International Dark Sky Discovery Center Plans Move Forward Despite COVID

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, organizers behind the International Dark Sky Discovery Center project are beginning an $18-million capital campaign to get the facility off the ground. “It’d be the only facility in the world that relates the importance of dark sky preservation to the study of astronomy, the space program, the universe, and life... Read More

Arizona Hospitals Changing Rules for Visitors

Visitors have not been allowed at HonorHealth over the past several weeks due to the rising number of hospital admissions. Now that numbers are going down, that is about to change. Every minute counts. “Why can’t I spend time? He’s alive right now; I want to be there,” says Whitney Yates. Her father is... Read More

Guy Fieri Launches 3 Pop Up Delivery Only Restaurants in Phoenix

Guy Fieri – the mayor of Flavortown – has partnered with restaurants across the country to open “Guy Fieri’s Flavortown Kitchen,” a pop-up delivery-only restaurant concept. There are three locations in the Phoenix area. According to the restaurant’s website, “Guy Fieri’s Flavortown Kitchen” will operate out of three Buca di Beppo restaurants in Chandler,... Read More

2021 Fiesta Bowl Parade Cancelled, New Event Scheduled

The Fiesta Bowl and Desert Financial Credit Union announced Tuesday morning that the Fiesta Bowl Parade rescheduled for April 2021 has been cancelled. Organizers have replaced the event that draws more than 100,000 people to the streets of Central Phoenix with “Kindness Arizona,” a caravan of buses and cars that will hit the road... Read More

Fauci Says Americans Will Need to Wear Masks for Several More Months

Dr. Anthony Fauci says people will need to wear masks “for several, several months” to avoid COVID-19 as vaccinations are rolled out. The government’s top infectious disease expert told ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Friday by the time 75% to 80% of the population is vaccinated, “the level of virus in the community could... Read More

FBI Phoenix Violent Crimes Task Force Seeks ‘Jeepers Bandits’; Suspected of Six Armed Robberies

The FBI’s Violent Crimes Task Force is asking for the public’s assistance to help identify the “Jeepers Bandits”, four men who are believed to have committed six armed robberies in Phoenix and Glendale, Arizona, since November 27, 2020. The most recent robbery occurred December 4, 2020. The Jeepers Bandits earned their nickname due to... Read More

Gambling Expansion Proposed for Arizona

Gov. Doug Ducey and state lawmakers are working on a major expansion of gambling in Arizona that could include new tribal casinos in metro Phoenix, sports betting on and off the reservations, new table games at tribal casinos and keno from the state lottery. The expansion would raise revenue for the state, the tribes... Read More

ADOT’s Weekend Freeway Travel Advisory – February 12-15

A stretch of westbound Loop 101 (Pima Freeway) between Pima Road and 56th Street in the northeast Valley is scheduled to be closed this weekend (Feb. 12-15) for freeway widening work, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. Drivers should allow extra travel time and consider alternate routes while the following weekend freeway restrictions... Read More

COVID Passport App with Vaccination Records Developed by Arizona Company

We need passports to get into other countries. Now, a Valley company offers a “coronavirus passport” to get us into places that require vaccinations. Bob Ramsey started developing the ConfirmD app because “for people to return to life practices, they’re going to eventually have a ‘passport’ where you will be able to see your... Read More

CDC: Avoid Pain Relievers Before COVID-19 Vaccine Dose

It might be tempting to take Tylenol or Advil before getting a dose of COVID-19 vaccine in order to stave off the side effects. However, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends against it — at least until there’s more research. The science is mixed but doctors say there’s a possibility that... Read More