The COVID-19 pandemic has made a noticeable impact on traffic volume during the past few years. Between 2019 and 2021, the number of vehicle miles traveled in the U.S. dropped by 3%, according to The Road Information Program (TRIP), a nonprofit organization that studies surface transportation issues. A recent U.S. News & World Report survey of...
Read MoreA name change has been initiated for an established valley shopping center The shopping center Outlets at Anthem has declared that the area’s growth and an increase in demand are the main reasons for the name change. According to a recent press release, Outlets at Anthem will now be known as Outlets North Phoenix....
Read MoreOn Tuesday, the SRP Board of Directors approved a further increase to the Fuel and Purchased Power Adjustment Mechanism (FPPAM) rate change already planned for Nov. 1, 2023. This will result in a total overall increase of 9.6 percent, or $0.01 per kilowatt-hour (kWh). Residential customers will experience an average increase of 8 percent....
Read MoreThe office of Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell announced on Monday that a judge has sentenced the last of four defendants in the 2022 armed robbery of a Glendale jewelry store. Defendants Gary Wayne Freeny, Monta Lamont Harris, Deandre Donte Haven, and Kenneth Ray Walton Jr have all been sentenced to serve between seven...
Read MoreAfter a shooting left a 5-year-old dead last week, two teenage boys and a 30-year-old man are facing multiple felony charges including first-degree murder. On Monday, Tempe Police revealed the names of the three suspects arrested in connection to the shooting that also injured two additional children. Authorities say 16-year-old Freddy Patterson, 17-year-old Charles Adams, and...
Read MoreA Gilbert martial arts instructor has been arrested and accused of having sex with a 15-year-old student and former employee. According to an investigation, 22-year-old Dyllon DePalma, an instructor and employee at DePalma’s Team USA Martial Arts studio, had known the girl since she was eight years old and is accused of having inappropriate...
Read MoreHyundai Motor America and Kia America have issued recalls for more than 570,000 vehicles, urging owners to park their vehicles outside and away from homes and other structures until the recall is remedied. The affected vehicles are model years 2022-2023 Hyundai Santa Cruz, 2019-2023 Hyundai Santa Fe, 2021-2023 Santa Fe Hybrid, 2022-2023 Santa Fe Plug-in Hybrid, and...
Read MoreThe latest in a series of warm, late-winter storms has prompted Salt River Project to increase the current water releases today from its two reservoirs on the Verde River to create available storage capacity and ensure dam and public safety. Because of this week’s warm storms, the snow on the watershed is continuing to...
Read MoreOn Monday, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service is investing $197 million in 100 project proposals benefiting 22 states and seven tribes, as part of the Community Wildfire Defense Grant program. Funded by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the Community Wildfire Defense Grant program helps communities, tribes, non-profit...
Read MoreThe Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) will auction its inventory of wildlife assets at the upcoming 2023 Outdoor Expo at the Ben Avery Shooting Facility, one-half of a mile west of Interstate 17 on Carefree Highway. Antlers, hides, skulls and wildlife mounts, as well as wildlife artwork and taxidermy — all seized during...
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