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3 People Killed After Train Strikes Vehicles In Arizona

Apr 05, 2021

GOLDEN VALLEY, Ariz. (AP) — The Mohave County Sheriff's Office says three people were killed after a train crashed into two vehicles near Kingman in Arizona.

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Agencies: Arizona Farmers Should Expect Less Water In 2022

Apr 05, 2021

CASA GRANDE, Ariz. (AP) — State officials are putting farmers in south-central Arizona on notice that the continuing drought means a "substantial cut" in deliveries of Colorado River water is expected next year.

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Shots - Health News
The Aldaco family of Phoenix suffered multiple losses in this year of unfathomable pain. Three brothers perished in the pandemic: Jose (left) in July, Heriberto Jr. (right) in December and Gonzalo (holding guitar) in February. They appear in this undated
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In The Pandemic's First Year, Three Huge Losses in One Family

Mar 12, 2021
The Aldaco family of Phoenix suffered more than most in this year of unfathomable losses. Three brothers perished in the pandemic: Jose in July, Heriberto in December and Gonzalo in February.
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Navajo Plant Closure To Cost Arizona County $40M In Taxes

Feb 18, 2021

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Officials in Coconino County say the closure of a coal-fired power plant in far northern Arizona has led to a loss of $40 million in property tax revenue.

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US Ends Deal With Arizona Restricting Biden On Immigration

Feb 04, 2021

PHOENIX (AP) — The U.S.

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Arizona Residents Digging Out From Latest Winter Storm

Jan 27, 2021

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Residents around northern Arizona are digging themselves out from the latest in a series of winter storms.

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Many Highway Closures Still In Effect Due To Arizona Storm

Jan 26, 2021

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Portions of two interstate highways are among multiple routes in Arizona's high country that remained closed Tuesday morning due to difficult driving conditions from winter weather.

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Surge In Arizona, World 'Hot Spot,' Puts Focus On Governor

Jan 07, 2021

PHOENIX (AP) — Since early in the pandemic, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has resisted instituting restrictive measures to try to keep the coronavirus cases from rising.

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Biden Transition Updates
Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs and Gov. Doug Ducey exchange election documents as they certify election results Monday at the Arizona Capitol in Phoenix.
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Arizona And Wisconsin Certify Election Results, Affirming Biden Victories

Nov 30, 2020
"We do elections well here in Arizona. The system is strong and that's why I have bragged on it so much," said GOP Gov. Doug Ducey. Meanwhile, the state GOP tweeted, "DO NOT CERTIFY A FALSE ELECTION!"
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Elections
Arizona presidential election results from MSNBC are displayed during Democratic Senate candidate Mark Kelly's Nov. 3 election-night event in Tucson, Ariz. Like many other news organizations, NBC held off on calling Arizona for Joe Biden, while The Assoc
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AP Explains Calling Arizona For Biden Early, Before It Got Very Close

Nov 19, 2020
Fox News and The Associated Press, which NPR relies on, were the earliest to call Arizona for Biden. Other networks didn't follow for days, as Biden's lead shrank dramatically and some doubted the AP.
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Rafaela Vasquez has been charged with negligent homicide in the death of a pedestrian struck by an autonomous Uber SUV in March 2018. Vasquez was at the wheel of the vehicle at the time.
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Backup Driver Of Autonomous Uber SUV Charged With Negligent Homicide In Arizona

Sep 16, 2020
Rafaela Vasquez was watching the television show The Voice when the car struck a pedestrian walking her bike across a Tempe street at night.
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Arizona Endorses Plan To Sell Colorado River Water To Suburb

Sep 08, 2020

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Department of Water Resources has endorsed a company's proposal to sell water from farmland near the Colorado River to a fast-growing Phoenix suburb despite complaints of possible negative effects for communities along the river.

