Pfizer and Valneva Initiate Phase 3 Study of Lyme Disease Vaccine

Pfizer Inc. and Valneva SE today announced the initiation of a Phase 3 clinical study, Vaccine Against Lyme for Outdoor Recreationists to investigate the efficacy, safety and immunogenicity of their investigational Lyme disease vaccine candidate, VLA15. “With increasing global rates of Lyme disease, providing a new option for people to help protect themselves from the disease is... Read More

Congressman Stanton and MCCCD Leaders Announce New Funding for Bioscience Program Expansion

On Monday, Congressman Greg Stanton and Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) leaders gathered at the Center for Entrepreneurial Innovation (CEI) LabForce to announce the $1 million in federal Community Project Funding secured in a House Appropriations bill for bioscience program development at the Maricopa Community Colleges. In April, MCCCD submitted a proposal for... Read More

Prepare for Overnight Full Closures of SR 89A in Oak Creek Canyon 

As work continues on improvements to State Route 89A through Oak Creek Canyon, the Arizona Department of Transportation will have a series of overnight closures of the highway beginning Monday, Aug. 15. Overnight full closures of SR 89A will happen nightly from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. Mondays through Fridays during the week of... Read More

Applications Open for Partner With a Principal Program

Business and community leaders will be on their way back to school for the Partner with a Principal program. During the weeks of Sept. 19 through Oct. 14, local corporate executives and community leaders will work alongside Phoenix public, charter and private school principals to actively participate in the school’s administration for one day.... Read More

Detectives Recover Stolen Vehicles and Arrest Suspect Following Vehicle Theft Investigation in Phoenix

On Monday, August 1, 2022, Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) Vehicle Theft Task Force (VTTF) detectives served two residential search warrants and arrested one suspect in Phoenix following a month-long vehicle theft investigation. The suspect, Brandon A. Jones, 37, was arrested after VTTF detectives observed him operating and transporting multiple stolen vehicles and a trailer... Read More

Police Searching For Five-Month-Old Girl Taken By Biological Mother in Phoenix

Phoenix Police are looking for a 5-month-old baby girl who was reportedly taken from a foster home in Phoenix by the biological mother. Police detailed that the baby, Eunice Salinas, was taken from a residence near 48th and Van Buren streets around 8:30 p.m. Saturday. Salinas is described as a 15 pound baby girl... Read More

FCC Creates ‘Your Home, Your Internet’ Pilot To Raise Awareness of Affordable Connectivity Program for Households Receiving Federal Housing Assistance

The Federal Communications Commission recently adopted an order creating the “Your Home, Your Internet” pilot program designed to raise awareness of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) among households receiving federal housing assistance.  The one-year pilot program will test the best methods for helping consumers receiving federal housing assistance through the Department of Housing and... Read More

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Declares Public Health Emergency

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra announced yesterday that he will declare the ongoing spread of monkeypox virus in the United States a Public Health Emergency (PHE). This action will further strengthen and accelerate the Biden-Harris Administration’s response in recognition of the continued rapid transmission of monkeypox in the U.S. and... Read More

Pinal County Announce Changes in Elections Department Leadership

Two days after the Arizona Primary where Pinal County allegedly experienced several issues related to ballot availability, Pinal County’s elections department has announced that director David Frisk, is no longer employed. On election day, voters reported that more than 20 Pinal County voting centers either ran out or were very short on in-person ballots... Read More

Phoenix’s Biltmore Fashion Park Adding Anthropologie and Other New Retailers

New retail stores are coming to the Biltmore Fashion Park. Fashion and home décor retailer Anthropologie will open later this year. Anthropologie operates more than 200 stores around the world. The Biltmore location will mark the fifth location in Arizona. The fashion park located at 2502 E. Camelback Road, has plans to also open... Read More