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Drivers beware: Five Phoenix-area freeways will be closed this weekend

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Drivers out and about this weekend should allow some extra time as five Phoenix-area freeways will be shut down. Northbound State Route 51 (SR 51) will be closed between the Interstate 10 “Mini-Stack” interchange and Indian School Road from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for the pavement improvemen
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Phoenix police release video of shooting that killed wanted man in north Phoenix

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Phoenix police released new video showing the tense moments leading to an officer-involved shooting that killed a man wanted by police in north Phoenix earlier this month. The shooting happened near 23rd Avenue and Pinnacle Peak Road on June 11. Police said they were following 56-year-old...
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Long-running Phoenix brunch spot is on the move. What to know

After 12 years as a brunch and coffee destination in uptown, Fà-me Cafe will settle into a new home this fall. The long-running cafe will take over a former Scramble in the Biltmore neighborhood on 24th Street and Camelback Road. Ivan and Maria O’Farrill launched Fà-me as an all-day...
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The 6 Best Breakfast Spots in Arizona, According to Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Guy Fieri knows where to find the good stuff. These 6 Arizona breakfast spots all earned a feature on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives — and they’re still open, still slinging it, and still highly rated. From Flagstaff, Phoenix, Scottsdale and beyond, here are the ones worth the drive, ranked by the reviews.
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Fugitive taken into custody after crash on Phoenix freeway

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A fugitive is in federal custody after a crash on the Loop 202 Red Mountain Freeway in Phoenix on Thursday afternoon. It happened just after 3 p.m. on the westbound side near 24th Street. Details are limited, but the Mesa Police Department said it was helping...
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Man killed in Biltmore DPS shooting identified

Authorities identified the man killed in a shooting involving a DPS detective in Phoenix's Biltmore area as 44-year-old Juan Jose Jimenez of Texas. The shooting happened around 3 p.m. at the AC Hotel, where DPS and DEA agents were present. It remains unclear what led up to the shooting. Jimenez was taken to a hospital,
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A Military Helicopter Dumped Jet Fuel Over an Arizona Neighborhood — Residents Are Just...

When something starts falling from the sky and landing on your car, your first instinct is probably to check the weather app. That was the reasonable assumption many Tempe, Arizona residents made on the night ... Read more
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Man who tried to kidnap woman at knifepoint before U.S. 60 police shooting sentenced...

MESA, Ariz. - A man shot by police on U.S. 60 last summer after attempting a knife-point kidnapping was sentenced Thursday to seven and a half years in prison. Joseph Ortiz, 38, received the prison term on June 25 after pleading guilty to domestic violence charges of aggravated assault and kidnapping. The sentencing re
Featured picture for Drug dealer who left buyer on 'bad trip' to die at Tempe car wash sentenced in landmark 'Lethal Fentanyl' case

Drug dealer who left buyer on ‘bad trip’ to die at Tempe car wash...

Freddie Anthony Avila, 29, was sentenced to eight years in state prison for supplying the lethal fentanyl that caused the fatal overdose of a Tempe man. Avila pleaded guilty to reckless manslaughter and drug charges after initially being indicted as the second person in county history under Arizona's strict lethal fent
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15-year-old charged with murder in Phoenix mall shooting, will be tried as an adult

The 15-year-old boy arrested after a fatal shooting at Desert Sky Mall in Phoenix earlier this month will be tried as an adult, authorities announced Thursday. Guillermo Guzman was indicted on one count of second-degree murder, four counts of aggravated assault and one count of disorderly conduct, according to the Mari

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