The City of Sedona has reported that a sewer replacement project along State Route 179 has accidentally spilled an estimated 20,000 gallons of sewage into Oak Creek. City officials say the spill occurred Tuesday night when sewage flowed out of a manhole and into a storm drain that flowed to the creek. They say...
Read MorePhoto Credit: photo provided by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Source: AP) In late July, Homeland Security investigations found an incomplete tunnel stretching from Arizona to Mexico. The tunnel appears to be “the most sophisticated tunnel in U.S. history,” authorities said. The tunnel intended for smuggling ran from San Luis, Arizona, to a Mexican neighborhood...
Read MoreThe city of Phoenix and the town of Gilbert are set to be the homes for two new locations of Connecticut-based retailer Bob’s Discount Furniture. Desert Ridge Marketplace and Crossroads Towne Center will welcome the retail chain’s new locations in August and September, according to a press release. Exact dates were not immediately available....
Read MoreArizona Gov. Doug Ducey is appealing a judge’s recent ruling that gave the state one week to give gyms a way to apply for reopening. Ducey on Wednesday filed a notice of appeal and a motion to delay enforcement of Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Timothy Thomason’s ruling Tuesday in a lawsuit filed by...
Read MoreGovernor Doug Ducey today met with President Trump and White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx in the Oval Office to discuss COVID-19 and further actions to contain the spread of the virus and protect public health. The state of Arizona has partnered closely with the White House Coronavirus Task Force to implement...
Read MoreArizona’s gyms cannot yet resume operations, but the state must give them a way to apply for reopening, a judge ruled Tuesday. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Timothy Thomason issued the ruling a day after hearing expert testimony in a lawsuit filed by Mountainside Fitness and EOS Fitness against Gov. Doug Ducey’s June executive...
Read MoreSuperintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman said Monday she does not believe Arizona school districts will be able to return to in-person learning on Aug. 17 due to the spread of coronavirus in the state. “I want to make clear that Arizona is currently not in a place to resume traditional in-person instruction or...
Read MoreArizona held the primary election yesterday. Results are still reporting and some races are still too close to call. Here are the current results: U.S. Senate Republican 92% of precincts reporting RMartha McSally 76% 465,951 RDaniel McCarthy 24% 145,591 U.S. Senate Democrat 100% of precincts reporting...
Read MorePresident Trump gave his verbal approval to a potential deal between TikTok and an American company like Microsoft on Monday, but said TikTok had until Sept. 15 to close such a deal or face a U.S. ban. “Here’s the deal. I don’t mind if — whether it’s Microsoft or somebody else — a big...
Read MoreCiting the continued uncertainty about fans and live sports amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Arizona Cardinals have canceled all season tickets for the upcoming season, according to an email sent to season ticket holders Thursday morning. Season ticket holders will, however, be among the first fans allowed to purchase tickets to upcoming home games,...
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