The latest rankings from U.S. News & World Report place the University of Arizona and Arizona State University among the top 150 best universities in the world. The Best Global Universities list, which was released Oct. 20, ranked nearly 1,500 higher-education institutions across more than 80 countries. UArizona cracked the top 100, tying for...
Read MoreThe Chandler Police Department is asking East Valley residents to be on high alert as they are currently investigating a woman for voter fraud. According to several people, she’s going to front doors asking to mail in people’s ballots for them. Now, more and more people in the Chandler and Mesa area are coming...
Read MoreThree judges and three other attorneys have been nominated for appointment by Gov. Doug Ducey to fill a state Court of Appeals opening. The nominees recommended by the Commission on Appellate Court Appointments include Mohave County Superior Court Judge Rick Williams, Commissioner Joseph Goldstein and Judge Pro Tem Christopher Kottke, both of Yavapai County...
Read MoreU.S. Border Patrol agents have discovered a cross-border tunnel beneath the Nogales streets, authorities said this week. Tucson agents used video surveillance to locate the tunnel on the Arizona side of Nogales at about 7:45 p.m. on Sunday. The rudimentary, hand-dug tunnel extended for about 10 feet and had no shoring, ventilation or lighting....
Read MoreBefore the border with Mexico was closed to nonessential travel because of COVID-19 in mid-March, visitors were spending about $8 million daily in Arizona. Now, the annual influx of Canadian visitors – aka snowbird season – is in jeopardy, Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry President-CEO Glenn Hamer claims. “Communities across the state, including...
Read MoreThe scariest thing at Wormtown Brewery in Worcester, Massachusetts this Fall has nothing to do with Halloween. This small independent brewery ran out of aluminum cans for the first time in company history. “We have had a couple of loads of cans canceled on us, but last week was the first time we truly...
Read MorePurdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, has agreed to plead guilty to three federal criminal charges for its role in creating the nation’s opioid crisis and will pay more than $8 billion, plus close down the company. The money will go to opioid treatment and abatement programs. The privately held company has agreed to...
Read MoreAn appeals court on Tuesday night ordered an early end to an extension of Arizona’s voter registration deadline that was issued by a judge after pandemic restrictions led to a decrease in people registering to vote. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals said voter registration will end on Thursday, instead of Oct. 23. The...
Read MoreBeaches in Mexico just got a little easier to reach from Phoenix after American Airlines added nonstop seasonal flights to two winter destinations. The airline will launch routes from Phoenix Sky Harbor to the Baja California coastal towns of La Paz and Loreto starting in December. Flights between Phoenix and La Paz get underway...
Read MoreThe FBI said Tuesday its increasing efforts to locate a former Arizona Department of Public Safety officer who skipped bail after being charged in a $9 million fraud scheme. The agency said in a press release that information leading to Frederick Arias’ arrest and conviction could garner a reward of up to $25,000. Arias,...
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