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Arizona teacher accused of sexual misconduct
This week, investigators received additional information, and the 31-year-old marketing and media arts teacher was taken into custody at the school. He was booked into the Pima County jail on one count of sexual misconduct with a ...
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AZ Democratic Party picks new exec director
DJ Quinlan has been serving as interim director for five months. Party Chairman Bill Roe announced Friday that Quinlan's been hired to do the job ...
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Arizona House Approves Bill Further Protecting Religious Freedom
Senate Bill 1178 , which passed the Arizona House of Representatives on Wednesday with a 32-24 vote along party lines and reportedly with little debate, seeks to strengthen the language of the already existing Religious Freedom Restoration Act.The bill seeks to strengthen religious freedom in the state in several ways, predominately by giving all denominations the ability to file a lawsuit over ...
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Injuries reported after trains collide
FAIRFIELD, Conn. - A New York-area commuter railroad says two trains have collided in Connecticut, and there are preliminary reports of injuries. The Metro-North Railroad says emergency workers are arriving at the scene of Friday's accident. The rail line referred to it in a news release as a "major derailment." The railroad says the accident involved a New York-bound train ...
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MCSO 15 entered country illegally
PHOENIX - Maricopa County detectives arrested 15 suspected undocumented immigrants Thursday, 10 of whom were traveling in a single vehicle. Detectives from Maricopa County's human smuggling unit arrested 10 suspects in a Toyota Sienna van around 12:20 p.m. Thursday. Just about two hours later, detectives arrested five more people suspected of entering the country illegally that were ...
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Young scientists shine in AZ competition
PHOENIX - It is the largest high school science competition in the world and it's happening right here in the Valley. Approximately 1,600 students from around the globe participated in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. However, these aren't your typical science projects and the students excel far beyond their grade levels. Aditya Khurana is a scientist researching ...
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Donation continues gun buyback event
PHOENIX - Phoenix is hosting another gun buyback event this weekend thanks to an anonymous donation of $100,000. The buyback program's first two events, on May 4 and 11, were a big success--officers collected almost 1,000 firearms between the two dates. A third event will take place at three Valley churches on Saturday starting at 9 a.m. An anonymous donor funded the first two events with a ...
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PD Man went missing on bike ride
SCOTTSDALE, AZ - Scottsdale police are still looking for a 78-year-old who went missing Thursday after going on a bike ride. Edward Allen Brawley of Scottsdale left his home around 12:30 p.m. Thursday to go on a bike ride near Hayden Road and McCormick Parkway and has not been seen since. His wife said he usually is gone for no more than an hour, police reported. Brawley was last seen wearing ...
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Get a 3-course meal for $30 this week
PHOENIX - Arizona Restaurant Week kicks off Saturday, and you can get a three-course meal for a set price of $30 or $40 at restaurants across the Valley More than 100 restaurants are participating in the week-long event, including Donovan's Steak and Chop House, The Stockyards, Pita Jungle and Chelsea's Kitchen. The deals will be good through May 27. Vegetarian and gluten free options ...
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Avoid freeway closures this weekend
PHOENIX - Roadway improvements will require numerous closures this weekend, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. Plan ahead with this summary of the closures and avoid the traffic this weekend. Here are the closures: Eastbound Loop 101 between 35th and Seventh avenues When: 10 p.m. Friday - 5 a.m. Monday Alternate route: Beardsley frontage road (eastbound). Access I-17 via Deer ...
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Police investigate deadly Gilbert shooting
Police say the shooter, 27-year-old Brandon Shriner, claims he fired in self-defense. He has not been arrested, and police say the investigation is ...
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Man dies after being hit by train in Casa Grande
Casa Grande police spokesman Thomas Anderson says the man was standing on the tracks but did not move despite the train operator honking the horn and pulling the ...
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PHX rally supports Boy Scouts policy
PHOENIX - Supporters on Friday gathered in downtown Phoenix to rally behind the current Boy Scouts of America membership policy banning gay scout leaders and members. The rally comes less than a week before the national council is set to vote on a resolution potentially lifting a ban on allowing openly gay scout leaders and members into troops. The rally was held at the Boy Scouts of America ...
