Axon Signs Deal with Border Patrol for Body Cams

Scottsdale-based Axon announced Thursday the company signed a contract with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency to equip 3,800 border patrol agents with body-worn cameras. The $13 million contract will provide cameras to the agents starting in the spring of 2021. “Axon is proud to partner with the world class law enforcement agency... Read More

Scottsdale Culinary Dropout Location Opening Next Week

Culinary Dropout is opening a new location in north Scottsdale next week. The gastropub chain will open its doors at Scottsdale Quarter on Oct. 14, making it the fifth location in metro Phoenix and sixth in Arizona. Culinary Dropout will offer its traditional food and drink options and will be open for lunch and... Read More

Phoenix Resort Renamed Due to Offensive Former Name

A Phoenix resort is the latest entity to take a term considered a slur against Native American women out of its name. Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort near 16th Street and Northern Avenue is being rebranded as Hilton Phoenix Resort at the Peak, operator Crescent Hotels & Resorts said Tuesday in a press release.... Read More

Diverging Diamond Interchange To Open Soon At I-17, Happy Valley Road 

The state’s first major Diverging Diamond traffic interchange at Interstate 17 and Happy Valley Road in north Phoenix is scheduled to open to traffic on Sunday, Oct. 11, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. The majority of the reconstructed interchange will open in a temporary configuration as part of a phased plan. Some... Read More

Hawaiian Airlines Plans to Resume Nonstop Flights Between Phoenix and Honolulu

Hawaiian Airlines is set to resume nonstop flights between Phoenix Sky Harbor and Honolulu’s Daniel K. Inouye International Airport starting Nov. 1. The carrier temporarily suspended flights at most mainland airports, including Phoenix, in March due to travel advisories and restrictions brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. By Nov. 18, the airline will resume... Read More

Navajo Nation Tourism Areas Remain Closed Due to COVID

Tourist sites on the Navajo Nation, including the Four Corners Monument, will be closed through at least the rest of the year. The Navajo Parks and Recreation Department cited a rise in coronavirus cases on the reservation and a tribal public health order in making the announcement. It said it will reassess in January.... Read More

Arizona Early Voting Has Started

Wednesday marks the beginning of early voting in Arizona with ballots being mailed out and sites opening for in-person voting. Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs said she anticipates about 90% of Arizona voters will vote early this election. In the August primary election, 88% of voters cast their ballots early and most did... Read More

Arizona Tourism Made $1 Billion Less in August 2020 than August 2019

Arizona tourists spent nearly $1 billion less in August compared to the same time last year, with the effects likely attributed to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, according to a report released Monday. The Arizona Office of Tourism reported visitors spent $641 million in August, which is down approximately 60% from last year. “This data... Read More

Arizona Voter Registration Deadline Extended by Federal Judge

A federal judge ruled Monday that Arizona’s voter registration deadline could be extended to allow additional residents to register to vote. United States District Judge Steven P. Logan ruled that county recorders would be required to accept all voter registration applications received by 5 p.m. on Oct. 23. They would also need to process... Read More

Record Amount of Methamphetamine Seized at Nogales Port

U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations officers at the Port of Nogales’ Commercial Facility seized methamphetamine and fentanyl on Friday from a Mexican National when he attempted to enter the United States. The seizure is the largest methamphetamine load in Arizona’s port history. CBP Officers discovered nearly 650 packages of drugs concealed... Read More