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Top Phoenix news: Toxic chemicals behind vaping illnesses; 13 scammers arrested; more

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Published on October 04, 2019
Top Phoenix news: Toxic chemicals behind vaping illnesses; 13 scammers arrested; morePhoto: Thorn Yang/Pexels

Here's the most recent top news you may have missed in Phoenix.

Phoenix VA director leaving after 3 years on the job

RimaAnn Nelson was the longest serving of several directors appointed after the 2014 wait times scandal.

Read the full story on 12NEWS.

Phoenix police ID man who fatally shot self after standoff

Police have identified a man who barricaded himself inside a north Phoenix apartment before he fatally shot two dogs and then killed himself. 

Read the full story on Houston Chronicle.

Phoenix woman warns about Instagram scam

Bobbie Delaney knew it was too good to be true when she was messaged on Instagram about winning $600,000.

Read the full story on 12NEWS.

Scottsdale study finds toxic chemicals behind mysterious vaping lung injuries

The Mayo Clinic study out of Arizona is the first in the nation to look at biopsies of patients with vaping-related lung injuries.

Read the full story on ABC10.

13 have been arrested in a Phoenix telemarketing scam that stole $40 million from the elderly across the US

The scammers targeted the elderly and scammed them out of nearly $40 million dollars.

Read the full story on Newsweek.


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