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Arrest made in killing of restaurant co-owners
Phoenix police say one of four men who were part-owners of a Vietnamese restaurant has been arrested in the stabbing deaths of two brothers who were also part-owners of the business.Police said two pairs of brothers owned the restaurant and that one brother from each pair argued for several hours about hiring and firing of restaurant staff before the fight began.Brothers Brandon and Timmy Hoang ...
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No winner Powerball could reach $925M
PHOENIX - The Powerball lottery has risen to $600 million, but that number would be dwarfed by the $925 million it's expected to jump to if no one wins the jackpot on Saturday. There was no winning ticket in Wednesday's jackpot of $360 million, and the prize has now become the second-largest lottery jackpot in U.S. ...
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NBA Draft Lottery Preview
Team Needs While the Magic take no satisfaction in finishing with the NBA's worst record in 2012-13, there is now immense hope surrounding a franchise that was deep in drama this time last year. During the 2012 offseason, the Magic parted ways with former President of Basketball Operations Otis Smith and Head Coach Stan Van Gundy and instituted a new regime led by General Manager Rob ...
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5.2 earthquake hits Ontario Canada
TORONTO - A 5.2 magnitude earthquake centered northwest of Ottawa rattled buildings Friday in Ontario and Quebec and was felt across upstate New York from Buffalo to the Vermont border. Canada's government agency that monitors earthquakes said the quake it registered a 5.2-magnitude temblor with an epicenter located about 11 miles (17 kilometers) northeast of Shawville, Quebec, about an ...
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PD Prescott man assaults two women
PRESCOTT, AZ - A 32-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly sexually abusing two women in a downtown Prescott bar and then fleeing. Kt. Ken Morley of Prescott Police Department said 32-year-old Antonio Lopez Perez has been booked into the Yavapai County Jail on two felony counts of sexual abuse after an incident that occurred on Thursday, May 16, 2013. Perez allegedly grabbed two ...
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Judge Suggests He Will Strike Down Arizona Discrimination Against Many Immigrant Drivers
After President Obama opened the door to temporary legal status for more than a million young immigrants who came to the United States as children, Arizona and other ...
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PD Man struck by cargo train killed
CASA GRANDE, AZ - Authorities say a man has died after he was struck by a train in Casa Grande Friday morning. Thomas Anderson with the Casa Grande Police Department said that at around 7:45 a.m. an empty Union Pacific cargo train was traveling westbound through Casa Grande when the conductor saw a person standing on the railroad tracks and wasn't able to stop the train before hitting and ...
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Feeling lucky Powerball now $600M
DES MOINES, IA - Powerball officials say the jackpot has climbed to an estimated $600 million, making it the largest prize in the game's history and the world's second largest lottery prize. Lottery officials say the prize is growing quickly Friday because so many people have been purchasing the $2 tickets. The jackpot has grown by an estimated $236 million since the last drawing on ...
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Motorcyclist killed in Mesa crash
MESA, AZ - A motorcyclist was killed when he crashed into a car in Mesa Thursday night, according to authorities. Police say the motorcyclist, a man in his 20s, was speeding on Rio Salado Parkway when he hit the car near Country Club Drive. The rider was thrown from the bike and ended up about 50 yards away. Police say a mother and infant were in the car. They were taken to the hospital. Police ...
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BLM studies impact of northwestern Ariz. wind farm
BP Wind Energy North America had proposed building 283 wind turbines on BLM and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation land that could produce up to 500 megawatts of ...
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Requests for pretrial ruling on elections denied
PHOENIX (AP) -- A lawsuit challenging a 2012 state law that would require Arizona's local governments to move their elections to even-numbered years is now on track to go to ...
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Jennifer Nettles to release solo album
NASHVILLE, TN - Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles is releasing a solo album. Nettles says Friday in a news release that she is working with Rick Rubin and will release the album in the fall. Rumors that Nettles would release a solo album have been prevalent for a while. Grammy Award-winning Sugarland includes Kristian Bush and is one of country music's most successful and honored acts. The ...
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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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