WEDNESDAY: 6 stories to watch in Arizona
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Posted: 12/04/2012
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 Wednesday, December 5.
RICHARD STOKLEY EXECUTION
Richard Stokley, Inmate #092408, is scheduled to be executed. He was convicted in the kidnapping and murder of two 13-year-old girls in Cochise County in 1991. 10am, Arizona State Prison Complex, Florence.
CASA GRANDE EXPLOSION SUSPECT IN COURT
Abdullatif Ali Aldosary, accused of detonating a homemade explosive device outside a Social Security Administration office in Casa Grande, is scheduled to be back in federal court for a detention hearing and a status hearing. 1:30pm, Sandra Day O'Connor U.S. Courthouse, Phoenix.
MARK GRACE PRETRIAL
Former Arizona Diamondbacks player Mark Grace, charged with four counts of aggravated DUI, is scheduled to be in court for a pretrial. 8:30am, Maricopa County Superior Court, Phoenix.
NUCLEAR PLANT EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
The Arizona Division of Emergency Management, and the Arizona Radiation Regulatory Agency, American Red Cross, and other agencies involved in emergency preparedness at the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station will brief the media and give a tour of the emergency operations facility. 10am, Palo Verde Energy Education Center, Buckeye.
2013 ECONOMIC FORECAST
The Arizona State University W.P. Carey School of Business and JPMorgan Chase will present 2013 economic forecasts for the state and the nation. 11:15am-1:30pm, Phoenix Convention Center.
OPERATION SANTA CLAUS-A-THON
Wednesday is Operation Santa-Claus-A-Thon Day at ABC15, with a big push to collect food, toys, and money through a phone bank and at a number of field locations.
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