Phoenix Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Over Nine Years in Prison

Special Agent in Charge Cheri Oz and Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced Luis Torres Jaramillo was sentenced to 9.25 years prison on July 13, 2022 for his involvement in a drug trafficking organization. On July 22, 2021, police arrested Jaramillo after observing him conduct a drug transaction in a parking lot. Jaramillo was arrested with... Read More

FBI Operation Uncovers National Trafficking Ring

The FBI, working with its state and local partners during two weeks in August, identified and located 84 minor victims of child sex trafficking and child sexual exploitation offenses and located 37 actively missing children during a nationwide enforcement campaign, dubbed “Operation Cross Country.” The FBI-led nationwide initiative focused on identifying and locating victims... Read More

Phoenix Fire Department Opens Applications for Firefighter Recruit and Fire Emergency Dispatcher

​The Phoenix Fire Department is now hiring for multiple positions. If you would like to join the team and become a Phoenix Firefighter or Fire Emergency Dispatcher now is the time. Applications for firefighter recruit opened Monday, August 15, 2022 and will close August 29, 2022. ​ There are several steps those interested must... Read More

Fall Red Dirt Concert Series Returns in September

Every Friday in September, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., the city of Sedona’s Parks and Recreation Department will once again host the Red Dirt Concert Series at the Posse Grounds Pavilion, featuring musical acts from all around northern Arizona. The fall 2022 schedule is as follows: Friday, September 2 – Jeremiah & the Red... Read More

Phoenix Awarded $25M RAISE Grant to Build Rio Salado Bike/Ped Bridge

​U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego joined a host of community members and elected officials on Thursday at the Rio Salado Audubon Center to announce that the City of Phoenix is the recipient of a $25 million Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant. City staff... Read More

Drug Trafficking Organization Members Indicted

Phoenix police detectives have dismantled a drug trafficking operation based in Mexico. The year-long investigation into drug activity has led to the indictments of 14 member of the drug trafficking organization. The investigation began in 2021 and targeted an international drug trafficking organization responsible for the importation and distribution of large amounts of fentanyl... Read More

Sedona To Pay Homeowners To Stop Renting to Tourists

A popular Arizona destination for travelers from around the world may soon be impacted by a short-term rental change. A lack of available housing for residents has prompted the City Sedona to start a program that incentivizes homeowners to lease out their homes to local workers and to stop leasing out their homes as... Read More

Johnson & Johnson Consumer Health To End Sales of Baby Powder With Talc Next Year

Johnson & Johnson recently announced plans to pull baby powder containing talc worldwide next year amid thousands of lawsuits claiming it had caused cancer. As part of a worldwide portfolio assessment, Johnson & Johnson has made the decision to transition to an all cornstarch-based baby powder portfolio. As a result of this transition, talc-based JOHNSON’S... Read More

Inaugural Craft Beer Festival This Saturday in Scottsdale

Scottsdale’s Fate Brewing Company is hosting their first Sour and Sweet Beer Fest in Old Town this Saturday. The inaugural event will be held at The Clayton House located at 3719 N 75th Street in the heart of Old Town Scottsdale. Event organizers plan to have more than 50 light and sour beer options... Read More

Scottsdale Airport Receives Grants To Curb Capacity Issues

Scottsdale Airport has received more than $5.4 million in grants from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to improve the efficiency, safety and capacity at the airport. These grants will provide funding to construct an aircraft runup area, reconstruct a portion of the taxiway and taxiway connectors to current FAA safety standards, and rehabilitate a... Read More