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An Apache Junction officer was hospitalized Tuesday after being shot, police said. The officer was shot just before 4 p.m. near Crismon Road and Apache Trail near Mesa, Apache Junction Police Department spokesperson Marshall Harshman said. Police found a black, stolen truck at a Bank of America in Apache Junction earlier in the week. The vehicle fled the scene and officers followed, but said they stopped the pursuit “out of concern for the safety of the public, Harshman said. About 2 p.m. Tuesday, officers received confirmation the truck had been spotted again in the area near Crismon Road and Apache Trail. About 3:45 p.m., officers found the truck in the parking lot of the Up in Smoke Shop where Harshman said two men in the truck started ramming into the officers’ vehicles. ....
Rebekah L. Sanders, Arizona Republic Published 11:43 pm UTC Dec. 30, 2020 Show caption Hide caption Joel Hernandez Valdez, the 100th patient to recover from COVID-19 at Banner Baywood Medical Center, is discharged on June 5, 2020. Sean Logan/The Republic There s no doubt 2020 was memorable. The collective experience of a pandemic, presidential election and historic protests will long leave an imprint on our lives. Then again, so many big stories dominated the headlines, it s easy to forget everything that happened. Here are the top news events in Arizona as compiled by The Arizona Republic staff to remind us of all that we ve been through and equip us for all that lies ahead. ....