18 Former NBA Players, Including 3 Former Suns Players, Indicted in Defrauding The National Basketball Association Players’ Health And Welfare Benefit Plan

Eighteen former NBA players, including 3 former Phoenix Suns players have been indicted on charges of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud, in connection with a scheme to defraud the National Basketball Association’s Health and Welfare Benefit Plan out of nearly $4,000,000. According to the unsealing of an Indictment, the following... Read More

FBI Phoenix Launches Hate Crime Reporting Campaign

Hate crimes are the highest priority of the FBI’s civil rights program because of the devastating impact they have on families and communities. Historically, hate crimes are underreported. To help the community recognize the importance of the issue and to encourage people to report incidents to law enforcement, the FBI in Phoenix is launching... Read More

U.S. Department of Education Announces Changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Education announced an overhaul of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program that it will implement over the next year to make the program live up to its promise. The change will put Over 550,000 public service workers closer to loan forgiveness. This policy will result in 22,000... Read More

Yuma Border Patrol Arrests Child Rapist Who Illegally Entered U.S.

U.S. border agents in Arizona arrested a convicted child rapist who tried to enter the country illegally on Monday. Yuma Sector Border Patrol announced that they had apprehended Edgar Antonio Gutierrez-Martinez who had previous convictions for child rape, according to Customs and Border Protection. Gutierrez-Martinez had prior convictions for first-degree child rape and incest, according to... Read More

Joe Arpaio Announces 2022 Run for Mayor of Fountain Hills

Former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio announced today that he’s running for Mayor of his hometown of Fountain Hills, Arizona. Arpaio and his late wife Ava have lived in the Fountain Hills for more than 20 years. “I want to directly give something back to my hometown of Fountain Hills, Arizona, which I love,... Read More

Wendy’s Will Turn its Chocolate Frosty into Cereal

Wendy Frosty lovers, you now have another way to eat your favorite treat! And it can be served up at breakfast! The fast food chain recently announced partnership plans with Kellogg to turn their famous treat into “Wendy’s Frosty Chocolatey Cereal.” It will be a limited-edition item available in grocery stores starting in December... Read More

2022 Innings Festival Announces Music Performers Lineup

After being benched due the COVID-19 pandemic, the Innings Festival is stepping back up to the plate and returning to Tempe Beach Park in 2022. Organizers recently announced that their event which features a combination of celebration of music and baseball will be held Feb. 26-27, 2022. The Foo Fighters and Tame Impala are... Read More

The Market by Junk in the Trunk Returns to Scottsdale Quarter for the Holidays

The team behind the popular Junk in the Trunk Vintage Market has announced plans  to bring their pop-up store, The Market by Junk in the Trunk, back to Scottsdale Quarter for the holiday season. The Market by Junk in the Trunk is set to return October 15 and run through December 24, 2021. The store... Read More

Arizona Launches New Cyber Command Center

On Monday, Governor Doug Ducey launched Arizona’s new Cyber Command Center at a ceremony at the Department of Public Safety’s Arizona Counter Terrorism Information Center (ACTIC) in Phoenix. “Cybersecurity is homeland security. Our society is becoming increasingly interconnected through technology, and cybersecurity has become one of the most important issues facing Arizona,” said Governor... Read More

Police Issue Warning About Latest TikTok Challenge Known As ‘Slap a Teacher’

Just as school districts across the state have dealt with the havoc and destructive that the Tik Tok challenge called “Devious Licks” brought in destroying school property, which led to arrests and serious disciplinary actions, an new challenge has emerged on TikTok. According to posts circling on TikTok, the trends for October is allegedly... Read More