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Scottsdale ArtWalk among best cultural strolls, travel site says
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- Sonja HallerThe Republic | azcentral.com
![Dozens of galleries will invite local, national and international artists to do live painting. New for the 40th Anniversary ArtWalk will be Scottsdale Unified School District students performing live painting at various locations.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20140912053034im_/http://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/61005cd844da3f96df69f3b387baf53395b99f98/c=643-0-3222-2579&r=x423&c=420x420/local/-/media/Phoenix/Phoenix/2014/09/11/1410469999004-scottsdaleartwalklive.jpg)
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Two sinkholes will continue to impede traffic in west Phoenix, street transportation officials said Thursday. Thomas Road is closed between 83rd and 91st avenues. Osborn Road is closed between 63rd and 67th avenues.
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A lot has changed since 9/11, especially when it comes to safety in the sky.
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Homeowners in the neighborhood near 32nd Street and Pecos Road were forced to leave their houses on Sept. 5 and were told they would likely be able to return to their homes within a week.
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Honor Walk seeks veterans to help join the civilian work force through its new mentor program.
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Tempe healing Fields honor 9/11 victims3000 flags honor lives lost on Sept 11
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Iraqi immigrants from El Mirage and members of the Yazidi community from Northern Iraq, are anxious to hear what President Obama and his administration plan to do to mitigate ISIS fighters in Iraq and Syria.
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Convicted murderer Jodi Arias will not represent herself in the death penalty phase of her trial.
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There are a couple of job fairs coming up in Phoenix, and multiple other companies hiring in the area.
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According to United Van Lines' annual customer survey. Metro Phoenix ranked No. 5 among big U.S. cities for the most outbound moves and No. 7 for the most inbound moves.
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What was once Jobing.com Arena will now be Gila River Arena, the Coyotes and city of Glendale announced on Wednesday.
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Even though there was enough rain from the storm to put Phoenix back on track in terms of yearly rainfall totals, the state still needs strong snowfall accumulation during the winter for drought conditions to improve.
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File: Court denies Arpaio appeal over pink underwear case
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There were scattered showers throughout the day on Tuesday, but they were nothing compared to Monday's storm.
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Flooding in a Mesa neighborhood was due in large part because of water overflowing from nearby a channel and basin.
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Electricity is back for a Mesa neighborhood after city workers were forced to turn it off on Monday due to flooding.
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This raw video from Sky 12 shows the wreckage after a crash between a golf cart and an SUV in Sun City.
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Airman Ryan Pinney along with other US Wounded Warriors travel to London to compete in the first ever Invictus Games put on by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry. Fourteen nations are competing and Ryan is representing Team USA.
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Doug Nintzel from ADOT explains the failure of pumps on Monday along I-10 designed to drain water during heavy storms.
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Water from a wash in Ahwatukee flooded a church's sunken auditorium Monday morning, causing $1 million in damages.
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Volunteers cleaning up Mountain Park Community Church
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Automatic sprinklers at a home in Tempe add to the morning's historic rainfall.
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Daley Park near ASU in Tempe is flooded in parts, as deep as monthly irrigation!
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Heavy rain and clouds obscure South Mountain, drain into nearby neighborhoods.
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A massive storm moved through Arizona early Monday morning that forced authorities to close streets and highways throughout the area. Cars were stranded on the flooded interstate and several school districts had to delay or cancel classes.
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A massive storm moved through Arizona early Monday morning that forced authorities to close streets and highways throughout the area. Cars were stranded on the flooded interstate and several school districts had to delay or cancel classes.
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Phoenix flooding Grand Ave. and 19th Ave. iph by Rob Schumacher
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Power outages, road blockages, and flood watch continues
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Backed up traffic on Loop 202 Red Mtn and San Tan
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Flooded freeways strand drivers
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Scattered storms on and off throughout the day