The State Transportation Board approved Friday the expansion and improvement of four corridors for passenger and freight traffic under the Arizona Department of Transportation’s five-year construction program. The 2022-2026 Five-Year Program will include more than $1 billion in pavement preservation projects and fund several others to widen highways and improve safety, officials said in a […]
Read MoreCostco members can now purchase COVID-19 testing kits online. The company has listed two test kits for sale on Costco.com, one priced at $129.99, the other is listed at $139.99. According to the item descriptions, both saliva PCR kits “test for COVID-19 infection at home without a painful nasal swab.” Test results will be available […]
Read MoreValley Fourth of July celebrations won’t be the same this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be fireworks. All About Arizona previously reported a list of valley celebrations. Due to the increase in COVID-19 cases and business shutdowns, many of those celebrations have been canceled. Two of the biggest […]
Read MoreAs the number of coronavirus cases continue to increase in Arizona and across the country, health care facilities and their staffs have to effectively prioritize their time, testing and treatment regarding the infectious disease. Although many Valley residents want to be tested for COVID-19, not everyone qualifies. Frank LoVecchio, an emergency room physician at Valleywise […]
Read MoreA new report from the Arizona Dept. of Education has released a report ranking Arizona school’s AzMerit scores. The report is intended to be an educational resource to help the public learn more about how Arizona students are doing in school. The ADE report reveals the final combined performance results from the Fall 2018 and […]
Read MoreNissan just announced a recall of 1.23 million SUVs and sedans in the United States and Canada. The issue is with the vehicles backup cameras. The recall includes the 2018 and 2019 models of Nissan’s most popular vehicles, such as the Nissan Rogue SUV and the Altima sedan. Other models affected include the Maxima, Pathfinder, Titan, Frontier, Kicks, […]
Read MoreAfter taking the holiday weekend off, crews will be back to work on weekend freeway projects resulting in a few closures around the valley over the next two weeks. The Arizona Department of Transportation has set the following closures to allow crews to spray an asphalt-based treatment, known as a fog seal, along the freeway’s […]
Read MoreMobile carriers, Verizon and Sprint have debuted 5G wireless in the Phoenix area, making the city one of the first in the U.S. to experience the faster service. Phoenix is the ninth city Sprint has launched the service in, which began serving over 740,000 people on Tuesday. Phoenix is the 10th city Verizon has launched […]
Read MorePublic universities in Arizona are working to expand lowered tuition rates to illegal immigrants who graduated from Arizona high schools. This coming after President Trump eliminated enrollment in the DREAM Act created by President Obama. For several years, Arizona universities have had their illegal immigrant students that were enrolled in DACA pay more than in-state […]
Read MoreWatching the daily news, residents are well aware that wrong-way driving is a serious problem in Arizona. This week alone, the recent string of wrong-way crashes has heighted the frequency awareness. Sadly these reports have equated to a growing trend throughout 2019. Since Jan. 1, according to numbers from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety, […]
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