Arizona Department of Public Safety Awarded $490K By the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety For Traffic Enforcement and Equipment

The Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) has been awarded over $490,000 in grant funding from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS). The grants will help with overtime costs for troopers during driving under the influence (DUI) enforcement details, targeted distracted driving enforcement operations, and seatbelt enforcement details.  The grant funding will also support... Read More

Dole Fresh Vegetables Announces Precautionary Limited Recall of Garden Classic Salads

Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc. is voluntarily recalling a limited number of cases of garden salad due to a possible health risk from Listeria monocytogenes. Dole Fresh Vegetables is coordinating closely with regulatory officials. No illnesses connected to any of the recalled lot codes have been reported to date. The products being recalled are: Product Description... Read More

Get in the Holiday Spirit with Flagstaff

By Lauren Wong The growing chill in the air and shortening days are signs that the holiday season is right around the corner. Bundle up with your coziest sweater as holiday music takes over the radio. It’s time to dig up those boxes in storage, dust off the cobwebs, put up those twinkling lights,... Read More

City of Phoenix Offering Free Transit Passes for Those in Need

Many Phoenix residents now have help with the cost of riding public transit – for both bus and light rail. Earlier this year, the Phoenix city council developed a strategic plan for the use of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to be received by the city of Phoenix. A component of that plan... Read More

FDA Authorizes Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine for Emergency Use in Children 5 through 11 Years of Age

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for the prevention of COVID-19 to include children 5 through 11 years of age. The authorization was based on the FDA’s thorough and transparent evaluation of the data that included input from independent advisory committee experts who overwhelmingly... Read More

Phoenix Board Votes to Restrict Hiking Trails During Extreme Summer Heat

Phoenix Officials Thursday to adopt a policy restricting access to some hiking trails in the extreme summer heat. This past summer, a policy was put in place and tested at Echo Canyon and Cholla Trail in the Camelback Mountains and the Piestewa Peak trails in the Phoenix Mountains Preserve from July 13 to Sept.... Read More

Arizona Redistricting Committee Approves Draft Maps

A bipartisan panel created to draw the Arizona’s congressional and legislative districts for the next decade has approved the draft maps. The approval move moves the process into the final phase. The next step for the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission will consist of a 30-day public comment period. Following that phase, the commission will... Read More

Halloween Weekend Safety Tips

Halloween weekend is upon us and that means many will be partaking in fun activities, parties and of course trick-or-treating. Halloween is fun for all but there can also be potential risks that are even scarier than the tricks. All About Arizona News wants to help prevent tragedies this Halloween by sharing tips to... Read More

FDA Issues New Safety Restrictions, Orders Stronger Warnings For Breast Implants

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration took several new actions to strengthen breast implant risk communication and help those who are considering breast implants make informed decisions. First, the agency issued orders restricting the sale and distribution of breast implants to help ensure that patients considering breast implants are provided with adequate risk... Read More

I-17 Improvement Project Construction Set to Begin in 2022 on 23-Mile Section of Highway North of Phoenix

The Arizona Department of Transportation has signed an agreement with the developer team that will design, build, operate and maintain the Interstate 17 Improvement Project from Anthem Way to Sunset Point. The total project cost is $445,940,000, which includes the construction cost by the developer team, along with ADOT’s cost to administer the project.... Read More