AZ Briefing: Weekend freeway closures in Phoenix area

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Improvement projects will require closures or lane restrictions along sections of Phoenix-area freeways this weekend, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.

More on this weekend’s scheduled restrictions and closures on Interstates 10 and 17 and State Route 51 before you leave home.

Suns to honor legendary broadcaster Al McCoy

Suns announcer Al McCoy works the airwaves during a preseason game against the Memphis Grizzlies on Oct. 21, 2001.

The Republic

The Phoenix Suns will honor Al McCoy before Saturday’s 7 p.m. home opener against the Dallas Mavericks at Footprint Center, team officials confirmed to The Arizona Republic. McCoy was the “Voice of the Suns” for 51 seasons

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Today in history

Here are just some of the events on this date in the past.

•	On this day in 1881: A city ordinance in Tombstone, Arizona, prohibiting weapons within town limits triggered the famous shootout at the OK Corral. A group of lawmen, including Wyatt Earp and “Doc” Holliday, faced off with a gang of outlaws known as the Cowboys. When the dust settled, the lawmen had gunned down four of the Cowboys in an event that became immortalized in books and film as a symbol of the Wild West.
•	In 1951: Winston Churchill returned to power after a six-year absence, winning a second term as Britain’s prime minister with a narrow victory in general elections.
•	In 1965: The Beatles were awarded the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II, recognizing their contributions to music and popular culture.
•	In 1974: Four convicted terrorists took 22 people hostage, including children, during a Roman Catholic Mass at the Scheveningen Prison in the Hague in the Netherlands. Seven hostages were released over the next four days before a raid by Dutch military freed the other 15 and led to the capture of the kidnappers.
•	In 1994: Israel and Jordan signed a peace agreement ending 46 years of war in a desert ceremony along the Israel-Jordan border that was witnessed by U.S. President Bill Clinton.
•	In 2001: President George W. Bush signed the Patriot Act into law in response to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The law, designed to allow law enforcement and federal government agencies to more easily gather intelligence, gave authorities the ability to search, seize, detain or eavesdrop on possible terrorists.

Phoenix is still breaking weather records

The National Weather Service is predicting a cooldown this week after another high temperature record is broken on Friday.

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