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Good Starbucks to post calorie counts
NEW YORK - Starbucks has a new way to wake up its customers: showing the calories in its drinks. The Seattle-based coffee chain says it will start posting calorie counts on menu boards nationwide next week, ahead of a federal regulation that would require it to do so. Calorie counts on menus are already required in some parts of the country, including New York City. But starting June 25, ...
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10-year-old boy dies in Loop 101 crash
SCOTTSDALE, AZ - A 10-year-old boy is dead and two other people are suffering minor injuries Tuesday morning after a violent crash on northbound Loop ...
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ACLU to unveil app on Ariz. immigration abuses
http://bit.ly/15fTbK5 ) that a new mobile app aimed at reporting abuses stemming from the state's harsh SB1070 immigration law is set to be unveiled Tuesday by the American Civil Liberties Union of ...
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Ariz. ex-fire chief facing theft charges now mayor
FLORENCE, Ariz. (AP) -- A former acting Hayden fire chief accused of theft and trafficking in stolen property has been sworn in as the community's ...
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Arizona guardsman sentenced on Mass. drug charges
SALEM, Mass. -- A sergeant in the Arizona National Guard who served in Iraq has been sentenced to three years in a Massachusetts prison after pleading guilty to his role in a scheme to move $1 million worth of cocaine from Mexico to Canada.Gerardo Flores of Tucson, Ariz., was sentenced Monday in Salem Superior Court on drug charges.The 29-year-old Flores was one of three men arrested at a ...
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SILENT WITNESS Catch 22 - Day 18 Valdez-Anguiano sought on murder theft charges
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PD Woman shot in abdomen in Peoria
PEORIA, AZ - Authorities are investigating after a woman was shot early Tuesday morning in Peoria. Peoria police spokesperson Amanda Jacinto said, there was a fight between two individuals at a home near 85th ave and Peoria Ave which lead to a woman being shot in the abdomen. Jacinto said the woman was transported to an area hospital where she is reported to be in stable condition. Police are ...
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Now Sb I-17 In Anthem Closed
ANTHEM, AZ - Southbound Interstate 17 in Anthem is closed Tuesday morning after a deadly accident. The two vehicle accident happened just before 11:30 p.m. on Monday at Daisy Mountain Road south of Anthem. The Department of Public Safety says one person was killed in the crash. Southbound traffic into the Valley is being taken off Gavilan Peak ...
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Merrick makes first Phoenix signing
Source: Getty Images Head coach Ernie Merrick has completed his first Wellington Phoenix signing with former Perth Glory goalkeeper Lewis Italiano joining the club on a one-year contract. Italiano, 22 and 1.89m tall, is currently playing for Oakleigh Cannons in the Victoria Premier League and will not arrive in Wellington till September 1. "I want him to play as many games as possible at ...
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MLB Miami 3 Arizona 2
Giancarlo Stanton drove in all three Miami runs with a pair of homers Monday, powering the Marlins to a 3-2 decision over Arizona. Stanton's two-run shot in the sixth inning erased a 2-0 deficit and his solo blast in the ninth off Diamondbacks ...
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Supreme Court strikes down additional requirements in Arizona voter registration law
States considering laws that would add requirements to register to vote suffered a blow Monday at the U.S. Supreme Court.The court said Arizona cannot require its citizens to submit documents proving citizenship along with the federal voter registration ...
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Ex-Bachelorette winner reveals all
PHOENIX - On Monday nights, we swoon as "The Bachelor" franchise promises roses and romance. But, this is a TV show with a production team making this reality show not totally real. Season 4 "Bachelorette" winner Jesse Csincsak dishes with us on the good the bad and the scandalous, like what really happens in the Fantasy Suite. Jesse says producers don't push couples to ...
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ASU Fraternity expelled for violations
TEMPE, AZ - Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity members officials were recently informed that their recognition as a fraternity chapter at Arizona State University has been revoked. ASU spokeswoman Julie Newberg told ABC15 members displayed disregard for university policies and sanctions previously levied against the chapter - such as interim suspension and ...
