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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 7, 20181 dead after federal officer-involved shooting in Maricopa County
The Federal Bureau of Investigation was investigating after a suspect was shot and killed by members of the U.S. Marshals Task Force in Maricopa County on Monday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 7, 2018Phoenix man arrested for shooting death of girlfriend’s brother
A suspect was charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of his girlfriend’s brother in north Phoenix. Ethaniel Isaiah Anselmo allegedly fired 24 shots at the victim.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 7, 2018Arizona returns more than $60 million in unclaimed property in last year
It's not necessarily a bad thing when the Arizona Department of Revenue tracks you down -- especially if it's trying to return unclaimed property.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 7, 2018Vandalizing campaign signs is a crime, Arizona official warns
With the primary elections in Arizona just a few weeks away, Secretary of State Michele Reagan put out a reminder that vandalizing political signs isn't a harmless prank.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 7, 2018Teenager dies after being pulled from Phoenix apartment complex pool
A 14-year-old boy pulled from the bottom of a Phoenix apartment complex pool Tuesday morning has died, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 7, 2018Foundation to help set up $3M journalism center at Arizona State
A national foundation said it will establish an investigative journalism center at Arizona State University, giving the school $3 million to do so.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 7, 2018Arizona troopers pull over speeder, find marijuana, unbuckled baby in car
A speeding driver was arrested after a Phoenix freeway chase that led to the discovery of marijuana and an unbuckled baby in his car.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 6, 2018Lou Malnati’s to open 10,000-square-foot Scottsdale location in September
Hopefully residents in the Phoenix area are not sick of pizza, because Lou Malnati’s, a well-known Chicago-based pizzeria, will soon open another location in the Valley.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 6, 2018Phoenix cancels rewards-based recycling program for residents
The city of Phoenix announced Monday that it had cut a rewards-based recycling program after a May study showed that it was not delivering the results the city hoped for.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 6, 2018Arizona man who died after attacking NYC employee was suspected killer
An Arizona man who died on Sunday shortly after jumping out of a freezer and attacking an employee at a Manhattan restaurant was a suspected cold-case killer, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 6, 2018Legendary Bob Dylan blowing into Phoenix for October concert
The times may be a-changing, but Bob Dylan keeps a-touring, and he's coming back to Phoenix for an October 4 show at Comerica Theatre.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 6, 2018Final stretch of new I-10 access roads in west Phoenix completed
The final leg of new Interstate 10 access roads in west Phoenix opened over the weekend, completing several months of construction by the Arizona Department of Transportation.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 6, 2018Phoenix ties daily heat record on Monday amid excessive heat warning
Phoenix tied a heat record again on Monday, marking a high of 114 degrees at Sky Harbor around 3 p.m. But it could still get hotter, with an excessive heat warning in place until 8 p.m.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 6, 2018Arizona Cardinals raise $31K for family of fallen DPS trooper
The Arizona Cardinals raised about $31,000 during a weekend fundraiser in honor of Arizona Department of Public Safety trooper Tyler Edenhofer, who was killed in an on-duty shooting.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 6, 2018Tempe ranked shortest commute time among Arizona’s big cities
Tempe was ranked with the No. 1 overall fastest commute time on average of all Arizona cities with a population of 60,000 or more.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 6, 20182-year-old boy pulled from pool in Mesa over weekend dies
A 2-year-old boy pulled from a residential pool in Mesa over the weekend has died, authorities said Monday. An investigation into the drowning incident was ongoing.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 6, 2018Phoenix suburb of Goodyear delivers epic police lip-sync battle entry
Goodyear may have been late to the police lip-sync battle party, but it was definitely worth the wait. The West Valley suburb answered the viral video challenge with an epic 11-song entry.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 6, 2018Arizona schools chief Douglas makes safety priority for new session
Students have been returning to school in Arizona for the past two weeks, and Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas said she hoped they were returning to safer classes.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 6, 2018Gov. Ducey creates Arizona Medal of Valor for safety personnel heroism
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed an executive order Monday creating the Arizona Medal of Valor to honor heroic actions by the state's public safety personnel.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 6, 2018Drowning victim’s body recovered from Phoenix-area lake
The body of a 42-year-old man who never resurfaced at a Maricopa County lake over the weekend has been recovered, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 6, 2018Joe Arpaio campaign staff laughs off Sacha Baron Cohen prank
Former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's Senate campaign said their candidate wasn't angry about the prank pulled by comedian Sacha Baron Cohen for a TV show.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 5, 2018Weekend wrap-up: Biggest Arizona stories from this past weekend
This weekend started off with a funeral for a fallen Arizona Department of Public Safety trooper who was killed on duty last month, but politics, shootings and voting dominated the weekend itself.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 5, 2018Phoenix expected to get rain this week — but not before excessive heat
There is a decent chance that the Phoenix area could get rain again this week -- but not before the Valley is set to experience temperatures that could reach as high as 114 degrees.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 5, 2018Report: ASU finds Lawrence Krauss violated policy with 2016 groping
An Arizona State University professor was reportedly found to have violated university policy when he allegedly groped a woman at a conference in Australia two years ago.