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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 17, 2017Confederate monument along Arizona highway damaged overnight
A monument dedicated to former Confederate President Jefferson Davis alongside an Arizona highway was damaged overnight.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 17, 2017Country music star Shania Twain bringing ‘Now’ tour to Phoenix
County music star Shania Twain will have cowboy boots tapping when she brings her "Now" tour to Phoenix next year.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 17, 2017Trump tweet attacks Flake, calls Arizona senator ‘toxic’
U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake was on the receiving end of a critical tweet from President Donald Trump early Wednesday, calling the Arizona lawmaker "toxic" and encouraging a rival for his seat.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 17, 2017ADOT begins wrong-way vehicle detection project on I-17, closures set
ADOT has begun installation of the a wrong-way vehicle detection and warning system on Interstate 17, a system that will be the first in the nation.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 17, 2017Scottsdale schools keeping kids inside to protect eyes during solar eclipse
Students in the Scottsdale Unified School District will be kept indoors Monday during a solar eclipse so they cannot look at it and damage their eyes.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 17, 2017After preschool promise, Phoenix couple marries 20 years later
A 3-year-old told his Phoenix preschool class he would marry a certain cute classmate one day. Almost 20 years later Matt Grodksy did marry Laura Scheel.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 17, 2017Woman hangs ‘second place’ banner on Phoenix Confederate memorial
A woman hung several banners on a Confederate memorial in Phoenix on Tuesday that read "second place," "participant" and "You lost, get over it."
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 16, 2017Silver Alert canceled for missing man from Surprise
Gary Blair hadn't been seen since 4:30 a.m. Wednesday, according to the Surprise Police Department. He has since returned home.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 16, 2017Mayor asks Trump to delay Phoenix rally after Charlottesville violence
Mayor Greg Stanton has asked President Donald Trump to delay a rally in Phoenix after an outbreak of violence at a Virginia white supremacist protest.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 16, 2017Phoenix councilman apologizes for posting meme on social media
A Phoenix councilman apologized Wednesday for posting what he though was a funny photo on social media that others viewed as insensitive.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 16, 2017Tucson trying to lure Milwaukee Brewers for spring training
The Milwaukee Brewers may have found a new spring training home, but it's going to take a while to drive there. Tucson has extended an offer to the team.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 16, 2017Nine reasons to become a Champion of Hope during PCH Give-A-Thon
Our effort to raise more than $1.5 million starts with you becoming a Champion of Hope for sick children at Phoenix Children's Hospital.
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GENERAL NEWS | Aug 16, 2017Trump ends business councils after slew of CEOs drop out
President Donald Trump tweeted Wednesday that he was ending his two business councils after numerous CEOs dropped out in recent weeks.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 16, 2017KTAR, Arizona Sports hosting PCH Give-A-Thon on Wednesday, Thursday
On Wednesday and Thursday, we will be heading to Phoenix Children's Hospital for our Give-A-Thon. Last year, we raised $1.5 million. We hope to beat that.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 16, 2017Brewer stands by Trump assessment of Mexican rapists, white power rally
Former Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer said the constant media scrutiny of President Donald Trump was "sour grapes" and it was time to move on.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 16, 2017Mesa police officer dies in off-duty motorcycle accident
An off-duty Mesa police officer has died in a motorcycle accident in Washington state.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 16, 2017WalletHub study: Scottsdale ranks as fourth-best city to retire in
A study done by WalletHub found the best and worst cities to retire in and Scottsdale made the top-five.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 16, 2017Mesa man arrested, accused of using stolen identity of brother for 28 years
An 89-year-old Mesa man was arrested and charged with forgery and fraud schemes after ADOT detectives found he'd allegedly been using a stolen identity.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 15, 2017Border bust snags 1,000 pounds of pot on Arizona-Mexico border
Federal agents in southern Arizona chased and caught a truck heading to Mexico and confiscated more than 1,000 pounds of marijuana this week.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 15, 2017McCain, Flake criticize President Trump’s comments on Charlottesville
Trump commented Tuesday on the violence in Charlottesville, saying “there is blame on both sides.” Arizona Sens. John McCain and Jeff Flake responded.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 15, 2017Gilbert woman born without uterus raising funds for surgery
A Gilbert woman who needs reconstructive surgery to create a uterus and other genitalia necessary for pregnancy has made international news with her quest.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 15, 2017ASU welcomes record freshman class size for fifth year in row
Arizona State University will welcome a record number of freshmen students for the fifth year in a row, the school announced Tuesday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 15, 2017APS gets approval, will hike monthly power bills in Phoenix area
APS customers will soon be paying more to keep the lights on every month after the state corporation commission approved a price hike on Tuesday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 15, 2017Phoenix-area police searching for man impersonating an officer
Phoenix-area police were searching for a man who has called several people in Avondale pretending to be a police officer.