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Family still has hope son with schizophrenia can turn his life around, Credit: Superstition Fire Medical District Author: Rich Prange Updated: 9:07 AM MST May 11, 2021 APACHE JUNCTION, Ariz. — Apache Junction Police responded to a mobile home fire on Monday morning, and investigators determined it was intentionally set. The Moore family was picking up the pieces of what’s left of their mobile home destroyed by the fire. “I just have some minor burns on my a...

Coming soon to Mesa: Business licenses and food truck permits. While Mesa has plenty of food trucks slinging tacos and burgers – notably at the Feastable Forrest every Saturday evening at Pioneer Park – they are currently considered “peddlers.” After a study session on the topic, Mesa City Council will vote this month on removing food truck employees from having peddler licenses, which require background checks, and creating a new category of “mobile food vendors.”...

Just before 2 p.m. Thursday, a motor home fire near the Tonto Natural Bridge State Park turnoff closed Highway 87 for about an hour while firefighters worked to snuff the flames and keep it from running into the forest. Bob Shook was driving his 1999 American Eagle north on 87 with his two dogs. His wife Beverly followed in their pickup truck. The couple was headed to the Happy Jack Lodge to set up their motor home for the summer. “All of the sudden there was this big cloud of white smoke,...

Two injured in mobile home fire near Ironwood Drive and Lost Dutchman Blvd Superstition Fire & Medical District and last updated 2021-05-03 13:30:40-04 APACHE JUNCTION, AZ — Two people were injured following a mobile home fire near Ironwood Drive and Lost Dutchman Blvd. in the Apache Junction area Monday morning. In a tweet, officials said the two people are being treated for burn injuries. Breaking! SFMD crews are working a mobile home fire in the 2200 block of N. Ironwood. Two people are...

UpdatedSat, May 1, 2021 at 7:00 am MT Reply Harassment, vandalism and other violence targeting American Jews in Arizona and other states remained at historically high levels in 2020, the Anti-Defamation League confirmed in a new report released this week. (Shutterstock) ARIZONA — Harassment, vandalism and other violence targeting American Jews in Arizona and other states remained at historically high levels in 2020, the Anti-Defamation League confirmed in a new report released this week. Na...

CA Phoenix AZ Zone Forecast April 29, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail _____ National Weather Service Phoenix AZ 400 AM MST Thu Apr 29 2021 This is an automatically generated product that provides average values for large geographical areas and may not be representative of the exact location that you are interested in. For a more site specific forecast, please visit weather.gov/phoenix and either (1) Select a location from the dropdown menu above the map or (2) Click a location on the map. You can ref...

2 men accused of robbing 13 Phoenix-area banks since January April 26, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail PHOENIX (AP) — Two men who allegedly robbed more than a dozen banks in the Phoenix metro area since January have been arrested, the FBI announced Monday. They said 36-year-old Richard Pratt was taken into custody in Phoenix on April 5 for his alleged involvement in 11 bank robberies while 32-year-old Francisco Bejarano was arrested last Thursday in Goodyear in connection with two bank heists — o...

Some Arizona residents to use new phone dialing procedure April 23, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Corporation Commission has announced residents in three large area codes in Arizona will have to transition to 10-digit dialing for all local calls later this year. The commission said residents with area codes 480, 520 and 928 should begin dialing area codes with phone numbers beginning this weekend before the transition is permanent starting Oct. 24. Calls made after that...

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Robert ”Bob” James Robinson, 89, lifelong resident of Hibbing, died Monday, April 19, 2021 at home in Hibbing. He was born July 17, 1931, to Floyd and Margaret (Bussey) Robinson in Minneapolis, Minn. He moved from Minneapolis to Pool Location, attended Hibbing Schools and was an exceptional athlete, going to State in wrestling and football. Bob was a very hard worker, sometimes working two or three jobs to support his family. Throughout his career, he was employed by companies such as...