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Dr. Chris Hoover (left) and Dr. Connie Liu (right) walk through their home with their children Taro, 3, and Hiro, 4 months, in Gallup, N.M. On a short reporting trip across the Southwest, NPR met very different families and asked them the same simple que
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It's Been A Hard Year. 5 Families On How 2020 Will Shape Their Vote For President

Aug 26, 2020
The spread of COVID-19, the ensuing economic crisis and the reckoning around social injustice has made 2020 a year like none other. NPR wanted to know how these events might shape political choices.
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The two sets of footprints "are among the oldest tracks on Earth of shelled-egg-laying animals, such as reptiles, and the earliest evidence of vertebrate animals walking in sand dunes," paleontologist Stephen Rowland said.
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Fallen Boulder Reveals 313 Million-Year-Old Fossil Footprints At Grand Canyon

Aug 21, 2020
The side-by-side tracks of two ancient animals have been called "by far the oldest vertebrate tracks in Grand Canyon."
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Nevada Inmates At Prison In Arizona Test Positive For Virus

Aug 15, 2020

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada prison official says 17 inmates from the state being held at a private prison in Arizona have tested positive for a second time for the new coronavirus.

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The Coronavirus Crisis
Dr. José Gabriel López-Plascencia spent over 60 years providing health care for low-income families in Phoenix.
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'I Remember Him With That Smile': Beloved Phoenix Doctor Dies Of COVID-19 At 99

Aug 11, 2020
Patients knew José Gabriel López-Plascencia as "the doctor that served the poor." He spent over 60 years caring for low-income families left out of the healthcare system in Phoenix.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego, pictured March 3 at City Hall in Phoenix, says the city needs more help responding to the coronavirus.
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Phoenix Mayor Says The City Is In A 'Crisis Situation,' Needs Help

Jul 06, 2020
Arizona is now one of the worst COVID-19 hot spots in the Unites States. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego about how her city is managing the outbreak.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
People visit Jacksonville Beach on Saturday in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. Coronavirus cases are spiking in states including Florida, Texas and Arizona.
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U.S. COVID-19 Deaths Near 130,000; Florida And Texas Report Record Case Numbers

Jul 05, 2020
Florida and Texas reported their biggest daily rise in new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past few days as deaths in the U.S. continue to rise.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
People get tested for the coronavirus at a drive-through site in Phoenix last month. In Arizona, the portion of tests coming back positive now hovers around 24%, more than three times the national average.
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In Arizona, Nearly 1 In 4 Coronavirus Tests Now Comes Back Positive

Jul 02, 2020
The percentage of positive tests in Arizona is more than three times the national average, and hospital capacity has become a concern.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey updates reporters on the coronavirus pandemic during a news conference in Phoenix on Monday.
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Arizona Issues New Shutdown Order As Coronavirus Cases Spike

Jun 29, 2020
Gov. Doug Ducey, citing thousands of new cases in the state, issued an order shutting down bars, theaters, gyms and water parks for at least 30 days.
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Hard-Hit Tribe Takes Strict Steps As Virus Surges In Arizona

Jun 27, 2020

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A hard-hit tribe in Arizona is putting tougher restrictions in place to prevent further spread of the coronavirus in a state where infections are surging.

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Phoenix Passes Face Mask Mandate Amid Arizona Coronavirus Surge

Jun 19, 2020
The vote comes days after Gov. Doug Ducey granted local governments autonomy to set their own health and safety measures to fight rising COVID-19 cases. Arizona lifted stay-at-home rules last month.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
A vehicle arrives at COVID-19 testing site at Steele Indian School Park on May 23 in Phoenix. Arizona has seen a rush of new coronavirus cases recently.
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Health Experts Link Rise In Arizona Coronavirus Cases To End Of Stay-At-Home Order

Jun 14, 2020
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey lifted the state's stay-at-home order a month ago. Now, the average number of daily coronavirus cases has nearly tripled from two weeks ago.
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Arizona Housing Growth Tees Up Opportunity For Water Investors

Jun 10, 2020

Central Arizona has been booming -- more people, more houses, more need for water.

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Arizona Sues Google Over 'Deceptive' Location Tracking

May 28, 2020

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona's attorney general has filed a lawsuit accusing Google of misleading customers into thinking their location isn't being tracked.

The suit filed Wednesday alleges the company violated the Arizona Consumer Fraud Act.

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