Walmart Drone Delivery Headed to the Valley

Walmart is set to make drone delivery an option to residents in the valley. Later this year, Walmart will expand their drone delivery network to the valley thanks to their partnership DroneUp. The program will launch at 34 different Walmart locations, which its estimated to provide four million U.S. households with the convenience of... Read More

Inaugural Pac-12 Baseball Tournament Starts May 25 at Scottsdale Stadium, Expected To Bring Millions of Dollars to Scottsdale

Play Ball, Scottsdale! The Pac-12 baseball tournament is set to in Scottsdale this weekend and the inaugural event could bring millions of dollars to the city. Bats will start swinging in the Pac-12’s Baseball Tournament from Wednesday through Sunday, May 25 – 29 at Scottsdale Stadium. The double elimination tournament will take place over five days... Read More

Bruce Springsteen and E Street Band Announces First Tour Since 2016

The Boss is back. Bruce Springsteen announced Monday that he and his band will be hitting the road again. Springsteen and the E Street Band will begin a tour in February in the United States, followed by a European tour starting in in April. “After six years, I’m looking forward to seeing our great... Read More

Protect Yourself, Vehicle From Extreme Heat As You Travel This Summer 

Temperatures are rapidly rising and schools are letting out, which means summer is here. And since summers in Arizona get really hot, the Arizona Department of Transportation wants to remind drivers to protect themselves and their vehicles this summer. Governor Doug Ducey has proclaimed this week, May 23 – 27, as Heat Awareness Week.... Read More

AZ Attorney General’s Office Warns About Teens Recruited to Drive Dangerous ‘Load Cars’ for Cartel

Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich warns about a dangerous and unprecedented trend happening at our southern border involving drivers, including Arizona teenagers, transporting undocumented immigrants for the cartels in what are referred to as ‘load cars.’ Ads on social media intercepted by law enforcement are now offering load drivers up to $2,000 for each passenger picked up at the... Read More

Jif Peanut Butter Recalled Over Salmonella Outbreak

The J. M. Smucker Co. recently announced a recall on select Jif® peanut butter products sold in the U.S. due to potential Salmonella contamination. Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which... Read More

Business Email Compromise Reported As Number One Scam in Arizona

FBI Phoenix is warning the public about an increase in business email compromise (BEC) – also known as email account compromise (EAC) fraud. According to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) this scam has been the number one reported scam in Arizona for money lost over the last five years. This was also... Read More

Westbound US 60 Reopens in Tempe Following Water Damage Repairs 

The westbound lanes of US 60 (Superstition Freeway) have reopened between Loop 101 (Price Freeway) and McClintock Drive following city of Tempe-led work to reconstruct the freeway after damage from a water main break earlier this month (May 7). Tempe’s contractors, working with staff from the city and the Arizona Department of Transportation, completed concrete paving, lane striping... Read More

ADE Awards $6.2 Million to Center for the Future of Arizona

The Arizona Department of Education recently announced funding for the Center for the Future of Arizona (CFA). “CFA is a proven leader in helping students understand the career paths available to them and how they can strengthen our state’s communities,” said Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman. “The Department’s partnership with CFA will pay... Read More

Tempe Streetcar Launches Service With Free Rides For First Year

On Friday, Valley Metro and the City of Tempe launched their streetcar service in the East Valley and announced plans to offer rides free for the first year of service. After four years of construction, the three-mile route is now open to shuttle riders across 14 stops and will arrive every 20 minutes. The... Read More