Good morning, Arizona. Here's what our reporters are working on and what you should know before you start your day.
Weekend road closures are returning as pavement improvement projects continue after two weeks without any closures in the Valley, the Arizona Department of Transportation announced.
North Valley drivers can expect restrictions on Interstate 17 and road closures, and drivers in metro Phoenix can anticipate a closure on Loop 101 in the East Valley during the weekend of
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which freeways will be closed and how to avoid the traffic.
Other big stories
➤ At least 14 people in Maricopa County have died from heat-related illness so far this year as intense temperatures persist in metro Phoenix.
➤ A mountain lion was found trapped in the courtyard of Tucson Medical Center, according to police. The cat appeared to have cut its paw after leaning on a window and breaking it.
➤ Did you pay attention to the top headlines in Arizona this week? Test your knowledge with azcentral.com's news quiz for July 13.
➤ Arizona elections 2024: In Mesa, five candidates are running for mayor while three City Council seats are up for grabs among eight candidates.
➤ Today, you can expect it to be partly cloudy with a chance of rain and a high near 113 degrees. Expect it to also be partly cloudy at night with a chance of rain and a low near 88 degrees. Get the full forecast here.
Venezuela to the Valley: DBacks pitcher's life story is like a movie
DBacks pitcher Yilber Diaz panhandled and worked as a street vendor and a car windshield washer. He lived hand-to-mouth on the streets of Venezuela before his big break.
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Today in history
Here are just some of the events on this date in the past.
- On this day in 1930: The first World Cup soccer matches were played, with France defeating Mexico, 4-1, and U.S. defeated Belgium, 3-0.
- In 1939: Legendary American crooner Frank Sinatra recorded his first single, “From the Bottom of My Heart,” with Harry James, a trumpeter.
- In 1956: The Dartmouth workshop is the first conference on artificial intelligence.
- In 1960: U.S. Sen. John F. Kennedy from Massachusetts was nominated as the Democratic Party’s presidential candidate, defeating U.S. Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas.
- In 1973: Alexander Butterfield, deputy assistant to President Richard Nixon, revealed the existence of a secret Oval Office taping system to U.S. Senate investigators.
- In 1985: Live Aid, a multivenue concert, played simultaneously at Wembley Stadium in London and the John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, along with smaller venues across the globe. The star-studded event drew an estimated 1.9 billion television viewers and raised hundreds of millions of dollars for famine relief in Africa.
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