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      <title><![CDATA[Peoria: Police Search School District Offices in Investigation of Two Former Teachers Accused of Abusing Student]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Peoria Police searched Peoria Unified School District offices Monday in a probe of two former Centennial High School teachers accused of sexually abusing a male student. The Maricopa County Attorney's Office is reviewing recommended charges against Haley Beck and Angela Burlaka.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 11:33:18 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Tempe: Two Dead After Fiery Rollover Crash Closes Loop 202 for Hours]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Two people died after a rollover crash caused a vehicle fire on the Loop 202 in Tempe on Sunday. The westbound freeway was closed for more than four hours near the Loop 101 interchange.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 08:17:25 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Gilbert Parents Face Criminal Neglect Charges After Toddler Declared Dead Was Found Alive in Hospital Morgue]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Gilbert police recommend criminal neglect charges against parents of an 18-month-old boy who was declared dead at Mercy Gilbert Medical Center after a near-drowning, only to be found alive hours later in the hospital morgue. The child, Vincent Fiordilino, continues to recover.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 04:59:39 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Glendale: 15-Year-Old Charged After Westgate Shooting Injures 5, Including His 8-Year-Old Sister]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A 15-year-old Phoenix boy faces charges after a shooting at Glendale's Westgate Entertainment District on July 4 injured five people, including his 8-year-old sister. The teen admitted to taunting classmates with cash before the gunfire erupted.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 01:46:53 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Scottsdale: City Council Unanimously Bans Party Houses at Short-Term Rentals With New Ordinance]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Scottsdale City Council unanimously passed Ordinance 4719, defining "event center" to crack down on short-term rentals used as commercial party venues. The measure follows 56 citations and 48 nuisance calls in May alone.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 22:32:16 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Chandler: Ingram Micro Closing Facility, Cutting 75 Jobs by Year-End]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ingram Micro Services is closing its Chandler facility at 460 N. 54th St. by December 31, eliminating 75 jobs. The company filed a WARN notice on June 23, saying it will move operations to California and Indiana.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 19:18:43 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mesa: Driver Killed, Another Critically Injured in Head-On Crash on Broadway Road]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[One driver was killed and another critically injured after a pickup truck and box truck collided head-on on Broadway Road in Mesa. The crash closed a major east-west corridor for hours.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 21:36:38 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Tucson Sheriff Chris Nanos Defends Arresting True Crime YouTubers Outside Nancy Guthrie's Catalina Foothills Home]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos defends arresting true crime YouTubers who camped outside Nancy Guthrie's Catalina Foothills home, calling their presence a nuisance as the investigation into the 84-year-old's disappearance nears five months.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:21:18 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Phoenix: 22-Year-Old Xavier Alexander Aguirre Dies After Police Shooting During Domestic Dispute Near Greenway Road]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Xavier Alexander Aguirre, 22, was shot and killed by Phoenix police after he chased another man with a knife during a domestic dispute near 35th Avenue and Greenway Road. The Arizona Department of Public Safety is investigating.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 02:58:59 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Lake Havasu City: Suspect Dives Into Colorado River After Nearly $500,000 Train Heist Leads to Arrests]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Two men were arrested in Lake Havasu City after a multi-agency investigation recovered nearly $500,000 in stolen train cargo. One suspect dove into the Colorado River to escape police before being captured by the La Paz County boating division.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 18:50:46 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Prescott Voters to Decide 5 Charter Amendments in November Special Election, Including Measure That Would Bar City From Funding Housing Infrastructure]]></title>
      <link>https://www.arizonastatenews.com/news/prescott-voters-to-decide-5-charter-amendments-in-november-special-election-including-measure-that-would-bar-city-from-funding-housing-infrastructure</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Prescott voters will decide five charter amendments in a November 3 special election. The measures include a proposal to bar the city from funding housing infrastructure, restrictions on development agreements, and open space requirements for annexations.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 15:34:56 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Prescott Area: Black Canyon City General Manager Arrested in Alleged $40,000 Theft Ring]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Jennifer McPeak, 35, was arrested by Yavapai County Sheriff's Office for allegedly stealing more than $40,000 from a Black Canyon City business. Detectives say she deleted records and moved surveillance cameras to hide the theft.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:17:50 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Flagstaff: Pocket Fire Swells to 6,000 Acres, Brings Smoke and Flight Delays to Northern Arizona]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Pocket Fire near Sedona has grown to over 6,000 acres with zero containment, bringing smoke, air quality alerts, and flight delays to Flagstaff. Nearly 1,000 firefighters are battling the blaze as Red Flag Warnings remain in effect.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 09:00:17 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sedona: Pocket Fire Doubles to 6,000 Acres as Residents Pack Belongings and Businesses Feel the Hit]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Pocket Fire north of Sedona has doubled to over 6,000 acres with zero containment. Nearly 1,000 firefighters are battling the blaze as residents in Kachina Village and Oak Creek Canyon prepare for possible evacuation.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:46:07 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Marcus Whitfield]]></dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[Yuma: 13-Year-Old Driver Crashes Into Pole, Leads Police on Foot Chase With Handgun]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A 13-year-old boy crashed a car into a utility pole in Yuma early Friday, then fled on foot with a handgun. Police recovered the weapon after a foot chase and treated both teens for minor injuries.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 02:32:17 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Surprise Activists File Petition to Disincorporate the City Over Planned ICE Detention Center]]></title>
      <link>https://www.arizonastatenews.com/news/surprise-activists-file-petition-to-disincorporate-the-city-over-planned-ice-detention-center</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Activists have filed a petition to disincorporate the City of Surprise over a planned ICE detention center. Organizers must gather 70,000 signatures in 180 days to force a vote by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 23:17:31 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Peoria Police Search for Endangered 17-Year-Old Teen With Mental Health Conditions]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Peoria police are searching for 17-year-old Indiya Fabela, classified as an endangered missing juvenile due to known mental health conditions. She has been missing since June 26.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 17:15:41 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Tempe City Council Unanimously Adopts 2026-27 Property Tax Ordinance, Signals $462,000 Levy Increase]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Tempe City Council unanimously voted 7-0 to adopt the fiscal year 2026-27 property tax ordinance, approving a primary levy increase projected to raise $462,000 for the general fund.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 13:59:36 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Gilbert: Nearly $500,000 Water Audit Finds 381 Residents Overbilled, But No Systemwide Failures]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[An independent audit of Gilbert's water billing system found 99.5% accuracy but identified 381 residential accounts that were potentially overbilled. The $500,000 review examined 93,000 accounts over six years.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 10:40:16 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Glendale: Man Faces Murder Charge After Allegedly Running Over Elderly Woman During Purse Snatching]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ali Hchaimi, 23, faces first-degree murder charges after prosecutors say he ran over an elderly woman during a purse snatching in Glendale. He allegedly committed a second robbery targeting an elderly victim just five days earlier.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 14:51:14 GMT</pubDate>
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