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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 20, 2018Valley coach suspended by USA Gymnastics for sexual misconduct
A Valley gymnastics coach and an Olympic medalist have been suspended by USA Gymnastics from all contact with gymnasts for alleged sexual misconduct.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 20, 2018Study: Arizonans among least tolerant of neighbor’s political yard signs
The upcoming midterm elections are quickly approaching, meaning political signs are sure to start popping up all across Arizona.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 20, 2018Economy, immigration among factors of Arizona’s declining birth rate
The declining fertility rate in Arizona has stunned health experts across the country, as the state experienced a 20 percent drop in the number of births between 2007 and 2017.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 20, 2018Gilbert breaks ground on first cemetery, which is set to open in 2019
Bunker Family Funeral Homes broke ground Friday on the Gilbert Memorial Park, the first cemetery to be built in the East Valley suburb.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 20, 2018Phoenix officer injured in crash identified, remains critical
The Phoenix Police Department on Friday identified the officer critically injured in a car crash a day earlier as Sean George.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 20, 2018
Arizona Gov. Ducey issues executive order to limit immunity for legislators
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed an executive order that would remove reckless driving from the types of offenses that lawmakers have immunity from during the legislative session.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 20, 2018CVS fires pharmacist who wouldn’t fill transgender customer’s prescription
CVS said Friday it fired a pharmacist accused of refusing to fill a hormone prescription for a transgender customer at a Fountain Hills store.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 20, 2018Study shows Phoenix is most stressed city in Arizona, Scottsdale the least
Phoenix and Scottsdale wound up on opposite ends of a study about stressed U.S. cities, and other Arizona places fell in between.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 20, 2018Phoenix-area mosque open to plea agreement in hate-speech incident
A Tempe mosque is open to a plea agreement to settle the criminal case against two women who recorded themselves spewing anti-Muslim vitriol and taking items from the facility.
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ARIZONA ELECTION NEWS | Jul 20, 2018Reps. Sinema, McSally release new campaign ads for US Senate seat
U.S. Reps. Martha McSally and Kyrsten Sinema, seeking their respective party's primary bid for the Senate seat Jeff Flake will vacate, stepped up campaigning this week, releasing another round of ads.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 20, 2018Phoenix expected to see 118 degree temperatures next week
A heat wave is expected to swing through the Valley next week and Phoenix is expected to record temperatures as high as 118 degrees.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 20, 2018Closures, restrictions of I-10 in Phoenix to continue this weekend
The I-10 in Phoenix will be closed or restricted during the weekend of July 20 to allow crews to further constriction on the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway interchange.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 19, 20182 Phoenix-area airports receive $17M in federal infrastructure grants
The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded $17 million in infrastructure grants to airports in the Phoenix-area, it was announced this week.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 19, 2018Christmas in July? Phoenix Zoo is already prepping for holiday ZooLights
With triple-digit temperatures sticking around the Valley, it's unlikely that anyone is thinking about the holidays. But the Phoenix Zoo is already hard at work preparing for the annual ZooLights show.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 19, 2018Arizonans spent $10M on specialty license plates for first time ever
The Arizona Department of Transportation announced this week that the annual sales of its specialty license plates have exceeded $10 million for the first time ever.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 19, 2018Airline debuts new route between Phoenix and Laughlin
There's a new way to get from Phoenix to the gambling resort town of Laughlin, Nevada, for a quick trip thanks to Elite Airways.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 19, 2018Scottsdale police looking for suspect in 3 Circle K armed robberies
Officials with the Scottsdale Police Department are asking the public to identify a suspect in a string of alleged armed robberies at Circle K gas stations this week.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 19, 2018Phoenix officer in critical condition after Cave Creek car crash
An officer with the Phoenix Police Department is in critical condition after being involved in a car crash in Cave Creek on Thursday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 19, 2018Flagstaff pounded with hail, more than 4 inches of rain Thursday
Arizona has seen a variety of weather systems since the unofficial start to the monsoon season, but northern Arizona saw a different type of weather phenomenon on Thursday: Hail.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 19, 2018Florida health care company bringing up to 200 jobs to Phoenix area
GuideWell Connect is looking to fill up to 200 jobs for its new sales office in the East Valley, the company said Thursday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 19, 2018Arizona DPS director seeks clarity on immunity law after speeding fiasco
Arizona DPS Director Col. Frank Milstead said he was seeking clarity on the immunity law that allowed a state legislator to get away with multiple speeding violations and brag about it.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 19, 2018Vehicle crimes surge in Phoenix suburb known for safety
In response to a steep rise in vehicle-related crimes, police in Gilbert have been reminding residents to lock their cars.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 19, 2018Swarm of bees attacks men working in Phoenix-area backyard
The Scottsdale Fire Department responded to a report of bees attacking two men who were working in a backyard Thursday morning.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 19, 2018
Don’t get scammed when vacation shopping, Arizona AG warns
Be careful when you’re shopping for that end-of-summer vacation. If a deal seems too good to be true, Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich said, it might be a scam.