Arizona saw a decrease in the number of DUI citations during the December holiday season compared to 2019, according to the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety. Officers arrested 1,729 people for DUI from Dec. 1 to Dec. 31, which is down from the previous year’s total of 2,184. According to the report, 269 of […]
Read MoreThe newest line of Phoenix’s Valley Metro light rail is one stop closer to becoming reality. The public transportation network received $529.8 million in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration on Wednesday, according to a press release. The funding, which comes via the FTA’s Capital Investment Grants program, will go […]
Read MoreThe Arizona National Guard is helping train volunteers who will be administering the coronavirus vaccine and supporting vaccination sites in Arizona. According to a press release sent out early this week by the Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs, those receiving training are retired medical professionals and current medical students. The move is to […]
Read MoreHomeland Security Investigations (HSI) recovered a Buddhist statue in Phoenix that was shipped illegally to the United States over 50 years ago. HSI said the investigation for the 9th-century Buddhist statue began in October 2019 that was found to have been purchased abroad. HSI special agents tracked down the Buddhist statue after it was located […]
Read MoreArizona Gov. Doug Ducey announced Tuesday that the state would provide an additional $2 million in funding to help small restaurants extend and furnish their outdoor patios, allowing them to seat more people and potentially make up for the occupancy restrictions on indoor dining. The “Safest Outside Restaurant Assistance Program” was announced back in December […]
Read MoreFor the second time during the coronavirus pandemic, Arizona is leading the world with the highest seven-day average of COVID-19 infections per capita. According to 91-divoc.com, a COVID-19 tracking site that uses data from John Hopkins University, Arizona currently has the highest COVID-19 per capita rate of any region in the world. The state is […]
Read MoreArizona’s schools chief said Monday the state’s teachers are expected to start receiving the coronavirus vaccine in about two weeks. Kathy Hoffman said that the vaccination plan is part of why she made a public plea over the weekend to keep all learning remote for a two-week period following winter break. “Once we get more […]
Read MoreThere may have been far fewer airplanes in the skies this past year due to COVID-19, but if you’re looking ahead to future travel, you might take interest in the latest rankings of the world’s safest airlines from AirlineRatings.com. AirlineRatings.com keeps tabs on 385 carriers from across the globe, measuring factors including the airlines’ crash […]
Read MoreAs part of a continued statewide effort to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and protect the most vulnerable, Governor Doug Ducey has issued an Executive Order deferring renewals of standard driver licenses with an expiration date between March 1, 2020, and Feb. 28, 2021, by one year from their original expiration date. Prior to this […]
Read MoreAs many of us did not have any houseguests this holiday season due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, some Valley residents did. Those houseguests weren’t human though – but rather rats. With the temperatures dropping, rodents are looking for food and warmer shelter. Most Arizonans are familiar with black “roof rats,” which love citrus. There […]
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