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The parents of Preston Lord are upset over the Gilbert Police Department's failure to intervene in "Gilbert Goons" attacks months before their 16-year-old son was beaten to death at a Halloween party.
Here's what they had to say.
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➤ Can an HOA change rules for paint colors without giving homeowners a say? Find out in this week's real estate law column.
➤ OPINION: As Arizona pastors, we can’t let a GOP official use Christianity to ‘lynch’ someone
opinion column from contributors Katie Sexton and Caleb Campbell.
➤ Today, you can expect it to be partly sunny and hot with a high near 111 degrees. Expect it to be partly cloudy and very warm at night with a low near 89 degrees. Get the full forecast here.
Phoenix restaurants and bars that closed in June
Metro Phoenix said goodbye to nearly a dozen restaurants closed in June — one after 44 years.
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Today in history
Here are just some of the events on this date in the past.
- On this day in 1917: An explosion of racial violence erupted in East St. Louis, Ill., as a rioting mob of white citizens attacked Black residents and their communities. The mob killed indiscriminately and destroyed large sections of the city, burning buildings and shooting any Black people who tried to flee. The riot lasted for nearly a week, leaving hundreds of Black residents dead.
- In 1937: Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan left the Lae Airfield in Lae, Papua New Guinea, as part of their attempt to fly around the world. They were never seen again, disappearing over the Pacific Ocean.
- In 1962, Sam Walton opened the first Walmart in Rogers, Ark.
- In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the historic Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law in a nationally televised event at the White House. Inheriting the call from former President John F. Kennedy to enact sweeping civil rights reform, the landmark legislation prohibited racial discrimination in public places, businesses, education and employment.
- In 1997, Actor James Stewart died of a heart attack at age 89. Perhaps best known for his role as George Bailey in “It’s a Wonderful Life,” Stewart’s career spanned 80 films over 5 decades.
- In 2016, Romanian-born Jewish writer Elie Wiesel died at age 87. A staunch advocate for human rights, Wiesel received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986 and was the sobering face of the atrocities of the Holocaust.
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