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Arizona voting law loses
The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned an Arizona law that superimposed citizenship proof on the state's voters as a condition of exercising the ...
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Report of gun at Tempe theater prompts evacuation
Police spokesman Michael Pooley says authorities received a call Tuesday night from a woman at the mall saying there was a man in the back of a theater pointing a gun at ...
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MLB Arizona 3 Miami 2
Paul Goldschmidt homered in the bottom of the ninth Tuesday to lift the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 3-2 win over the Miami Marlins. Goldschmidt sent the second pitch ...
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Goldschmidt homers in 9th Arizona beats Marlins
Arizona Diamondbacks' Paul Goldschmidt watches his walk off home run take flight against the Miami Marlins during the ninth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, June 18, 2013, in Phoenix. The Diamondbacks won 3-2. (AP Photo/Matt ...
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Gun threat evacuates Tempe mall
TEMPE, AZ - A gun threat forced the evacuation of the Harkins theatre at Arizona Mills Mall Tuesday night. Tempe police spokesman Michael Pooley said police got a call from someone at the mall saying there was a man in the back of the Harkins Theatre pointing a gun at people. Police arrived and evacuated the theater as a precaution. Authorities believe the man with the gun is still inside the ...
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Phoenix PD to test more rape kits
The Phoenix Police Department has made significant changes to their protocols for testing DNA in rape cases after an ABC15 Investigation exposed thousands of Valley sex crimes had untested evidence. "Does it assist us in solving crimes? Absolutely," said Commander Sandra Renteria, who oversees Phoenix's sex crimes bureau. "So, it's very important." After sex ...
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Valley cheer team battling bus company
But she says that didn't happen. Once the team was dropped off in Anaheim on Thursday, the bus driver headed back to Arizona. He only came back to pick the team up on ...
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Shockley grandma wants custody of kids
PHOENIX - There's a new twist in the case of Jhessye Shockley. The missing girl's grandmother is in the Valley trying to get her other three grandkids back from Child Protective Services. Shirley Johnson came in from California Tuesday armed with documents and pictures that she hopes will outline her case to get the kids back to her home and people who love them. "I believe they ...
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PD No leads in Glendale hit-and-run
GLENDALE, AZ - The Glendale Police Department is asking for the public's help solving a deadly hit-and-run. Police spokeswoman Tracey Breeden said around 3 a.m. June 5, KourtneyKaiser, 34, was found in the middle of the road with serious trauma to her body. Kaiser later died at the hospital as a result of her injuries. Breeden said investigators gathered damaged car parts from the scene and ...
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FACTS Doce Fire threat update
Fire Weather Warning issued June 18 at 3:11PM MST expiring June 19 at 7:00PM MST in effect for: Apache; Coconino; Navajo… Fire Weather Warning issued June 18 at 3:11PM MST expiring June 19 at 7:00PM MST in effect for: ...
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PD Man tries to abduct girl in Glendale
GLENDALE, AZ - Glendale police are asking for the public's help identifying a man who tried to abduct a young girl Thursday. Police spokeswoman Tracey Breeden said at about 3:40 p.m., two young girls were playing in the park near 53rd Avenue and Cholla Street when they were approached by an unknown adult male. Breeden said when the two girls started to walk away; the suspect grabbed one of ...
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Hornacek Adds Another Title to Resume
Jeff Hornacek is no stranger to working hard before and after the draft to make an impact on the NBA. He had to do it back in the summer of 1986 in an attempt to make the Suns' roster as the 46th overall pick in the draft and the team's fourth pick overall of the day. History seems to be repeating itself in Hornacek's first summer as head coach of the Suns, as well. Since the day ...
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Human remains found by Grand Canyon
Construction has temporarily halted in the area where the remains were uncovered by a road grader Monday, but authorities say work on the rest of the roadway is ...
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Appeals court upholds ruling on Arizonas bail law
PHOENIX (AP) -- An appeals court has upheld a lower court's ruling that dismissed a challenge to an Arizona law that denies bail to people who aren't in the country legally and are charged with murder, sexual assault and other serious ...
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Arias prosecutor opposes postponement of retrial
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 says in court filings that none of the reasons for the postponement that were offered by Arias' attorneys warrants a postponement.Arias' attorneys asked for a postponement to allow their client time ...
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Reality TV pilot ends in wrongful death
DENVER, CO - Survivors of a woman killed during the production of a reality TV show pilot have filed a wrongful death and negligence lawsuit against Discovery Communications Inc. and Anthropic Productions Corp. Terry Flanell's husband and daughter filed the lawsuit last week in federal court in Denver. It says the companies were producing a pilot focusing on the family's Colorado ...
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Valley woman sues over tainted berries
tainted berries made her sick. Claudine Rad said she bought Townsend Farms frozen berries and put them into a smoothie. Soon after, she got sick and stayed sick for weeks. "It was like the worst flu you've ever had," Rad said. Rad said she was in bed for weeks, missing about a month of work and wages. Only now, nearly two months later, is she feeling better. "I still have ...
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Woman and child threatened with snake
ASHLAND, OH - Three Ashland residents held a cognitively disabled woman and her child against their will for more than two years and forced the mom to perform manual labor for them, law enforcement officials said Tuesday. The conspiracy included beating the disabled woman and her child, threatening the woman and her child with large snakes, forcing them to sleep in a padlocked room with a large ...
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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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