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PD New details in Tempe homicide
naked body was found in the street Saturday morning. Sgt. Mike Pooley, spokesman for Tempe Police Department, said police received a call from someone heading to work around 4:30 a.m. that the body of a female was on Minton Drive near McClintock Drive and Baseline Road. On Monday night, police provided a new description of the woman. Pooley said the victim appears to be Native American or ...
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Phoenix filmmaker convicted in grenade launcher hoax
PHOENIX An Arizona man on trial for sending his 16-year-old nephew into a busy intersection last summer with a fake grenade launcher was convicted Monday of endangering the teen's life and carrying out a terrorism hoax. Jurors in Maricopa County Superior Court got the case Monday afternoon and deliberated two hours before finding 40-year-old filmmaker Michael David Turley guilty of ...
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New email and phone scams hit AZ
You get an email with a plea for money from a loved one or offering a great deal on magazines. Do they raise a red flag? Those are just some of the scam emails you Let Joe Know about - and were savvy enough to spot for ...
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Valley divided on AZ voter ID law ruling
goes too far . Justices say it interferes with federal law. Some are claiming victory, while others say they're disappointed and this is a big mistake. The 7-2 ruling allows Arizonans to choose from two different options to register to vote: they can either go with the state-approved plan that requires proof of citizenship like a birth certificate or passport, or opt for the federal ...
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Companies sued over unpaid internships
NEW YORK - A former intern filed a class-action lawsuit Monday against Warner Music Group and Atlantic Records over his unpaid internship, similar to a spate of recent lawsuits in other industries pushing back against the widespread practice. In the filing in state Supreme Court in Manhattan, plaintiff Justin Henry says he was never paid for the office work he performed from October 2007 through ...
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Arizona prison inmate dies in apparent homicide
They say prison staff and medical responders administered CPR to the inmate. He was transported to West Valley Hospital, where he was pronounced ...
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Tucson teen dies from injuries in May crash
A teen died from injuries he sustained in a two-vehicle crash May 27 on the city's southeast side.Jeremy Echeandia, 17, died Sunday at University of Arizona Medical Center, said Sgt. Maria Hawke, a Tucson Police Department spokeswoman.On May 27 at 9:27 p.m., police were dispatched to a crash in the 5000 block of East Golf Links Road, near South Craycroft Road, Hawke said.The drivers of both ...
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Jury convicts Arizona man in terrorism hoax
PHOENIX -; An Arizona man on trial for sending his 16-year-old nephew into a busy intersection last summer with a fake grenade launcher was convicted Monday of endangering the teen's life and carrying out a terrorism ...
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Supreme Court Strikes Down Arizonas Proof-of-Citizenship Voter Requirement
It is unconstitutional to make voters prove their U.S. citizenship to be able to register to vote. The Supreme Court made that reversal to Arizona law in a 7-2 decision. Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal breaks down the details of that ruling with Judy ...
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Jury deliberations begin in terrorism hoax trial
A prosecutor says an Arizona man on trial for sending his 16-year-old nephew into a busy intersection with a fake grenade launcher had to have known the psychological effect that the terrorism hoax would have on witnesses.Michael David Turley made a YouTube video of the July 28 hoax in northwest Phoenix.In the video, the teen was dressed in a sheet, had a scarf wrapped around his head, made ...
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TUESDAY 3 stories to watch in Arizona
A new mobile phone application being unveiled by the American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona will allow people to easily report abuses of SB1070 and to better understand their rights. 10am, ACLU-AZ Offices, ...
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MCSO Arpaio target of death threat
PHOENIX - Maricopa County Sheriff's officials say an arrest warrant has been issued for a California man who threatened to kill Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio. MCSO spokesman Deputy Joaquin Enriquez said Caesar David Nunez, 22, of Culver City, threatened Arpaio in April saying "I want to personally blow Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's head off." Enriquez said Nunez ...
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Phoenix is water wise but planning is key
Phoenix is an insatiably thirty city, needing around 150 million gallons of water every day for agricultural, residential and commercial uses while the city with its population of over 4.5 million is also leading the charge in finding ways to live sustainably in a region of the world that is vast and largely arid.
Phoenix is often referred to as a ‘desert city’, because it is built in and has grown up in the desert. The Phoenix metropolitan area or Valley of the Sun, is located in the northeast of the Sonoran Destert and has one of the hottest climates of any other city in the country. Read more
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