Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona To Acquire Steward Health Choice Arizona

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona has wrapped up a deal that allows it to serve a wider range of patients. The not-for-profit insurance provider announced the completion of regulatory approval to acquire Steward Health Choice Arizona from Dallas-based Steward Health Care System LLC. Plans for the deal were revealed back in November. As... Read More

U-Haul Will No Longer Hire Nicotine Users

If you want to work for U-Haul, you better kick that smoking habit ASAP. Starting in February, the do-it-yourself moving company headquartered in Phoenix will no longer hire nicotine users in Arizona and 20 other states where the company says this type of policy is lawful. In states where this is considered unlawful, applicants... Read More

Best and Worst Diets For 2020

Is one of your New Year’s Resolutions to get healthier and in shape? Looking for a diet to help you do just that? Here are the best ones to follow, plus the ones to avoid, according to experts. For the third year in a row, the well-researched Mediterranean diet knocked out the competition to... Read More

Another Two Loop 101 Ramps in Phoenix to Close for Three Months

The Arizona Department of Transportation is ramping up construction in north Phoenix on a $185 million project on the Loop 101 Pima Freeway. The eastbound Loop 101 on-ramp and westbound off-ramp at Seventh Avenue will close for approximately three months starting at 9 p.m. Sunday to allow for work on a freeway widening project,... Read More

Phoenix Police End 2019 With Fewer Shootings After Record High In 2018

The Phoenix police ended 2019 with significantly fewer officer-involved shootings than the department’s record-breaking number the previous year. In 2018, there were 44 shootings that involved Phoenix officers, breaking the previous record of 33 in 2013. According to statistics, there were only 15 in 2019, a 66% drop. Public outcry after 2018’s record high... Read More

Study Finds Losing Weight May Reduce Breast Cancer Risk For Women Over 50

Overweight women over the age of 50 could see a reduction in their risk of developing breast cancer if they lose weight, according to a new study. The study, published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute (JNCI) and conducted by researchers from the American Cancer Society, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of... Read More

Arizona’s Top Baby Names Of 2019

The Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) announced their list of top baby names for Arizona in 2019 for both girls and boys. ADHS gathered data for their list from baby certificates submitted to their Bureau of Vital Records. The top names for girls are Olivia, Emma, Isabella, Sophia and Mia. The top names... Read More

Downtown Phoenix Hard Rock Cafe To Close In February After 24 Years

A staple of downtown Phoenix is closing its doors next year after almost 25 years of business. Hard Rock Cafe will close at the end its lease in February. The rock and roll-themed restaurant, across from Talking Stick Resort Arena, opened on October 21, 1995. The Hard Rock initially opened a Phoenix location in... Read More

10 Cars That Are Being Discontinued In 2020

Come 2020, automakers are discontinuing many of their car models — especially compact cars and sedans — and turning their focus instead to bigger sport utility vehicles and crossovers. These 10 vehicles are being discontinued for the coming year, including some iconic models that have been around for decades. Chevrolet Cruze General Motors made... Read More

Senator Sinema Introduces Bill To Make Grand Canyon Mining Ban Permanent

Democratic U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona has introduced a bill that would ban new mining claims around the Grand Canyon. The Obama administration put about 1,562 square miles outside the boundaries of Grand Canyon National Park off-limits to new hard rock mining claims until 2032. The bill would make that permanent. Environmentalists and... Read More