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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 3, 2017Phoenix Zoo orangutan passes away from brain disease
Kasih, an 11-year-old Bornean orangutan at the Phoenix Zoo, died last weekend after a brief illness, the animal park announced.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 3, 2017McCain: White House’s lack of detailed Afghanistan plan ‘unacceptable’
U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) again criticized the White House on Tuesday, saying Congress has waited too long to see a detailed plan for Afghanistan.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 3, 2017Wreck backs up traffic on Loop 101 North in Chandler
A multivehicle crash locked up traffic on a suburban Phoenix freeway Tuesday at the end of the morning rush.
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UNITED STATES NEWS | Oct 3, 2017Las Vegas Strip gunman had fully automatic converter
Investigators of the mass shooting in Las Vegas said the gunman had two “bump-stocks” that can be used to convert semi-automatic firearms to fully automatic.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 3, 2017Things to know about downtown Phoenix for D-backs wild card game
Here's what you need to know about the Arizona Diamondbacks' wild card game, from traffic to things to do in downtown Phoenix.
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UNITED STATES NEWS | Oct 2, 2017Singer Tom Petty dies at 66 after suffering cardiac arrest
Singer Tom Petty, best known as the frontman for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, died on Monday after suffering cardiac arrest, his manager confirmed.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 2, 2017Two killed, three injured in two-vehicle accident in Tempe, police say
Two people were killed and three more were injured, one seriously, following a car accident in Tempe on Monday, according to the Tempe Police Department.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 2, 2017Missing Mesa teen mom found, in custody; baby OK
A teenage girl from Mesa and her infant son who went missing in June have been located and the girl was in custody, police said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 2, 2017Here’s how to donate blood in Arizona for victims of Las Vegas shooting
Arizona officials are asking residents to donate blood after more than 50 people were killed and at least 520 injured in a mass shooting in Las Vegas.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 2, 2017Las Vegas shooter bought at least one gun from Arizona dealer
The man suspected of opening fire on a crowd at a Las Vegas country music festival Sunday bought at least one of his weapons in Arizona, officials said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 2, 2017Arizona firefighter wounded in Las Vegas concert shooting
A firefighter from Lake Havasu was shot and wounded in the Las Vegas shooting that killed more than 50 people and injured at least 520 on Sunday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 2, 2017Phoenix Lost Lake organizers working with police after Las Vegas shooting
Organizers of an outdoor music festival in Phoenix said they were working closely with police after a gunman opened fire at a similar event in Las Vegas.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 2, 2017Las Vegas concert shooter spent some of childhood in Tucson
Stephen Paddock, the man suspected of opening fire on an outdoor country music concert in Las Vegas on Sunday, spent some of his childhood in Tucson.
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UNITED STATES NEWS | Oct 2, 2017Country stars at Las Vegas concert shooting go online to share thoughts
Social media helped the country stars who were at the deadly Las Vegas concert get word to family and friends that they were all right and praying for the city.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 2, 2017Vice President Mike Pence to visit Phoenix on Tuesday
Vice President Mike Pence will fly to Arizona on Tuesday to meet with state leaders and attend a political event, the White House said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 2, 2017Ducey orders Arizona flags to half-staff to mourn Las Vegas victims
Flags in Arizona will be flown at half-staff for the remainder of this week to mourn the victims of a shooting at a country music concert in Las Vegas.
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UNITED STATES NEWS | Oct 2, 2017Trump calls Las Vegas concert shooting ‘act of pure evil’
President Donald Trump called a shooting at an outdoor country music festival in Las Vegas an "act of pure evil" during a national address Monday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 2, 2017Mesa police officer’s face grazed by bullet in Las Vegas concert shooting
A Mesa police officer's face was grazed by a bullet late Sunday night when a gunman opened fire on an outdoor country music concert in Las Vegas.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 2, 2017Las Vegas shooter may have had illegal automatic weapon
A former FBI agent said if a gunman who fatally shot some 50 people at a Las Vegas concert used an automatic weapon, that would be a major focus of inquiry.
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UNITED STATES NEWS | Oct 2, 2017Lawmakers and politicians react to Las Vegas mass shooting
Lawmakers and politicians reacted via Twitter on Monday morning to the Sunday night shooting in Las Vegas that claimed the lives of at least 50 people.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 2, 2017Girl power: 40 percent of Arizona’s state legislature is made up of women
With 35 women legislators, Arizona's state legislature is 40 percent female, making it the state with the most female-heavy legislature in America.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 2, 2017Phoenix could see temperatures of 100 degrees this week
October is officially here, but the summer temperatures in Phoenix are still lingering. Phoenix is expected to reach 100 degrees by Friday.
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UNITED STATES NEWS | Oct 2, 2017Dozens killed, hundreds wounded in shooting at Las Vegas Strip concert
Police said there were multiple casualties after automatic gunfire erupted during a country music concert near the Las Vegas Strip late Sunday night.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 1, 2017Phoenix Fire Department chaplain dies after year-long cancer battle
Father Carl Carlozzi, the chaplain of the Phoenix Fire Department, died on Sunday after a year-long battle with cancer, the department announced.