Gas prices across the United States are down during the coronavirus outbreak, but Arizonans are still seeing some of the highest prices in the country. According to AAA, the national average price for gas in the United States is $1.86 while Arizonans are paying $2.28, the sixth-highest average in the country. “What the west...
Read MoreAmazon plans to hire 75,000 more workers to meet increased demand for household essentials and other goods due to the coronavirus pandemic. On Monday, Amazon also said it has hired 100,000 new workers for its distribution centers since announcing plans to do so in mid-March. They said they now expect to spend more than...
Read MoreThe coronavirus outbreak has forced the Arizona Supreme Court to schedule remote legal arguments through video conferencing. The new arrangement is a major change from the court’s standard practice of hearing arguments in their Phoenix courtroom. However, justice must prevail and the court has six cases on their schedule. The court said three arguments...
Read MoreNick’s Menswear has partnered up with one of Arizona’s largest event companies for Promchella. The two-day music festival is set to take place this July in Phoenix and will feature live music, DJs, food from local vendors and more. The event is in direct response to high school juniors and seniors who were unable...
Read MoreSocial distancing will keep you out of line at Arizona’s Motor Vehicle Division and send you online instead. Coronavirus keeps making changes to the routines of life and there’s another place where that’s happening—ADOT. Offices are close to empty at ADOT’s Motor Vehicle Division. For most MVD business, going to the Service Arizona website...
Read MoreBefore the coronavirus pandemic, an increasing number of cities and states had banned single-use plastic bags in order to reduce waste and protect the environment. Now, just as more shoppers have been growing accustomed to carrying their own reusable bags with them to the supermarket, COVID-19 is now forcing many to leave those canvas...
Read MoreThe Arizona Department of Health Services is in the process of looking for additional ways to provide better, more informative data to the state as they battle the COVID-19 outbreak. Each day, the Arizona Department of Health Services website provides a daily update on Arizona reported cases and details are broken out at the county...
Read MoreUSAA, the country’s fifth largest property-casualty insurer, will be returning $520 million to its members. This payment is a result of data showing members are driving less due to stay-at-home and shelter-in-place guidance across the country. Every member with an auto insurance policy in effect as of March 31, 2020, will receive a 20%...
Read MoreSouthwest Airlines made further adjustments to its schedule through June 27, a company executive said in a blog post on Tuesday. Previously, Southwest Airlines Co. had made adjustments to its schedule through June 5. The new schedule adjustments come during what is normally the start of the busy summer travel season. Southwest is cutting...
Read MoreIn their efforts to slow the spread of coronavirus, Arizona health officials are planning for the worst-case scenario despite some potentially positive modeling data from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. “If the IHME data ends up being correct… That would be fantastic for Arizona,” Assistant Director of the Arizona Department of Health...
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