Best Buy Paradise Valley Store To Convert To Outlet

Best Buy will open four new outlet stores, which feature open-box and clearance items at reduced prices, this summer and fall in select cities across the United States, one of which will be near the demolished Paradise Valley Mall. Best Buy currently has 16 outlet stores in cities ranging from Moreno Valley, California, to... Read More

Stretch of I-17 Scheduled To Be Closed At Night in Phoenix This Week For Light Rail Bridge Work 

Overnight closures or lane restrictions are scheduled this week (May 17-20) along Interstate 17 between Northern and Peoria avenues in Phoenix for construction of Valley Metro light rail bridges over the freeway north of Dunlap Avenue. Drivers should allow extra travel time and consider alternate routes to avoid the following overnight restrictions while Valley... Read More

Board of Supervisors Cuts Property Tax Rate, Works to Blunt Inflation in Tentative FY 2023 Budget

Maricopa County supervisors are addressing the rising cost of goods and services head-on with a budget that cuts taxes and helps people pay their bills.  The Board approved a tentative FY 2023 budget which aims to blunt the impact of inflation in the nation’s fastest-growing county using every avenue possible, including hundreds of millions... Read More

FDA Expands Eligibility for Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Dose to Children 5 Through 11 Years

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration amended the emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, authorizing the use of a single booster dose for administration to individuals 5 through 11 years of age at least five months after completion of a primary series with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine. “While it has... Read More

Eastbound US 60 Reopens in Tempe Following Water Damage Repairs 

The city of Tempe has reopened the eastbound lanes of US 60 (Superstition Freeway) between Interstate 10 and McClintock Drive following work to repair pavement damage following a water main break last weekend. Eastbound US 60 was reopened at approximately 5 p.m. Sunday. The eastbound I-10 on-ramp at Broadway Road and southbound State Route... Read More

Immersive Monet Coming to Scottsdale

This summer, a new immersive art exhibit will debut in Scottsdale offering art lovers opportunity to enjoy work from inspirational artists. Lighthouse Artspace in Old Town Scottsdale will host The Immersive Monet and The Impressionists July 29-Sept. 18. The show will feature the works of Claude Monet, Auguste Renoir, Edgar Degas, Mary Cassatt, and others... Read More

MCSO Mistakenly Releases Wrong Inmate

A major mix up at the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office has resulted in mistakenly releasing the wrong inmate. Authorities are now working to find and re-arrest the prisoner. The MCSO has issued an arrest warrant for Anthony Pena who allegedly assumed the identity of another inmate and was released around 2:30 a.m. Thursday. The... Read More

Russian Detention Extended For Brittney Griner

After appearing in a Moscow court hearing, WNBA star Brittney Griner learned she will have her detention extended by 30 days. Her pre-trail detention has been extended until June 18. Griner, a Phoenix Mercury player and two-time Olympic gold medalist, was detained by Russian authorities at the Moscow airport after vape cartridges containing oil... Read More

An Increase in Syphilis Gives Arizona Second-Worst Rate in U.S.

Congenital syphilis cases in Arizona increased more than sevenfold from 2016 to 2020. The rise in cases pushed the state from the sixth- to second-worst in the nation in that time. Arizona’s rise far surpassed the rise in congenital syphilis cases nationally, which increased about 3.5 times from 16.1 cases per 100,000 live births... Read More

Arizona Department of Education Awards $13 Million to Support STEM Programs 

The Arizona Department of Education recently announced targeted funding for STEM programs. “We know that our state’s future workforce depends on a generation prepared in STEM fields, and these investments will help educators inspire and educate students in these critical subjects,” said State Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman. “I’m excited to see the... Read More