BC-AZ--Arizona News Digest, AZ
Good afternoon. Here's an updated look at how AP's general news coverage is shaping up in Arizona.
Questions about coverage plans are welcome and should be directed to the AP-Phoenix bureau at 602-258-8934 or [email protected].
This information is not for publication or broadcast, and these coverage plans are subject to change. Expected stories may not develop, or late-breaking and more newsworthy events may take precedence. Advisories and digests will keep you up to date.
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TOP STORIES:
POLICE PURSUIT-MISTAKEN IDENTITY
PHOENIX — A Phoenix man says he is still traumatized after being hit with a rubber bullet and tackled by police in a case of mistaken identity. SENT: 300 words.
ARIZONA BUDGET-GOVERNOR
PHOENIX — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Friday releases his proposed spending plan for the budget year that begins July 1, providing a wish-list for negotiations with the state Legislature. By Bob Christie. UPCOMING: Story, photos. Developing from 2:01 p.m. budget release.
IMMIGRATION-TRANSGENDER MIGRANTS
One month after winning her release from immigration detention, a transgender woman from El Salvador with several illnesses was arrested and taken back to the same jail because the U.S. government is appealing the judge's decision, the woman's lawyers said Friday. By Nomaan Merchant. AP Photos. SENT: 700 words.
CENTRAL AMERICA-MIGRANTS
CHIQUIMULA, Guatemala — United States officials are crediting tough measures taken over the past year and cooperation from regional governments for sharply reducing the number of Central American migrants who responded to a call for a new caravan. By Sonia Pérez D. AP Photos. SENT: 750 words.
IN BRIEF:
— PHOENIX HOMICIDE-SHOT IN CAR: No immediate arrest was made in the shooting death of a 21-year-old man found in a bullet-riddled car parked in a residential neighborhood, Phoenix police said.
— FATAL WRONG-WAY CRASH-TUCSON: One person was killed and another injured in a wrong-way crash on an Interstate 10 frontage road in Tucson, authorities said.
— FATAL PHOENIX SHOOTING-ARREST: Authorities say they’ve arrested a suspect in the fatal shooting of a man following an argument at a Phoenix convenience store parking lot.
SPORTS
ON BASEBALL-SIGN STEALING
NEW YORK — Technology unleashed baseball's Analytics Era, and now it's holding the sport prisoner. By Baseball Writer Ronald Blum. SENT: 850 words, photos.
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