5 killed in Mesa plane crash; latest election results in Arizona: this week's top stories
From a tragic plane crash in Mesa that took the lives of five people, to a breakdown of why Arizona takes so long to count its election ballots, here are this week's top stories.
Although the presidential race is declared, voters in the Grand Canyon State still have a pressing question – why do we still not have all of the Election Day results?
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to view Arizona's General Election results. As of Nov. 10, some races still haven't been called.
Five people were killed after a plane crashed into a car shortly after taking off from Mesa's Falcon Field Airport on Tuesday afternoon. Flames and smoke billowed from the crash at the airport near Greenfield and McKellips Roads around 4:40 p.m. on Nov. 5. The plane involved was reportedly a six-seater HondaJet HA-420.
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Arizona voters have decided on a number of statewide ballot measures, some of which could have an impact on people's lives in the years to come.
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The Associated Press is projecting a defeat for three Arizona ballot measures that deal with ballot initiatives, judicial terms, and tipped workers.
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As votes are being counted, the candidates for the U.S. Senate, Kari Lake and Rep. Ruben Gallego, await the results.
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Check for the updated totals, including for races in key battleground states: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
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An East Valley teenager was sentenced to prison for his role in multiple assaults in Gilbert. Through a plea deal, Tyler Freeman was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison. Freeman served 268 days at the time of the sentencing and that will be applied to his new sentence.
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Proposition 139, Arizona's abortion rights ballot measure, has been approved by voters, the Associated Press reports. The measure, known as the Arizona Abortion Access Act, is one of a number of similar measures that voters decided on across the country on Election Day. In Arizona, the measure will amend Article II of the Arizona State Constitution by inserting a new section on the issue of abortion.
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Five people appeared in court after a big bust of several vehicle thefts in the Valley. State prosecutors say the defendants stole vehicles and operated a "chop shop," using guns and burglary tools to do it.
