Garth Brooks Drive-In Concert Coming To Phoenix and Tucson

Garth Brooks wants you to join him at the drive-in. The reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year announced Thursday plans for a one-night drive-in concert event on June 27. Brooks and his band will broadcast the performance to an estimated 300 outdoor theaters in North America, including three metro Phoenix drive-ins. The concert will... Read More

Researchers Report Steroid Is The First Drug Proven To Improve COVID-19 Survival Rates

Another drug, another hope in the fight against COVID-19. Researchers in England report that they have found a drug that can improve survival of COVID-19. According to results released Tuesday, a steroid called dexamethasone reduced deaths by up to one third in severely ill hospitalized patients. The study was led by the University of... Read More

List of Arizona Medical Providers Sign Letter Asking Governor Ducey To Require Masks In Public

In an effort to promote public health and slow the coronavirus cases in our state, nearly 700 medical providers in Arizona have signed a letter to Governor Doug Ducey, asking him to require residents wear masks when in public. The health care professionals concerns in the letter to the governor is that the state... Read More

Phoenix Restaurants Closing Again Due To COVID Exposure

Almost a month since Arizona’s stay-at-home order was lifted, more than a handful of restaurants, at least one brewpub, and a comic shop in the Phoenix area have reported potential COVID-19 exposures. As a result, some businesses have temporarily closed, again, sometimes for a few days, one for two weeks, and others until they... Read More

Delays and Closures On Interstate 17 In North Valley Start Wednesday

Planning to take a trip north on Interstate 17? Plan ahead and be prepared for delays and closures. Intermittent closures along Interstate 17 in the North Valley will begin Wednesday night. The impact on drivers could possibly be until June 28th. According to the Arizona Department of Transportation, Arizona Public Service crews will be... Read More

Monsoon Awareness Week Brings Reminder To “Pull Aside, Stay Alive” 

The official start of monsoon season is here and Arizonans know what to expect in the coming months: occasional dust storms and torrential rain. As the Arizona Department of Transportation marks Monsoon Awareness Week (June 14-20) with reminders to “Pull Aside, Stay Alive” when drivers encounter blowing dust, ADOT is also providing information about... Read More

FBI To Review Dion Johnson Case

Dion Johnson was laid to rest Friday after an emotional funeral. Johnson, 28, was shot and killed on May 25 by a Department of Public Safety Trooper after being found asleep in his car along Loop 101 near Tatum Boulevard. Officials with the FBI now say they will review evidence in Dion Johnson’s case... Read More

FDA Terminates Emergency Use Authorization Of Hydroxychloroquine To Treat Covid-19

The Food and Drug Administration has canceled its emergency use authorization for the drugs hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine for the treatment of the coronavirus. The FDA determined after reviewing the current research on the drugs that they do not meet “the statutory criteria” for emergency use authorization. And deemed the drugs unlikely to be effective... Read More

As The Coronavirus Continues To Surge In Arizona, Governor Ducey Won’t Require Masks

Daily reports from the Arizona Department of Health Services show that the Coronavirus infections continue to surge in the state. Hospitalizations are increasing and more people are dying since the state relaxed stay-at-home orders last month. But Gov. Doug Ducey is not requiring residents to wear masks in public. In shopping malls and the... Read More

Arizona Shows 27.8% Decline in New Residential Construction

When the coronavirus pandemic upended the U.S. economy, many states halted or limited construction work. While real estate development is beginning to resume, recently released data from the U.S. Census Bureau showed an unprecedented drop in residential building permits comparing April of this year to April of 2019. Nationally, there was a 20 percent... Read More