FRIDAY: 3 stories to watch in Arizona 10/26/12
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Posted: 10/25/2012
So you can stay ahead of the news, here's a quick look at some of the stories ABC15 will be keeping an eye on Friday, October 26.
SPANISH-SPEAKING VOTER OUTREACH
Maricopa County officials will hold a news conference to detail their plan to inform the Latino community of the correct date of the November election. ABC15 News broke the story of errors made on some printed communications in Spanish showing the election date as November 8 instead of November 6. 10 a.m., Maricopa County Elections Office, Phoenix.
CELL STORE FATAL ROBBERY FOLLOW-UPS
A car wash fundraiser will be held for the family of Jose Ruiz, murdered last weekend at a South Phoenix cell phone store. 7a.m., La Princesa Banquet Hall, Phoenix.
City of Phoenix officials will hold a community meeting about the shooting. 5:30 p.m., Cesar Chavez Park, Phoenix.
ASU LANTERN WALK
Arizona State University students continue the annual tradition of hiking up the trail of "A Mountain" with lanterns to light up Tempe going into ASU Homecoming Weekend. 8 p.m., near Wells Fargo Arena, Tempe.
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