based on lies’
Arizona U.S. Rep. Kyrsten Sinema on Monday accused her Republican Senate opponent, Rep. Martha McSally, of running “a campaign that’s based on lies and distortions and, frankly, dirty smears.”
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 8, 2018SpaceX rocket brightens skies over Phoenix area, sparks curiosity, awe
Billionaire Elon Musk's SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off in California, but plenty of skywatchers in Arizona saw the fireworks, too, on its way back to Earth.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 8, 2018Proposition 125 would allow adjustments to 2 state pension plans
Based on Senate Bill 1442 and 2545, Prop. 125 would make an exception to the current prohibition against diminishing or impairing public retirement system benefits.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 7, 2018Arizona Snowbowl gets early snowfall amid El Nino predictions
Autumn precipitation continues to fall from the Arizona sky as the northern Arizona ski resort Snowbowl received its first snowfall of the year on Sunday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 6, 2018Sen. Jeff Flake votes to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to Supreme Court
Despite pressure from the left and members of the #MeToo movement, U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) cast his vote in favor of Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to the Supreme Court.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 6, 2018North Rim operations transition to day use beginning in November
Staff will be present on the North Rim, but visitors exploring the area should be prepared to be self-sufficient as resources will not be as readily available due to the closures.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 6, 2018One dead in Chandler after shooter calls in incident, stays on scene
Detectives from the Chandler Police Department are investigating a homicide after receiving a call from the suspect who shot the deceased victim.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 6, 2018Downtown Tempe expands 6th Street Market, introduces Halloween event
The Downtown Tempe Authority announced this week it will be expanding its weekly 6th Street Market.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 5, 2018ADOT reopens collapsed highway near Grand Canyon in less than 48 hours
The Arizona Department of Transportation announced Friday night that it has reopened U.S. 89.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 5, 2018When it comes to house size, Phoenix is kind of a big deal
If you live in the Valley and want your home to be like a castle, you're in the right place. A website determined that the Phoenix area ranks seventh in the nation in median house size.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 5, 2018Gun found in 9-year-old’s backpack at Glendale school
Glendale police said a 9-year-old student brought a gun to a Glendale elementary school.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 5, 2018Statue of ‘Friday the 13th’ killer removed from Lake Pleasant
A statue of "Friday the 13th" killer Jason Voorhees seems to have been removed from Lake Pleasant.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 5, 2018Arizona AG: Be on the lookout for Volkswagen restitution checks
More than 2,700 Arizonans are expected to receive initial payouts from the Arizona Attorney General's Office 2016 lawsuit against Volkswagen.
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ARIZONA HEALTH NEWS | Oct 5, 2018Nation’s first opioid helpline receives more than 1,000 calls in Arizona
The Arizona Opioid Assistance and Referral Line has received over 1,000 calls since its launch in March.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 5, 2018Spectacular Phoenix-area home hits market with $12.9 million price tag
Tired of the same old multimillion-dollar houses on the market in the Phoenix area? An amazing Paradise Valley property was just listed for $12,950,000.