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State Politics and Issues reporter for the Arizona Republic, covering AZ Legislature. Married 💕to @amysilvermanaz. Formerly @PhoenixNewTimes & EV Trib.

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Against all odds. How Avondale officers pulled off a lifesaving rescue

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By Ray Stern Verified, Alaina Mencinger Verified
| Yahoo Verified
The three officers had gone to the academy together and finished field training together. They'd been on the Avondale police force for almost two years the day they almost died together trying to save Brian Mealer's life. Mealer's van had veered off the road on July 16 and crashed into a power pole in Avondale, shearing it in two. A live power line was on the roof when the three first responders showed up and pulled Mealer out.
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Woman who stole nearly $1M from a Prescott charity sentenced

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By Ray Stern Verified
| MSN Verified
Corrections & Clarifications: This article was updated with information from the Yavapai County Attorney's Office about the time span of the crimes. A career criminal who embezzled nearly a million dollars from a Prescott charity will spend the rest of her life in prison. Karen Northcutt, who's 62, was sentenced to 62.5 years behind bars by a Yavapai County Superior Court judge on Aug. 3 for severely abusing her role as the former finance officer for the Prescott Area Habitat for Humanity.
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Glendale police exchange gunfire in fatal clash with barricaded man

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By Ray Stern Verified, Perry Vandell Verified
| MSN Verified
Glendale police exchanged volleys of gunfire with a barricaded suspect in a home near 75th and Glendale avenues, also ramming the house with SWAT-type vehicles in a dramatic confrontation. A 59-year-old man, who was under an order of protection filed by his adult daughter not to enter his own home, was found dead of a gunshot wound about 6 p.m. Aug. 12 after up to two hours of gunfire. Glendale Sgt.
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