Arizona News
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Possible human remains found in northern Arizona
Tuesday, Jun 18, 3:45 pm
MEADVIEW, Ariz. -- Construction crews paving a road to the Grand Canyon Skywalk have uncovered what authorities say appear to be human remains. Authorities say a small pile of bones were found... Read more...
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Coalition urging Obama to halt EPA rules for Arizona power plant
Tuesday, Jun 18, 3:38 pm
PHOENIX -- A proposed rule by the Environmental Protection Agency for an Arizona power plant is a bad one, a coalition said. The EPA is calling for new equipment at the Navajo Generating Station... Read more...
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Jodi Arias prosecutor opposes postponement of retrial
Tuesday, Jun 18, 3:22 pm
PHOENIX -- The prosecutor in the Jodi Arias case has asked a judge to reject her attorneys' request to delay until next year the retrial of the penalty phase in her case. Prosecutor Juan Martinez... Read more...
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Mesa working to prevent kids being bounced from pools
Tuesday, Jun 18, 2:36 pm
PHOENIX -- Some Mesa, Ariz., children are being turned away from public pools, but an effort is underway to make sure that doesn't happen again. "Our pools are actually, as a group and individually,... Read more...
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Arizona congressmen want more flexible voter law
Tuesday, Jun 18, 2:24 pm
PHOENIX -- Arizona lawmakers at the state and federal level are working on separate efforts that would make it harder to vote in what Democrats are calling an attack on low-income and Latino voters. ... Read more...
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US Airways building sold to Florida estate trust
Tuesday, Jun 18, 2:22 pm
PHOENIX - The US Airways building has been sold. According to Philly.com,... Read more...
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Police continue search for 19-year-old Tempe woman
Tuesday, Jun 18, 2:13 pm
TEMPE, Ariz. -- Police have searched the bottom of a lake for a Tempe woman missing since last weekend. Authorities said 19-year-old Adrienne Salinas was last seen at 3 a.m. Saturday by her roommates... Read more...
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Desert Sky Pavilion announces name change
Tuesday, Jun 18, 2:11 pm
Desert Sky Pavilion announced on Tuesday that it has been renamed. The facility has changed its name yet again and will now be known as the "Ak-Chin Pavilion." The new name is part of a partnership... Read more...
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Arizona Rep. Salmon saves colleague from choking
Tuesday, Jun 18, 1:37 pm
PHOENIX -- A Texas congressman who was choking on a piece of popcorn is thanking a fellow Republican from Arizona and a House staffer who is also a doctor for stepping in to help. Rep. Ted Poe's... Read more...
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8-year-old killed in suburban Phoenix freeway crash
Tuesday, Jun 18, 12:49 pm
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Authorities said an 8-year-old boy is dead after a car crash in Scottsdale. Scottsdale police said the child died Monday after the minivan he was riding in slammed into... Read more...
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5 injured in Phoenix rollover crash
Tuesday, Jun 18, 11:49 am
PHOENIX -- Five people were injured Tuesday in a rollover crash in north Phoenix. Rescue teams pulled occupants from two cars that collided at Thunderbird Road and 68th Street. Scottsdale and Phoenix... Read more...
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Report: Pinal County dept. like 'Animal House'
Tuesday, Jun 18, 11:09 am
FLORENCE, Ariz. -- Three Pinal County employees have been placed on leave after a report detailed that the county's public works department was out of control and employees' behavior resembled ``Animal... Read more...
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Fire restrictions imposed for S. Utah, N. Ariz.
Tuesday, Jun 18, 11:02 am
SALT LAKE CITY -- Officials are imposing campfire restrictions on parts of Utah and Arizona that are under a red-flag wildfire warning. Starting Thursday, federal and state officials say they... Read more...
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Accident kills 1 on I-17 north of Phoenix
Tuesday, Jun 18, 9:48 am
PHOENIX -- A favor for a friend turned into a deadly overnight crash on southbound Interstate 17 near the Anthem area northwest of Phoenix. The late Monday accident closed the freeway at Daisy Mountain... Read more...
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Water permit upheld for Rosemont Mine near Tucson
Tuesday, Jun 18, 9:22 am
TUCSON, Ariz. -- Opponents have failed to prove that a proposed new open pit mine near Tucson would harm groundwater supplies, an administrative judge recently ruled. Read more...
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Ariz. ex-fire chief facing theft charges now mayor
Tuesday, Jun 18, 8:34 am
FLORENCE, Ariz. -- A former acting Hayden fire chief accused of theft and trafficking in stolen property has been sworn in as the community's mayor. KPHO-TV... Read more...
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ASU boots troublesome fraternity from campus
Tuesday, Jun 18, 8:27 am
PHOENIX -- Arizona State University has kicked a fraternity off campus after several high-profile incidents. Sigma Alpha Epsilon has been ousted after incidents that involved underage drinking of... Read more...
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