Photo Credit: https://www.flyingmag.com Transportation Security Administration officers have seized 62 firearms at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport in 2020, the agency announced Monday. The TSA has detected more than 1,700 firearms at airports throughout the U.S., 84% of which were loaded, according to a press release. “If a gun is brought to the TSA screening...
Read MorePhoto Credit: https://www.maricopacountyparks.net A buy one, get one camping promotion will be available for outdoor enthusiasts at four Maricopa County parks from Oct. 1 until Nov. 10. Participating parks include Cave Creek Regional Park, McDowell Mountain Regional Park, Usery Mountain Regional Park and White Tank Mountain Regional Park, according to a press release. During...
Read MoreArizona ranks in the top 5 of states for Women’s Equality, according to a new study conducted by WalletHub. The study compared all 50 states across three key dimensions: Workplace Environment; Education & Health; and Political Empowerment. Arizona also ranked in the top five for the “Smallest Political Representation Gap” and “Smallest Work Hours Gap” subcategories,...
Read MoreArizona’s coronavirus outbreak has reached a benchmark where it is safe for two largely rural counties to reopen schools for partial in-person learning, state health officials said Thursday. The counties given the green light to reopen schools for a mix of virtual and in-person instruction were Apache and Yavapai. The Department of Health Services...
Read MoreThe oldest recorded fossilized vertebrate tracks within Grand Canyon National Park were discovered following a cliff collapse, paleontological research has confirmed. The tracks were discovered in 2016 when Norwegian geology professor, Allan Krill, was hiking with his students and noticed a boulder containing fossil footprints in plain view next to a trail. Krill then...
Read MoreThe U.S. Supreme Court will wait until after the November election to hear arguments in a lawsuit that threatens the Obama-era healthcare law. The court announced Wednesday that it would hear the case on Tuesday, Nov. 10, one week after the presidential election. The case involves an appeal by 20 mainly Democratic states of...
Read MorePharmacists in all 50 states are now allowed to give childhood vaccinations under a new directive aimed at preventing future outbreaks of measles and other preventable diseases. Alex Azar, the head of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services made the change amid the COVID-19 pandemic, which was declared a public health emergency....
Read MoreHappy 104th birthday to the National Park Service. To celebrate, admission to national parks and monuments in Arizona and across the country is free on Aug. 25, which marks the day in 1916 that President Woodrow Wilson signed the Organic Act establishing the National Park Service. Most parks are open and welcoming visitors during...
Read MoreOn Sunday, Navajo Nation’s leaders announced that its residents were no longer required to stay home. However, tribal officials were still asking residents to stay home if possible to prevent further spread of COVID-19. The announcement comes as the Navajo Nation took its first steps to reopen on Monday. The tribe has experienced for...
Read MoreAmazon already ranks as one of Arizona’s largest employers, but it is set to hire 500 more people over the next two years at an expanded technology hub near Tempe Town Lake. The online retailer said it will lease 90,000 square feet of space in a building under construction at 100 S. Mill Ave.,...
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