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VIDEO Air15 over flames in Prescott
PRESCOTT, AZ - A wind-whipped wildfire in northern Arizona is forcing the evacuations of some homeowners west of Prescott. Yavapai County authorities say the fire began about 11:30 a.m. Tuesday near the Doce Pit about eight miles northwest of ...
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AZ Rep. saves man from choking
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 ...
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Tornado spotted near Denver airport terminal
This photo provided by Mark Sarlo shows damage to a gas station after severe weather passed through the area on Monday, June 17, 2013 in La Junta, Colo. National Weather Service spokeswoman Nezette Rydell said the tornado knocked down power poles in an industrial park near La Junta on Monday, but no injuries have been reported. More storms are expected on Tuesday. La Junta Fire Chief Aaron ...
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Wildfire forcing evacuations near Prescott
A wind-whipped wildfire in northern Arizona is forcing the evacuations of some homeowners west of Prescott.Yavapai County authorities say the fire began about 11:30 a.m. Tuesday near the Doce Pit about eight miles northwest of Prescott.Winds gusting to 22 mph pushed the flames across a state highway and the fire was at 20 acres by early Tuesday afternoon.That triggered mandatory evacuations for ...
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Police search for missing 19-year-old Tempe woman
Police have searched the bottom of a lake for a Tempe woman missing since last weekend, but there's still no sign of the community college student.Adrienne Salinas, 19, was last seen by her roommates at 3 a.m. Saturday when she left her apartment to drive to her boyfriend's home in Scottsdale, authorities said.Salinas, who attends Gateway Community College, sent a text message to her ...
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Heimlich rescues choking Texas congressman
PHOENIX (AP) -- 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 ...
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Watch Arizona Police Search Lake for Missing College Student
Search under way in Arizona for a nineteen year old woman missing after a night out drinking Adrian Salinas was headed to her boyfriend's house and -- -- but never made it. Her car was blown out ...
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Supreme Court blocks Arizona law requiring voters to prove citizenship
may not require documentary proof of citizenship from people seeking to vote in federal elections, reported the New York Times. According to the Times, the decision affirms the "dominant role of the national government in regulating immigration and voting." Federal law, according to the ...
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Man robs Peoria Safeway of oxycodone
PHOENIX - Police are asking for the public's help in finding a man who robbed a Safeway pharmacy Wednesday in Peoria. Just before 1 p.m. Wednesday, a man in his mid-20s robbed the Safeway at 83rd Avenue and Cactus Road, asking for all its oxycodone, according to Peoria police spokeswoman Amanda Jacinto. The suspect, wearing a disposable face mask, approached the pharmacy and told the ...
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NOW Prescott fire prompts evacuations
Fire Weather Warning issued June 18 at 9:56AM MST expiring June 19 at 7:00PM MST in effect for: Apache; Coconino; Navajo; Yavapai… Fire Weather Warning issued June 18 at 5:02AM MST expiring June 18 at 8:00PM MST in effect for: ...
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Kansas Democrat asks if SCOTUS ruling on Arizona law applies in Kansas
A Kansas City man supported a nascent plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange, an FBI official said Tuesday at a Washington D.C. hearing. Deputy FBI Director Sean Joyce said federal investigators used secret surveillance warrants to identify Khalid Ouazzani, who is awaiting sentencing in Missouri on terrorism-related charges, as part of the ...
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3 children sue over AZ suicide on TV
PHOENIX - A Phoenix lawsuit was filed earlier this month by the three minor children of a man whose suicide was broadcast by Fox News Channel last year. The children, ages 9, 13 and 15, claim the footage of their father's suicide has caused them to suffer emotional ...
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FD 5 hurt in N. Phoenix rollover
PHOENIX - Authorities say five people are injured after a rollover crash Tuesday morning in north Phoenix. The crash happened just before 11 a.m. on Thunderbird Road at 68th Street. Air15 video shows a vehicle laying upside down and another vehicle sitting on the sidewalk. Of the five adult patients, three have life-threatening injuries and two are non-life threatening, according to the Phoenix ...
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Chrysler agrees top recall 2.7 million older-model Jeeps
33 minutes ago After a public disagreement that threatened to blow up into a larger battle, Chrysler said Tuesday that it has agreed to recall 2.7 million Jeep vehicles that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said could potentially erupt into fire if rear-ended.Chrysler had been expected to file papers Tuesday refusing to comply with a NHTSA voluntary recall request sent ...
