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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 22, 2022Maricopa County Attorney Adel responds to division chiefs who called for her to resign
Maricopa County Attorney Allister Adel in a letter Tuesday responded to five top prosecutors in the office who called for her to resign last week, saying she found the criminal division chiefs' concerns to be centered around their dislike of the way she is running the office.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 22, 2022Valley Youth Theatre returns this weekend with original show about living through pandemic
The Valley Youth Theatre announced it will return this weekend following a two-year hiatus with an original show about young people living through the COVID-19 pandemic.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 17, 2022
Phoenix officer injured in ambush last week pushed past fear to help stop shooting incident
One of the nine Phoenix police officers injured in an ambush last week spoke out on Wednesday, saying he and his fellow officers pushed past fear to end the shooting incident.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 16, 2022Arizona bill would require HOAs to allow people to put in artificial grass
A bill making its way through the Arizona Legislature would require homeowner's associations to allow people to put in artificial grass where natural grass is permitted.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 11, 2022Phoenix Police continue recruiting efforts as officer numbers fall
The Phoenix Police Department is looking for more people to join the force as officer numbers continue to tumble.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 19, 2022Arizona’s Sinema after vote: Senate rule change would ‘risk repeated radical reversals’ in policy
Arizona Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema after refusing to join her party in changing Senate rules to overcome a Republican filibuster for voting legislation Wednesday night said in a statement that the action would undermine confidence in government and lead to repeated repeals of policy.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 14, 2022Phoenix Union superintendent: All hands on deck to keep in-person learning amid staff shortage
A labor crisis compounded by the spread of the COVID-19 omicron variant is proving a tough task to keep in-person learning going at the Phoenix Union High School District, Superintendent Chad Gestson said Thursday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 12, 2022Staffing at Arizona Banner Health facilities strained as omicron COVID-19 spread continues
The omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to put a strain on staffing at Banner Health facilities in Arizona, not just with unvaccinated patients filling up beds but also as employees come down with the virus themselves.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 11, 2022Arizona State University students return to campus amid omicron COVID-19 surge
Thousands of Arizona State University students returned to campus Monday with new COVID-19 protocols in place as the omicron variant of the virus surges.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 17, 2021Buckeye high school band director wins Gaydos and Chad’s teacher tribute
A Buckeye high school band director has been named KTAR News 92.3 FM’s Gaydos and Chad Show’s Pay Tribute to a Teacher winner for December, presented by Your Valley Toyota Dealers.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 1, 2021Mesa Polar Express experience is back for 2 weekends in December
People can hop on board Mesa's version of the Polar Express during two weekends in December as part of the city's Merry Main Street festivities.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 1, 2021Shooting incident won’t cause Phoenix Union High School District to rethink resource officers
A shooting incident at Cesar Chavez High School on Monday won't result in the Phoenix Union High School District rethinking its decision to remove school resource officers, Superintendent Dr. Chad Gestson said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 30, 2021Maricopa County ranked No. 1 in talent attraction for second consecutive year
The annual Talent Attraction Scoreboard by labor market analyst EMSI has Arizona being No. 1 in talent attraction for the second consecutive year and fourth time in the last six years.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 24, 2021Arizona Republican state Sen. Paul Boyer to not seek reelection next year
Arizona Republican state Sen. Paul Boyer has decided to forego seeking reelection next year, a decision he said Wednesday had been years in the making.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 23, 2021Disney’s ‘The Lion King’ coming to ASU Gammage in July; tickets on sale next month
People can take a trip to the Pride Lands of the African savanna when Disney's legendary musical "The Lion King" comes to ASU Gammage next year.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 22, 2021Number of Arizona high school graduates going to college continues to fall, report finds
Less than half of high school graduates in Arizona decided to pursue postsecondary education last year, continuing a trend that has education leaders concerned.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 19, 2021Arizona AG Brnovich, 2 other states suing to stop DHS immigration guidelines
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich is co-leading a lawsuit with attorneys general from Ohio and Montana to stop immigration enforcement guidelines recently issued by Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 18, 2021
Data shows Arizona lags behind nation in kids 5-11 getting COVID-19 vaccine
Newly eligible children across the country have been getting the COVID-19 vaccine since it was authorized two weeks ago, but data shows Arizona lags behind the nation in getting shots in the arms of kids.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 15, 2021Scottsdale school district votes for new president amid dossier allegations
The Scottsdale Unified School District board voted Monday night to elect a new president amid allegations that President Jann-Michael Greenburg distributed a dossier on some parents, including photos and personal finances.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 11, 2021Veterans make up 20% of suicide victims in Arizona, ASU study finds
An Arizona State University study released Tuesday found veterans made up 20% of suicide deaths in the state from 2015 to 2019.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 11, 2021COVID-19 patient discharged after nearly 5 months in Phoenix hospital
A man is thankful to be alive after spending nearly the last five months at Banner University Medical Center in Phoenix battling COVID-19.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 9, 2021City of Phoenix names first director of police oversight office
The city of Phoenix on Monday named Roger Smith as director of the new Office of Accountability and Transparency.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 9, 2021
ASU student at deadly Houston music festival says people were in ‘survival mode’
A 19-year-old Arizona State University student who attended a music festival in Houston on Friday where eight people died and hundreds more were injured said people were in survival mode to avoid getting trampled in a crowd surge.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 8, 2021Chandler to test blockchain mobile voting in pilot program
The city of Chandler announced Friday it is launching a program to test blockchain technology and see if voting using a mobile device could be viable in the future.