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The Arizona Department of Health Services has approved 86 licenses for facilities to begin selling recreational marijuana. Author: Cameron La Fontaine Updated: 6:48 AM MST January 24, 2021 PHOENIX — The Arizona Department of Health Services announced Friday it has approved licenses for 86 facilities to begin selling recreational marijuana in the state. Proposition 207 was passed by voters in the November election, allowing adults (aged 21 or older) to possess o...

Robbery suspect leads police, DPS on pursuit before crash in Mesa Cliff Castle Chopper and last updated 2021-01-20 19:27:52-05 MESA, AZ — The Mesa Police Department says a suspect wanted for robbery has been arrested after a pursuit and crash Wednesday afternoon. According to police, undercover officers with the Community Relations Undercover Enforcement team witnessed suspicious activity outside a Safeway store near Apache Trail and Meridian Drive around 12:40 p.m. Several people were sp...

One suspect in custody following pursuit in Mesa Police lights file graphic. (Source: Gray News) By KOLD News 13 Staff | January 20, 2021 at 1:52 PM MST - Updated January 20 at 1:52 PM TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - At least one person is in custody after a highway pursuit in Mesa on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. State troopers with the Arizona Department of Public Safety and Apache Junction police officers apprehended the suspect on the eastbound Loop 202, according to a report by AZ Famil...

The pandemic has not been kind to the film industry this past year, yet Chandler International Film Festival organizers are refusing to let the health crisis prevent its attendees from celebrating the art of cinema.   Starting Jan. 21, the four-day festival returns to Chandler’s theaters for the fifth consecutive year and will offer a slate of diverse films for local moviegoers to enjoy – albeit with a few changes. Pandemic guidelines will require theater capacity to be reduced to ...

The Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport’s conversion into an economic powerhouse as a major regional airport is coming into sharper focus. The latest huge piece, a 400-acre office-retail development that ultimately will include a new terminal – was unveiled last week to Mesa City Council and at a promotional meeting as officials began fleshing out plans for Gateway’s now vacant east side. Although more details will emerge after a master developer is chosen near the end of 2021, conceptu...

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By Olivia Munson Cronkite News Hate crimes in Arizona bounced back in 2019 after a sharp drop the year before, and advocates say they fear the numbers are only going to continue to rise when the tumult of 2020 is reported. Despite a steep increase from the 173 hate crimes recorded in Arizona in 2018, the state’s 217 hate crimes in 2019 were just below average for the past decade, according to data from the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report. But advocates note that the latest FBI ...

InMaricopa State Route 347, looking north. Google Maps The pavement resealing project on State Route 347, originally expected to be completed by the end of the year, will continue into late February. Overnight lane restrictions on northbound and southbound State Route 347 between Hathaway Avenue in Maricopa and I-10 will resume Monday, Jan. 4 and be in effect from Monday to Thursday, 8 p.m. to 4 a.m., according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. Traffic will be restricted ...