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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 19, 2018How long would it take to save up for a down payment on Phoenix home?
It will take more than eight years for a first-time home buyer in the Phoenix area to save enough money to put a down payment on a home, a recent report found.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 19, 2018Convicted child molester Larry Nassar moved from federal prison in Tucson
Larry Nassar, the longtime former USA Gymnastics doctor who is serving prison time for child pornography and sexual abuse, has been transferred from a federal prison in Tucson.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 19, 20183 teens dead, 3 injured in Phoenix car crash around midnight Sunday
The Phoenix Police Department said impairment is a possible factor in a two-car crash involving six teenagers in Phoenix on Sunday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 19, 2018Two dead in 5-car collision in Phoenix early Sunday morning
Police is investigating whether speed, impairment or both were factors in a five-car collision in the early hours of Sunday morning.
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ARIZONA TECHNOLOGY NEWS | Aug 19, 2018Public confidence in autonomous vehicles is on the decline
Autonomous vehicles have become more commonplace in the last decade but with recent incidents involving these self-driving automobiles, safety concerns are on the rise.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 18, 2018Tempe police looking for man accused of attempted kidnapping
According to authorities, the suspect attempted to kidnap a victim around 3 a.m. in the 800 block of West Brown Road in Tempe.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 18, 2018Officer-involved shooting leaves one man dead in Phoenix
At least one officer was involved in the shooting that occurred around 4:30 p.m. in the area of 15th and Southern avenues, Phoenix police said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 18, 2018Thatcher police arrest 72-year-old man waving a gun at school dance party
Thatcher Police arrested a 72-year-old man who was seen brandishing and waving a handgun at a school dance held in the parking lot of Thatcher High School on Friday night.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 17, 2018Mesa police searching for man missing from adult group home
Benjamin Ortega, who suffers from Schizoaffective disorder, was last seen at his Mesa adult group home around 10:30 a.m. Friday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 17, 2018Phoenix police searching for 19-year-old woman missing since Aug. 4
Police are asking anyone with information on the disappearance of Phoenix resident Kiera Bergman to call Silent Witness with tips.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 17, 2018Talking Stick Resort in Scottsdale to remain closed indefinitely
Officials at Talking Stick Resort had expected the Scottsdale casino to re-open on Sunday after a power outage and flooding last weekend, but announced Friday it won't be ready.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 17, 2018Review of Mesa PD use-of-force incident suggests charges aren’t likely
The Maricopa County Attorney's Office concluded that a conviction for aggravated assault was unlikely in a use-of-force incident involving the Mesa Police Department and a 15-year-old suspect earlier this year.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 17, 2018
Potentially powerful thunderstorm moves into West Valley
A potentially powerful thunderstorm, with winds in excess of 40 mph, moved into the West Valley on Friday afternoon, the National Weather Service said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 17, 2018Phoenix police chief calls spike in violence ‘an alarming trend’
One day after a Phoenix police officer was shot during a traffic stop, Chief Jeri Williams called a spike in violence involving her department "an alarming trend" and said the reasons behind it remain unclear.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 17, 20183 Tempe schools briefly placed on modified lockdown
Three schools in Tempe were placed in modified lockdown Friday afternoon while police searched for a suspected car thief.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 17, 2018Scottsdale rated second-best city in country for retirement
There’s only one place in the country that’s better for retirement than Scottsdale, according to a new study. And neighboring Tempe checked in at No. 10 on the WalletHub list.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 17, 201829-year-old man dies after apparent hit-and-run in Phoenix
Authorities said a man found lying in a Phoenix street early Friday died in a hospital, apparently the victim of a hit-and-run.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 17, 2018Tempe mosque case against 2 women moves forward to October trial
Two Phoenix-area women who recorded themselves taking things from a Tempe mosque while using hate speech face a fall trial.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 17, 2018Ex-Phoenix Sun Tom Chambers allegedly involved in Scottsdale fight
Former Phoenix Sun Tom Chambers was allegedly involved in a physical incident earlier this year in Scottsdale, according to TMZ.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 17, 2018Head of Phoenix DEA says opioid epidemic ‘has not yet peaked’
The head of the Drug Enforcement Administration in Phoenix said the current opioid epidemic is the worst he's seen in the three decades that he has been on the job.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 17, 2018Former mining hotel in Jerome is listed as $6.2M home
A vintage hotel in Jerome is now on the market as a home. Russ Lyon/Sotheby's International Realty is listing former "The Little Daisy" Hotel for $6.2 million.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 17, 2018Scottsdale Unified School District suspends search for superintendent
The Scottsdale Unified School District Governing Board will discontinue a superintendent search and instead extend Acting Superintendent Dr. John Kriekard's contract through 2019.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 17, 2018Parts of I-10 in Phoenix to be restricted for South Mountain Freeway work
Parts of the Interstate 10 in Phoenix will be restricted overnight during the Aug. 17 weekend and into next week as crews continue construction on the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway interchange.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 16, 2018Cottonwood teacher arrested for sexual conduct with minor
A teacher at an elementary school in Cottonwood, Arizona, was arrested this week for having alleged sexual conduct with a minor, the Cottonwood Police Department announced Thursday.