El Mirage police: Man uses sword to rob another man of cell phone
Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | yesterday
Angel Tonchez Reyes arrested him on suspicion of armed robbery, criminal damage, threatening.
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Surprise couple wins $3.1 million lottery jackpot
Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | yesterday
A Surprise couple becomes the biggest winner in the Arizona Lottery since April.
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Economic survey: Job losses to bottom out in 1Q
Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | yesterday
Economists expect the joblessness that has weighed down the nation's economic recovery will start to slowly abate in 2010, but they predict consumers will continue to keep a tight rein on spending, according to a new survey.
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School volunteerism helps teens give back
Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
Christian high school students are big on community service.
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Police: Officer sprayed Willow Canyon students with pepper spray
Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Surprise school-resource officer tried to stop students from fighting at Willow Canyon High School.
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Firefighters: New heart-attack response makes difference
Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Procedure focuses on chest compressions.
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Surprise police to use $14,500 federal grant to combat graffiti
Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Authorities plan to use camera equipment where officers have seen a spike in graffiti reports.
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El Mirage police arrest 'human smuggler' suspect
Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Immigrant told officers that home was used as drophouse.
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Surprise cuts 2 positions because of building slowdown
Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Surprise laid off a senior inspector and cut a project-manager position; will save about $135K.
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Mayo Clinic in W. Valley opting out of Medicare for primary care
Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Low reimbursements have led one medical facility to stop taking certain Medicare patients.
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El Mirage police: Wife rams husband's vehicle after argument
Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Tawanna Yazzie, 29, arrested on charges of aggravated assault and criminal damage.
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Surprise moves ahead on homes bought with stimulus funds
Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
City bid out remodeling work on first home bought through Neighborhood Stabilization Program.
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Dysart Unified School District school board develops new outreach effort
Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
New community outreach program called the Dysart Governing Board Ambassador Program.
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Updates on 3 Surprise, El Mirage cases
Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Police in Surprise and El Mirage continue to seek arrests and answers in the following three cases.
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El Mirage police: Man steals purse after teen rejects him
Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Group accosted young woman in El Mirage; Eric Esquivel-Cadena, 18, arrested.