CDC Has Classified Halloween Trick-or-Treating as ‘High-Risk’

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued its first guidelines for celebrating Halloween amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The CDC has listed a number of ways to celebrate the holiday and categorized them as low, moderate or high-risk activities. “High Risk” Halloween activities: Traditional trick-or-treating Crowded indoor costume parties Indoor haunted houses... Read More

Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art to Reopen in October with Free Admission

The Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art will reopen its doors next month after closing to slow the spread of COVID-19 back in March. Visitors will be able to return to SMoCA on Oct. 3. As part of reopening, the museum will offer free admission for the month of October. SMoCA has implemented new guidelines... Read More

West Valley Community Colleges Create Academy to Prepare Students for Microsoft Careers

With 3 new Microsoft datacenters opening in the West Valley next year, there are many job opportunities for current college IT students. Two centers in Goodyear and one in El Mirage will open in 2021. This week, the tech company announced a partnership with Glendale Community College and Estrella Mountain Community College. They’re building... Read More

Arizona State Fair Holding Drive-Thru Food Event

With no Arizona State Fair this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, fair lovers now will have the option of experiencing a tasty alternative. The fair is offering its fried food-to-go drive-thru event for two weekends at the fairgrounds, located near 19th Avenue and McDowell Road in central Phoenix. The event will be available... Read More

Banner Health Drive-Thru Flu Shots Available at Arizona State Fairgrounds

Banner Health recently announced that it is now offering drive-thru flu shots at its site on the Arizona State Fairgrounds. Located at 1826 W. McDowell Rd. in Phoenix, the site will be open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon. The site will be... Read More

EPA Awards Over $1.6 Million to Arizona to Help Reduce Diesel Emissions

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced on Thursday that it has awarded over $1.6 million in Diesel Emission Reduction Act grants to public and private partners in Arizona. The $1,617,086 will be used to replace old polluting diesel vehicles such as school buses, refuse trucks and heavy-duty trucks operating in Maricopa County. “Maricopa County... Read More

Trump’s Potential Supreme Court Nominees

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death on Friday, just six weeks before Election Day, has unleashed a battle over whether President Donald Trump should nominate — and the Republican-led Senate should confirm — her successor, or whether the seat should remain vacant until the outcome of the 2020 Presidential Election is determined. Trump had previously... Read More

Arizona Man Arrested at Border for $1 Million Worth of Meth

U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested an Arizona man on late last week after finding $1.4 million worth of methamphetamine in a “highly-modified” work truck, according to officials. The incident occurred around 2 p.m. at the immigration checkpoint near Sasabe, Arizona. Agents directed the work truck to a second inspection where several packages of suspected... Read More

ASU Announces Plans To End Fall Semester Early, Graduation To Be Held Virtually

Concern over the Coronavirus pandemic continues on an Arizona college campus. Arizona State University recently announced plans to end its semester after Thanksgiving. In addition, graduation will be held virtually for the fall 2020 semester. In a letter to students, Mark S. Searle, ASU’s Executive vice president and university provost says they will be... Read More

Maricopa County Approves November Voting Plans

The Maricopa County Elections Department has approved plans for how voters can submit their selections for the November general election. The county’s plan includes preparations for the possibility of a historic turnout, expanded voter access and new safety measures brought on by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Voter registration for the November election ends Oct.... Read More