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UNCATEGORIZED | Jan 6, 2018Taco Bell announces $1 Nacho Fries, internet can’t handle it
Taco Bell is going to make your fry habit so much worse. The Mexican restaurant chain will add $1 nacho fries to its menu starting on Jan. 25.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 6, 2018Arizona’s largest blood drive to be held in Tempe this weekend
United Blood Services will host this year's Saving Arizona blood drive, which is the largest blood donation effort in the state, over the weekend.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 5, 2018Nearly 8,000 Arizonans diagnosed with flu in 2017, large spike over 2016
According to the Arizona Department of Health Services, there were 7,978 total cases of the flu reported in 2017, compared to just 834 cases in 2016.
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GENERAL NEWS | Jan 5, 2018What parents should know about Justin Timberlake’s single ‘Filthy’
Just days after Justin Timberlake announced he’s returning to the music scene with a new album, he unveiled his first single “Filthy,” along with a video.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 5, 2018Arizona board will review APS rate hikes after petition filed
The Arizona Corporation Commission will review a recently approved rate hike for APS customers after a petition was filed Wednesday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 5, 2018Arizona DPS director would like Supreme Court ruling on marijuana
The director of the Arizona Department of Public Safety said Friday that he would like to see the Supreme Court rule on marijuana.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 5, 2018Tempe-based car seller DriveTime begins search for new CEO
Tempe-based used-car retailer DriveTime has officially begun a search for its next chief executive, the company said this week.
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UNITED STATES NEWS | Jan 5, 2018Shulkin says biggest challenge facing VA in 2018 is veteran suicide
The biggest clinical challenge facing the VA this year is the number of veteran suicides, agency Secretary David Shulkin said on Friday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 5, 2018Facility will turn Mesa Gateway into hub for trade with Mexico
A facility that inspects goods being sent from American companies to Mexican consumers will open at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, Gov. Doug Ducey said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 5, 2018Arizona congressman calls DACA-border wall debate a leadership issue
An Arizona congressman said Friday that the political move to tie DACA reform to the border wall showcased a problem with the country's leadership.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 5, 2018Grand Canyon University again files for nonprofit status
Grand Canyon University officials said Friday that the school has again submitted an application for nonprofit status.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 5, 2018Popular producer, DJ Zedd to round out Birds Nest lineup at Phoenix Open
The Birds Nest at the Waste Management Phoenix Open is going to be rocking with another solid lineup including the addition of popular DJ and producer Zedd.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 5, 2018Dairy farmer Sine Kerr will take over vacant Arizona Senate seat
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors has chosen Phoenix-area diary farmer Sine Kerr to fill a vacant state Senate seat.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 5, 2018Three Kmart locations, 1 Sears store in Arizona to close early this year
Three Kmart locations and one Sears store in Arizona will be among the more than 100 stores that will go out of business across the nation early this year.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 5, 2018Driver ejected, seriously hurt in rollover accident on I-17 in Phoenix
One person was seriously injured in a two-car accident that shut down part of Interstate 17 north of downtown Phoenix early Friday morning.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 5, 2018Temporary site for Burton Barr library to open in Phoenix this week
Nearly six months after a pipe break flooded a downtown Phoenix library, city officials will open a temporary site right down the street.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 5, 2018Phoenix welcomes in new year with fewer ‘shots fired’ calls vs. 2017
There was more than 33 percent decrease in "shots fired" calls made in Phoenix on New Year's Eve this year compared to last, Phoenix police said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 5, 2018Flagstaff will continue to see dry spell as hopes of snow evaporate
Despite forecasts that predicted snow this weekend in Flagstaff for the first time this winter, the National Weather Service said that is no longer true.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Jan 5, 2018Social media shows intense so-called ‘bomb cyclone’ storm on East Coast
The so-called bomb cyclone storm took the East Coast by storm, with many taking to social media to document the extreme weather conditions.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 5, 2018Smooth sailing: No Arizona freeway closures planned for Jan. 5 weekend
The holiday season is over, but the Arizona Department of Transportation has one more gift: There will be no state freeway closures during the Jan. 5 weekend.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 4, 2018Tempe police locate once-missing 73-year-old man with Alzheimer’s
The Tempe Police Department has located 73-year-old Rainer Walter Palass, who went missing on Thursday and was later found in good condition.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 4, 2018Phoenix and Arizona, top city, state lists for hourly earnings growth
Workers in Arizona rank first in annual hourly earnings growth in 2017 and workers in Phoenix rank first among metropolitan areas.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 4, 2018Bruce Halle, richest man in Arizona and Discount Tire founder, dies
Bruce Halle, the richest man in Arizona and the founder of Discount Tire, died Thursday at the age of 87, the company said in a statement.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 4, 2018Arizona lawmaker questions Tempe use of tax breaks in 2 projects
City leaders in Tempe are defending themselves against an Arizona lawmaker's accusations it improperly awarded tax breaks in two deals.