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- Here are the Arizona schools closing when teachers walk out on Thursday
Monday - 04/23/2018 - 10:48 AMAs of Sunday night, at least 19 school districts have notifies parents that they will be closed Thursday for the #RedForEd teacher walkout.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Arizona #RedForEd organizers: 'Ignore all GoFundMe requests'
Monday - 04/23/2018 - 01:27 AM"Any that are set up are not made by AEU and have nothing to do with our efforts to date," organizers said on their website Sunday.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Police searching for multiple suspects after Phoenix shooting
Sunday - 04/22/2018 - 11:15 PMA shooting near 32nd and Fillmore streets in Phoenix put one person in the hospital Sunday evening, police said.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Rattlesnake Fire: Good weather allows firefighters to make 'excellent progress'
Sunday - 04/22/2018 - 06:55 PMFirefighters have contained a quarter of the Rattlesnake Fire burning through southeastern Arizona, 11 days after it began, officials said.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Scottsdale pastor placed on leave after sex-abuse allegations
Sunday - 04/22/2018 - 06:02 PMThe allegations surfaced Saturday after multiple women told the Modesto Bee that Les Hughey — who founded Highlands Community Church in north Scottsdale — victimized them while he was working as a youth pastor at a Modesto, California church in the 1970s.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Ozone advisory in effect Monday for Maricopa County
Sunday - 04/22/2018 - 01:51 PMPollution levels are projected to exceed the federal standard for ozone.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Arizona's largest employers have more workers than ever before, offer new incentives
Sunday - 04/22/2018 - 08:00 AMThe uptick has come even as employers complain that it's getting more difficult to fill openings. Many companies are offering enhanced incentives.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Should the Second Amendment trump foster-home safety rules?
Sunday - 04/22/2018 - 08:00 AMDCS will consider new rules on gun storage for foster homes in the wake of a failed legislative attempt to remove all such regulations.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Phoenix Fire Department: Family of four displaced by mobile home fire
Sunday - 04/22/2018 - 01:22 AMThe fire started at a mobile home near Thomas Road and the Interstate 17 Saturday evening.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 2 killed, 1 injured in boat crash at Lake Havasu
Saturday - 04/21/2018 - 11:18 PMOfficials said high speeds were a contributing factor in the crash on Lake Havasu. Several boaters pulled the injured from the lake.
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- Arizona Republic's Clay Thompson delighted readers with daily Q&A, irreverent humor
Monday - 04/23/2018 - 04:00 AMArizona Republic columnist Clay Thompson, who delighted readers for nearly 20 years with thousands of columns, has died.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - DPS: Driver leads troopers on Valley-wide chase
Monday - 04/23/2018 - 12:12 AMA driver is in custody after leading DPS troopers on a chase across the Valley, officials said.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Mesa police searching for missing 74-year-old man who disappeared after picking up pizza
Sunday - 04/22/2018 - 06:03 PMJose Angel Aguayo was last seen picking up a pizza about 2 p.m. Saturday near Mesa Drive and Brown Road, Mesa police said.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Trial set to begin for ex-Arizona lawmaker Mark Desimone in Alaska killing
Sunday - 04/22/2018 - 05:53 PMThe trial is set to begin this week for former Arizona state lawmaker Mark Desimone, accused of killing a man on a hunting and fishing trip in Alaska.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Zillow to start buying and selling metro Phoenix homes
Saturday - 04/21/2018 - 09:00 AMOnline real estate firm Zillow wants to not only value Valley homes but also buy and sell them now.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Mesa police: Officer shoots, injures unarmed man who confronted him in his patrol car
Sunday - 04/22/2018 - 12:09 PMA Mesa police officer shot and wounded an unarmed man on a city street early Sunday after he confronted the officer in his car, officials said.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Everything you need to know about Tuesday's Arizona special election for Congress
Sunday - 04/22/2018 - 09:00 AMThe Arizona special election to fill a vacant Phoenix-area congressional seat is Tuesday. Here's why it matters and what is shaping the race.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - CNN host Van Jones takes on Trump, racism, equality at Phoenix 'Delivering Democracy Lecture'
Sunday - 04/22/2018 - 01:03 AMVan Jones reflected on democracy, racism, equality and President Donald Trump.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Protesters occupy Phoenix Starbucks locations
Saturday - 04/21/2018 - 09:33 PMThe small group of protesters entered several downtown Phoenix Starbucks locations on April 21, accusing the company of being racist following the arrest of two black men at a Philadelphia store.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - #RedforEd teacher walkout follows lead of West Virginia and Oklahoma
Saturday - 04/21/2018 - 11:19 PMWhile the statewide teacher-led walkout will be a first for Arizona, it's the third time in recent months that public-school teachers have taken such measures.
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- Tempe man arrested after 2-hour standoff, police say
Monday - 04/23/2018 - 10:49 AMOfficers responded to reports of man threatening neighbor with a gun.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - #RedForEd teacher walkout latest in long line of Arizona worker protests, strikes
Sunday - 04/22/2018 - 11:06 PMWhen #RedForEd teachers walk out Thursday, they'll join a long list of employees who have fought for higher salaries and other benefits in Arizona.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Phoenix Fire Department: 9 hurt, 1 seriously, in Phoenix crash
Sunday - 04/22/2018 - 08:52 PMThe crash happened Sunday near 14th Street and Thomas Road.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - DPS: Wrong-way driver arrested on Loop 202 on Saturday morning, impairment could be factor
Sunday - 04/22/2018 - 05:14 PMOfficials said impairment might have been a factor in the incident.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Southwest Airlines cancels some flights in Phoenix, elsewhere due to engine inspections
Sunday - 04/22/2018 - 12:42 PMThe airline is canceling select flights across the country as it inspects engines after last week's fatal midair explosion.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Mesa police: Officer shoots, injures unarmed man who confronted him in his patrol car
Sunday - 04/22/2018 - 12:07 PMMesa Police Detective Nik Rasheta speaks about the police shooting near Alma School Road and Main Street on April 22, 2018.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - How the Arizona Humane Society helps pets during natural disasters
Sunday - 04/22/2018 - 08:30 AMThe Arizona Humane Society can send in a team of veterinarians, vet-technicians and other support staff to help animals during a disaster.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Family displaced by Phoenix home fire
Sunday - 04/22/2018 - 01:17 AMThe fire ignited at a mobile home near Thomas Road and the Interstate 17 in Phoenix on April 21.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'No Black bucks for Starbucks': Protesters at Phoenix Starbucks call company racist
Sunday - 04/22/2018 - 12:22 AMThe protest is a response to the arrest of two black men in a Philadelphia Starbucks store. Protesters: One day of racial-bias training isn't enough.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'A tough loss': Phoenix Police Foundation asks for help after K-9 Bane killed
Saturday - 04/21/2018 - 07:28 PMThe Phoenix Police Foundation is raising money to help cover the costs of purchasing a new K-9 officer following the death of Bane.
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