Amazon Hiring 4,000 Employees In Arizona

Amazon will be offering over 4,000 permanent full-time positions to seasonal employees in Arizona. The company announced in March that it would hire 175,000 temporary full- and part-time positions across North America. In Arizona, the new jobs will be specifically for last-mile delivery and customer fulfillment, which includes picking, packing, shipping customer orders and... Read More

Fetch Foundation’s Fido Bags Help Arizona Firefighters Save Animals’ Lives

Since many fire departments are only equipped with emergency supplies to save human lives, a Scottsdale-based nonprofit is providing local firefighters with tools to help save animal lives. The Fetch Foundation has developed a Fido Bag — a specialized breathing apparatus that is formed to fit across a pet’s mouth. This cone-shaped oxygen mask... Read More

AMC Theaters Doubts It Will Remain In Business, Due To COVID-19 Struggles

AMC Theatres, the world’s biggest movie theater chain, said on Wednesday that it has “substantial doubt” it can remain in business after closing locations across the globe during the coronavirus pandemic. The theater chain, which closed its theaters earlier this year, expects to have lost between $2.1 billion and $2.4 billion in the first... Read More

Valley Food Banks Are Still In Need Food

As Arizona’s economy begins to open back up, Valley food banks have reported they are still having a hard time feeding families. Midwest Food Bank works to distribute food to approximately 300 agencies across the Valley. Once COVID 19 hit, Executive Director Merilee Baptiste says the vendors that help supply their food source had... Read More

900 Arizona National Guard Soldiers Called Up For Looting/Rioting Duty

The Arizona National Guard has called up about 900 soldiers to help the state deal with looting and rioting after Gov. Doug Ducey declared a statewide 8 p.m.-5 a.m. curfew on Sunday, Guard spokesman Maj. Aaron Thacker said. They will also be present at protests. The troops include military police that can assist in... Read More

Are Fewer People Wearing Masks?

Direct information from the CDC continues to recommend wearing face coverings in public places, when social distancing is not an option. However some in Pima County say they’ve notice that trend is on the decline. Even though the Pima County board of supervisors passed 17 requirements for restaurants several weeks ago, patrons have noticed... Read More

NAU Pathogen Scientist Collaborating On Vaccine That Could Prevent, Treat COVID-19

Todd French, assistant professor of biology and leader of Northern Arizona University’s new COVID-19 Testing Service Center (CTSC), is working with scientists at Vault Pharma, an emerging biotechnology company, to test candidate vaccines against the novel coronavirus. Through a multi-institutional public-private partnership linking the company with UCLA, NAU and the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, French... Read More

Arizona Democrats Call Upon Ducey For Special Legislative Session To Address Police Accountability

Arizona Democrats are calling for a special legislative session to address police accountability and reform. In a joint letter to Governor Doug Ducey, Democratic leadership in the state house and senate asked that five specific actions be taken: -A police officer database that houses police discipline records to prevent agencies from hiring abusive officers... Read More

When Will Metro Phoenix Museums Reopen?

Museums across metro Phoenix closed as the coronavirus pandemic shut down Arizona businesses, ranging from restaurants and salons to movie theaters, and resulted in new guidelines limiting large gatherings from the CDC. In the last week of May, news broke that the Heard Museum will reopen in June. An array of new safety policies... Read More

American Postal Workers Union Warns Of USPS Shut Down

The United States Postal Service (USPS) and their unions continue to raise an alarm about their dire financial situation. According to the USPS officials, they are losing around $2 billion per month amid the COVID-19 pandemic. A recent release said the financial situation is “threatening their ability to operate.” While package deliveries are up,... Read More