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Phoenix Police arrest Valley Metro operator
Sunday, Jun 16, 5:50 pm
PHOENIX -- A Valley Metro bus operator is in police custody following an alleged assault. Phoenix Police say Todd Allen Shields exchanged words with a man, physically threw him off the bus and assaulted... Read more...
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Dummy round found at Flagstaff Pulliam Airport
Sunday, Jun 16, 3:02 pm
FLAGSTAFF -- A dummy explosive round was found at the Flagstaff Pulliam Airport Flagstaff police say hollow-out round wasn't a live round and instead was like the rounds used in military training. An... Read more...
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Chloride Copper Mine developer still pursuing plan
Sunday, Jun 16, 1:14 pm
KINGMAN -- A company seeking to re-open the Chloride Copper Mine says it's still pursuing the project even though the firm has run into financial difficulties. The Kingman Daily Miner reports that... Read more...
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Peoria PD: Photos lead to robbery arrests
Sunday, Jun 16, 12:30 pm
PEORIA -- With the help of surveillance photos and anonymous tips, the Peoria Police Department was able to arrest two men Friday night in connection with an armed robbery that occurred on June 7. At... Read more...
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Sun City West performing venue to be demolished
Sunday, Jun 16, 12:29 pm
PHOENIX -- When it opened 33 years ago, the Sundome in Sun City West was the largest single-story performing-arts center in the country. It cost $8.6 million to build and was designed primarily... Read more...
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Men wrongly convicted or arrested on bite evidence
Sunday, Jun 16, 12:28 pm
ARIZONA -- At least 24 men convicted or charged with murder or rape based on bite marks on the flesh of victims have been exonerated since 2000. DNA has outstripped the usefulness of bite mark analysis... Read more...
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Irrigated vegetable farm in the works
Sunday, Jun 16, 12:25 pm
KINGMAN -- Las Vegas developer Jim Rhodes has returned to Mohave County, but instead of planting houses in the Golden Valley and Red Lake areas, he's planting peppers, tomatoes and pickles. Rhodes'... Read more...
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For kids with dads here illegally, Father's Day can be a harrowing holiday
Sunday, Jun 16, 5:00 am
WASHINGTON - Jennifer Briones' family usually gathers for a barbecue in the park for Father's Day, but the 16-year-old Phoenix resident said she will likely find something else to do if the family gets... Read more...
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Pinal County Sheriff's Office aide sues county
Saturday, Jun 15, 3:16 pm
FLORENCE, Ariz. — A Pinal County Sheriff's Office aide has filed a defamation lawsuit against outgoing County Manager Fritz Behring and Pinal County. The... Read more...
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Police: Naked young woman found dead in Tempe street
Saturday, Jun 15, 12:00 pm
TEMPE, Ariz. — Authorities say police are treating the death of a woman as a homicide after her lifeless, naked body was found in a Tempe street. Tempe Police Sgt. Mike Pooley said the body was found... Read more...
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Trainer puts horses, people at ease
Saturday, Jun 15, 11:23 am
CASA GRANDE, Ariz. — J.J. Anderson stood atop Rylee, a 2-year-old quarter horse. He stood straight up on the saddle like somebody riding an escalator — except without handrails. With one hand, Anderson... Read more...
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Bid to drop claims against polygamous towns fails
Saturday, Jun 15, 8:17 am
COLORADO CITY, Ariz. — A judge overseeing a civil rights lawsuit aimed at polygamous towns on the Arizona-Utah border has denied a motion to dismiss damages and civil penalties. U.S. District Court... Read more...
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Crews tackle small wildfire northwest of Flagstaff
Saturday, Jun 15, 8:13 am
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Forest officials have shut down a popular lava tube cave near Flagstaff as crews tackle a small wildfire burning in the area. The Wild Bill Fire has burned nearly 30 acres northwest... Read more...
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Arizona lawmakers learn firsthand of social media's power to drive news
Saturday, Jun 15, 5:00 am
WASHINGTON - Social media can be a powerful tool for politicians. Or it can be "just another place to put your foot in your mouth," as two Arizona lawmakers indirectly learned this week. Sen. Jeff... Read more...
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Ex-Tucson officer accused of computer tampering
Friday, Jun 14, 5:36 pm
TUCSON, Ariz. -- Authorities say a former Tucson police officer has been accused of computer tampering. Tucson police say Andrea Middleton was indicted on three counts Friday, a day after she... Read more...
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Arizona civil rights activists seek Jeff Flake meeting
Friday, Jun 14, 5:18 pm
PHOENIX -- Arizona civil rights activists say they want a face-to-face meeting with U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake to discuss his teenage son's derogatory tweets. Flake already has issued a... Read more...
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Air National Guard honors Arizona with plane
Friday, Jun 14, 4:44 pm
The National Guard honored Arizona Friday at the 161st Air Refueling Wing dedication and Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. This KC-135R plane is known as the "Spirit of Arizona" has a vertical... Read more...
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