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Opening statements to begin in robbery case connected to murder of Mercedes Vega

PHOENIX — Opening statements are set to begin May 12 in an armed robbery case connected to the murder of a 19-year-old Arizona woman in 2020. Cudjoe Young is accused of robbing Mercedes Vega in 2018, just two years before she was murdered. Young is one of the people accused of Vega's murder, as well.
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Peoria firefighters take time to support children’s lemonade stand

PEORIA, AZ (AZFamily) — Ice cold lemonade hits the spot on a hot Arizona summer day! Several West Valley firefighters helped support a group of young entrepreneurs at their lemonade stand, and that is Something Good. The extreme heat didn’t stop two Peoria boys from setting up a tent...
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Deadly shooting leads to police presence at north Phoenix apartments

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Detectives are investigating what led to a man’s death overnight in far north Phoenix. Officers responded to a reported shooting the Acero North Valley apartments near Dove Valley Road and North Valley Parkway around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday. Phoenix Police said officers arrived and made announcements...
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Suspect in murder-for-hire plot in Phoenix court for robbery that led to murder

Prosecutors say Cudjoe Young robbed Mercedes Vega at gunpoint in 2020. Vega picked him out of a photo lineup and was set to testify against him at trial. Then she was killed.
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Homeless encampment fire breaks out near Shelburne Road

South Burlington Fire Department quickly extinguished a fire near Shelburne Road on Monday night.
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Bodycam shows moments leading up to Phoenix cop shooting knife-wielding woman

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Phoenix Police released new video showing what led up to an officer-involved shooting involving a woman armed with a knife late last month. The incident happened around 1 a.m. on April 27 near 40th Street and Indian School Road. Officers responded to reports of a woman walking in the road holding a
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DoughVine Brings Culture and Connection to Arizona’s Bread Scene

What started as a sourdough hobby in a home kitchen has quickly grown into one of Arizona’s most distinctive artisan bread businesses. Founded by Colombian-born entrepreneur and U.S. Air Force veteran Andres Cano, Andres Candough DoughVine Bread is carving out a unique place in the Valley’s culinary scene by combining
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Maricopa County Superintendent Demands Mandatory Reporting Compliance After Student-Teacher Misconduct Case

A scandal at a Phoenix-area high school is prompting Maricopa County's top education official to send a clear message to every school in the region: when it comes to protecting children, silence is not an option. Two former teachers at Centennial High School in the Peoria Unified School District, Haley...
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ASU student reported missing at Grand Canyon found dead

The National Park Service says a body was found on May 9 near Verkamp's Visitor Center on the Grand Canyon's South Rim. The body was identified as 26-year-old Sandarsh Krishna, an ASU student who had been reported missing on April 28. Krishna's cause of death is unknown. GRAND CANYON NATIONAL...
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Woman shot by Scottsdale officer in police station lobby booked into jail, facing several...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The woman who was shot by a police officer after allegedly pointing a gun at people in the lobby of a Scottsdale police station has been released from the hospital and booked into jail, Scottsdale Police said. Eva Josefina Garcia, 23, from Goodyear, was arrested for...

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