In honor of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, which was this week, the FBI Phoenix field office is promoting a public awareness effort to highlight elder fraud in Arizona. Elder fraud can happen to anyone, including former FBI and CIA director William Webster and his wife, Lynda, who fell victim to a scam. Elder fraud […]
Read MoreA precedent-setting prevention trial in Colombia has found that the investigational medicine crenezumab did not slow or prevent decline in cognition or memory for cognitively healthy people with a rare genetic mutation that causes early-onset Autosomal Dominant Alzheimer’s Disease (ADAD). The trial did not demonstrate a significant clinical benefit in either of its co-primary endpoints assessing […]
Read MoreUnder a new plan to be approved by the Mayor and City Council, Phoenix Police Department salaries will become more competitive with other public safety agencies in the market. The goal is to improve officer retention and aid recruitment to address the current shortage of sworn law enforcement officers in Phoenix. The Phoenix City Council […]
Read MoreBig Chicken, the star-powered, fast casual chicken restaurant franchise founded by basketball Hall of Famer and entrepreneur Shaquille O’Neal, recently announced that the brand is coming to Arizona. Big Chicken’s first location is set to open this fall and local franchisee owners have established plans to open at least 12 locations in the state. The […]
Read MoreThis week, Ford issued a recall of over 2.9 million vehicles to fix a transmission problem that can increase the risk of unintentional rollaway crashes. The recall covers the following vehicles: 2013 to 2019 Escape 2013 to 2018 C-Max 2013 to 2016 Fusion 2013 to 2021 Transit Connect 2015 to 2018 Edge vehicles The National Highway Traffic Safety […]
Read MoreArizona Department of Transportation is starting a project to replace pavement on 29 miles of Interstate 17 south of Flagstaff in order to create a smooth driving surface and repair damage from winter weather. The work will stretch from the I-40 interchange south to the Coconino County line at milepost 312. Crews will mill down the […]
Read MoreThis week, the Arizona Humane Society is offering $5 curbside adoptions for kittens, cats and other critters. Wednesday through Friday, the Arizona Humane Society will offer the convenience of curbside adoptions as it is currently has 913 felines under their care and needs to make room for more. 769 of those ready for adoption are […]
Read MoreNonprofit blood services provider Vitalant is alerting the public today – World Blood Donor Day – to help reverse a critical blood shortage by making an appointment to give in the coming days and weeks. Donors of all blood types are needed. With the number of new donors down sharply by 12% year over year, […]
Read MoreThis week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Olumiant (baricitinib) oral tablets to treat adult patients with severe alopecia areata, a disorder that often appears as patchy baldness and affects more than 300,000 people in the U.S. each year. Today’s action marks the first FDA approval of a systemic treatment, which treats the entire […]
Read MoreA report came in early this morning, that two people were killed during an apparent electrocution accident on a Phoenix sports field. Wednesday morning shortly before 6 a.m. near 23rd and Peoria avenues, officials say two victims were electrocuted after “coming in contact with in-ground electrical wires. Police have identified the victims as one man […]
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