| YOUR MORNING NEWS ROUNDUP |
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Lorenzino Estrada | Digital Producer
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| Good morning, Arizona. Here’s what our reporters are working on and what you should know about what’s happening across the state before you start your day. |
| A single mother in Scottsdale was shocked when she faced an immediate eviction for a crime she did not commit. But the worst news came the day after the eviction notice was posted on her door in August 2024. |
| ➤ A legendary Arizona sports figure has been crowned the most iconic in the state by Arizona Republic readers. See who. |
| ➤ High temperatures at the start of the monsoon lead to an extreme heat warning being issued for metro Phoenix. Look at these photos to see how people at the Lower Salt River, kids at a splash pad, ducks and turtles stayed cool. |
| ➤ Today, an extreme heat warning is in effect. You can expect it to be hot with a high near 112 degrees. Expect it to be clear and very warm at night with a low near 84 degrees. Get the full forecast here. |
Phoenix’s top pizza restaurants: Vote now for the best
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| The Rosa pizza from Il Bosco comes with red sauce, spicy sausage, peppadew peppers and mozzarella.
Il Bosco Pizza |
| The people have spoken, and three pizza restaurants in Scottsdale and downtown Phoenix are finalists in the 2025 Best Pizza Poll. Who has your vote? |
| Here are just some of the historic events on this date in the past. |
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On this day in 1957: Black people began boycotting stores in the city of Tuskegee, Alabama, in protest of state legislation that deprived them of municipal votes by placing their homes outside city limits. |
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In 1967: China had its first successful test of a thermonuclear weapon, a three-stage hydrogen bomb that yielded 3.3 megatons and was part of its “Two Bombs, One Satellite” project. Soviets initially had helped China develop its weapons program until relations deteriorated in the late 1950s. |
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In 1971: American singer-songwriter Carole King’s seminal work, “Tapestry,” started a record 15-week run atop the Billboard 200 album chart. With songs like “It’s Too Late,” “I feel the Earth Move” and “You’ve Got a Friend,” King’s second studio album was one of the best-selling albums ever, remaining on the chart for nearly six years. |
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In 1994: Football legend O.J. Simpson was arrested and faced double murder charges after a low-speed police chase on Interstate 405 in Los Angeles that lasted about an hour and was broadcast live on TV across the nation. Simpson was riding in a white Ford Bronco driven by former teammate Al Cowlings. Jurors found Simpson not guilty of killing his former wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ronald Goldman. But in a civil case, Simpson was found liable in their deaths and ordered to pay their families $33.5 million. |
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In 2007: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas outlawed Hamas and implemented an emergency government cabinet just days after the terrorist organization seized the Gaza Strip amid bloody Fatah-Hamas battles that intensified since the Fatah party’s loss in the prior year’s legislative election. |
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In 2015: A White supremacist fatally shot nine Black people and injured another during a Bible study at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina. The mass murderer, Dylann Roof, received a death sentence after being convicted of 33 federal hate crime and murder charges. He also received a sentence of life in prison after pleading guilty to related state charges. |
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| Yotaka Martin grew up cooking alongside her mother in Thailand. Today, she strives to create authentic food that her Thai family would be proud of. |
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DraftKings put out odds on where Phoenix Suns superstar Kevin Durant will end up next season. |
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Maricopa County health officials are warning the public about a measles exposure at Sky Harbor Airport on June 10. |
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Yavapai County Sheriff David Rhodes said he and other sheriffs talked to Democratic Gov. Hobbs to say they’d be happy with the $23.2M she proposed. |
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After 17 years of making pizzas and piled-high sandwiches on house-made bread, this Mesa restaurant is closing. Here’s when and what’s on the menu. |
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