Channel 10 Rewind: Gas prices in the '70s and '80s | Video Vault
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Driven by federal deregulation and international price hikes, gas prices surged to a point where the choice for motorists is no longer between cheap and expensive, but between "high and higher." 

1983: Battle over gas prices | Video Vault
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We've seen gas stations taking advantage by offering special discounts to bring people in, but back in 1980s, one chain was doing the opposite by raising their prices to quote, "stabilize the market."

How Phoenicians handled the heat in '78 | Video Vault
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We're heading back to the era of disco balls and bell bottoms to hear what it was like during a retro heat wave.

29 years since 'The Phoenix Lights' | Video Vault
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Some believe it was alien life, while others say it was a military flare. Check out this 1997 report from John Hook about the event!

Channel 10 Rewind: 1983 - Brown haze pollution fix | Video Vault
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Phoenix launches a $120K project to revitalize its downtown; engineers eye freeways to fix the brown haze pollution from cars; a fragile truce is reached in the Sky Harbor taxi war.

Channel 10 Rewind: 1982 - Flagstaff snow | Video Vault | FOX 10 Phoenix
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The air traffic strike causes major Sky Harbor cancellations and financial fears; luxury car sales boom despite the economy; I-17 shuts down near Flagstaff due to snow. 

Channel 10 Rewind: 1981 - Arizona roads need $4.7B | Video Vault
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A study reveals Arizona roads need $4.7B in repairs; youth military enlistment booms due to economic hardship; Phoenix considers a high-tech light system to prevent fire truck accidents.

Channel 10 Rewind: 1980 - Up & down food prices | Video Vault
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Shoppers see wild grocery price swings; mortgage interest rates hit 14.75%, stalling homebuyers; the iconic Roundup Drive-In sign is up for sale; rental payment forces youth program to shut down. 

Channel 10 Rewind: 1979 - Cheap gas! | Video Vault
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Gas prices drop to 82.9 cents at an Apache Junction station; ASU students face a parking nightmare; new Paradise Valley Mall races to open; a homeowner fights the I-10 freeway route through an ancient city.

Channel 10 Rewind: 1978 - Arizona job market booms | Video Vault
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Arizona's job market is booming but inflation will climb; flash floods cause $4.5M in damage; the mayor seeks to ban small planes from Sky Harbor; ASU faces a severe housing crisis.

Channel 10 Rewind: 1984 - Circle K store showdown | Video Vault
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A half-cent sales tax is proposed to fund the freeway loop; Circle K opens two stores on the same corner; Tempe schools' strict lunch ticket policy angers parents.

Channel 10 Rewind: Freeways in the 1980s | Video Vault
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The 1980s were a transformational yet frustrating decade for Arizona transportation. As the population exploded, planners scrambled to connect a fragmented city while battling funding shortages and community opposition.

Channel 10 Rewind: 1977 - Steers escape slaughterhouse | Video Vault
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Phoenix real estate is booming, sparking market fears. Sky Harbor's control tower is replaced by a new, advanced one. ASU move-in day causes chaos. Steers escape a slaughterhouse in a police chase.

Channel 10 Rewind: Freeways in the 1970s | Video Vault
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This series of reports tracks the tumultuous history of the Papago Freeway project from 1975 to 1979, detailing a decade of political battles, public votes, and engineering delays.

Channel 10 Rewind: 1983 - Futuristic desert city planned | Video Vault
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J.C. Penney at Tower Plaza closes. ASU fights a parking war with a steel boot program. A futuristic desert city is planned north of Phoenix with a focus on conservation. 

Channel 10 Rewind: 1982 - 55 mph speed limit fight | Video Vault
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A fierce fight over the 55 mph speed limit threatens federal funds. Morenci mine lays off 3,800 workers. Environmentalists debate growth vs. desert protection. 

Channel 10 Rewind: 1984 - No more happy hour? | Video Vault
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Vintage gas prices, a Phoenix logo redesign, freeway funding, violent monsoon damage, airport fog delays, a MADD debate, rare mountain snow and kids packing computer camps highlight this rewind.

Channel 10 Rewind: 1981 - Raise drinking age proposed | Video Vault
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$700M highway fund shortfall prompts a look at lottery profits; Governor Babbitt proposes raising the drinking age to 21 due to juvenile crime; scalpers profit from high Rolling Stones ticket demand.