Four Arizona airports are set to receive $31.3 million in funding from a grant issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday morning. Phoenix Sky Harbor will receive nearly $22 million, the largest portion of money allocated to the state, to help with apron reconstruction. Prescott Regional Airport, Winslow-Lindbergh Regional Airport and Ryan Field...
Read MoreVIDEO SOURCE: Channel 12 Flagstaff Police have arrested and charged a man who tried to snatch an infant from the mother’s grocery cart at a Bashas’ store in Flagstaff Thursday morning. The incident happened around 9:30 a.m. at the store near the junction of Interstate 40 and Interstate 17. The mom was using a...
Read MoreAs Arizona continues to take proactive measures to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, Governor Ducey recently issued an Executive Order deferring requirements to renew standard driver licenses that have an expiration date between March 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020 by one year from their original expiration date. This action will minimize in-person visits...
Read MoreA nominating commission is considering four judges and seven other applicants for a vacancy on the Phoenix-based division of the state Court of Appeals. The Commission on Appellate Court Appointments announced Tuesday it is seeking comments on the applicants for the vacancy created by Judge Kenton D. Jones’ retirement. The applicants include Superior Court...
Read MoreAttorney General Mark Brnovich announced his office reached a civil settlement with Hacienda Healthcare Inc., where it will pay the State more than $11,000,000 to resolve its case with the Arizona Attorney General’s Office. By signing the settlement agreement, Hacienda accepts responsibility for the below conduct, but it does not exonerate any former officers...
Read MoreAfter closing in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium, and Safari Park in Litchfield Park will reopen on Thursday, Sept. 3 ahead of the Labor Day weekend, the animal park announced Sunday. Masks will be required, signage about social distancing, as well as hand sanitizing stations, have been placed...
Read MoreAs more businesses prepare to open this week in Coconino, Maricopa, Pinal, and Pima counties — the result of those counties moving into the “moderate” phase of reopening — the Arizona Department of Public Health has created a website and a hotline where the public can submit complaints about businesses that do not follow...
Read MoreU.S. Border Patrol agents arrested three men and seized 100 pounds of suspected methamphetamine in southern Arizona, the agency announced on Monday. The incident occurred on Sunday around 8:30 a.m. in the village of Vaya Chin, which is approximately two hours west of Tucson. Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents were patrolling the Crooked Hills...
Read MoreArizona is close to reopening nursing homes to visitors after restricting nearly all in-person visits since mid-March in an effort to control the spread of COVID-19. A state Task Force on Long-Term Care, established by Gov. Doug Ducey, approved recommended guidelines Tuesday that set up two main ways for visits to resume. One way...
Read MorePhoto Credit: http://www.michelleugenti.com The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office will not file charges after investigating allegations that the husband of a state legislator sent explicit photos of the lawmaker to a lobbyist, who believed the couple was trying to solicit her for sex. Records show state Sen. Michelle Ugenti-Rita and her now-husband, former gubernatorial aide...
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