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Arizona congressmen want more flexible voter law
PHOENIX (AP) -- Republican congressmen from Arizona have introduced legislation that allows states to verify voters' U.S. citizenship after a Supreme Court ruling struck down a state law targeting voters in the country ...
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Troubled ASU fraternity has status revoked
A troubled fraternity at Arizona State University has had its status revoked.The university recently announced that Sigma Alpha Epsilon was expelled from the school following a string of student conduction violations.ASU spokeswoman Julie Newberg says the fraternity's conduct conflicted with the fundamental values and ideals of both the fraternity and the university.The expulsion comes ...
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Arias TV movie airing Saturday
A made-for-television movie on Jodi Arias is scheduled to air."Jodi Arias: Dirty Little Secret" is set to be shown Saturday on Lifetime, but the movie won't be about the trial.Screenwriter Richard Blaney, who wrote the script with Gregory Small, told The Arizona Republic ...
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PD Suspicious device found in PHX
PHOENIX - Phoenix police are investigating a suspicious device found in a central Phoenix neighborhood. Police were called to 18th Ave and Polk Road just after 9:30 a.m on Tuesday. Air15 flew over the scene and showed a robot investigating the area where the device was found. Police are still investigating the scene at this time. Stay with abc15.com for updates as they become ...
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Superheroes clean windows at PCH
PHOENIX - With their capes and squeegees at hand, three superheroes are making kids smile at the Phoenix Children's Hospital. Air15 video captured Batman, Robin, and Superman cleaning windows at the hospital around 10 a.m. Tuesday near Thomas Road and State Route 51. It's a sight that's definitely capturing the hearts of ...
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Good idea App for AZ immigration law
PHOENIX - Want to report immigration abuses in Arizona? There's an app for that. A new mobile app aimed at reporting abuses stemming from the state's harsh SB1070 immigration law was unveiled Tuesday by the American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona. The app is part of a bilingual campaign to encourage state residents to report abuses under Arizona's anti-illegal immigration. Other ...
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Arena coming to the Las Vegas strip
LAS VEGAS - Casino giant MGM Resorts International and entertainment company AEG say they've inked a deal to build a 20,000-seat Las Vegas Strip arena. Officials with Las Vegas-based MGM Resorts and Los Angeles-based AEG say the joint venture will provide a centerpiece for a renovation of the area from Las Vegas Boulevard to Frank Sinatra Drive between the New York-New York and Monte Carlo ...
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Report Pinal County dept. like Animal House
FLORENCE, Ariz. (AP) -- 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 ...
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UT man shoots father-in-law at church
OGDEN, UTAH - It was a quiet part of the Father's Day Mass as about 300 people stood up in preparation for communion. A parishioner, known by many at the church as Ricky Jennings, entered through the glass doors in back, holding his wife Cheryl's hand. Seconds later, police say Jennings fired a single shot at the back of Cheryl's father's head, nearly killing him. The loud ...
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Boehner speaks out on immigration bill
U.S. Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) leaves at the end of a media availability after a House Republican Conference meeting December 18, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.Photographer: Alex Wong/Getty ImagesCopyright Getty ...
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NSA Over 50 terror plots stopped
WASHINGTON - Plots to bomb the New York subway system and the New York Stock Exchange were among more than 50 stopped by secret surveillance programs, the director of the National Security Agency and other officials disclosed Tuesday. The programs also helped stop a plan to attack the office of a Danish newspaper that came under heat for publishing a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed in 2006, ...
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Arizona may need to use prison labor
With Arizona’s budget deficit at state level soaring past $3 billion and projections for the next few years suggesting it might reach $10 billion, due to a highly controversial decision by the state legislature to sell a number of public buildings and then lease them back. Fortunately, not all financial news and outlooks for the state are negative, one small border town called Douglas, may just have a solution to the cash crisis facing some municipalities across the state.
Arizona’s financial situation in the wake of the universally destructive Great Recession has become dire. Our deficit for 2010 is many times higher than what it was a few years ago, before the crash of late 2008, and because of this the state legislature has become desperate to save money by cutting budgets and raise money by selling public buildings. Read more
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