Phoenix law enforcement have new drug-recognition technology. The new technology is saving lives, saving taxpayer dollars, and making officers and prosecutors more efficient. The technology is the TruNarc Handheld Narcotics Analyzer. Phoenix City Council recently approved a $533,000 contract with the manufacturer, Thermo Scientific. While the device looks like an iPad, it costs quite...
Read MoreA consulting firm from the Valley wants the TV and movie industry to consider Arizona when filming. They’re planning a massive development for just that purpose. On Wednesday, Ruben Arizpe, from the Scottsdale Consulting Group, revealed plans for a movie and TV campus just outside Peoria. It would have room for 24 stages and...
Read MoreAccording to a hospital safety report card issued by the Leapfrog Group, Arizona ranks No. 34 in the nation. Released May 15, the ranking follows Leapfrog’s findings of 161,000 avoidable deaths that occur in hospitals nationwide each year. The report doesn’t break out the number of avoidable hospital deaths by state, said Erica Mobley,...
Read MoreAcross the U.S. this year, more than 3.6 million students are expected to graduate from high school. On Tuesday, 161 members of the group were named to the prestigious list of 2019 U.S. Presidential Scholars. Four of those elite students are from metro Phoenix: Adrian Henry Kwiatkowski of Red Mountain High School in Mesa,...
Read MoreIn December, American Airlines will launch a direct nonstop flight between Phoenix and Chihuahua, Mexico. With this newest flight addition, American now offers 10 direct routes to Mexican cities from Sky Harbor. This will be the only direct flight from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport to Chihuahua, Mexico’s largest state. The flight is scheduled...
Read MoreJust in time for Mother’s Day, Yelp has released their Top US Brunch Spots. Six Phoenix-area restaurants and one Tucson location made the list for mid-morning meals with online ranking site Yelp’s release of the best places in the U.S. to catch brunch. The list was based on the number of reviews each had received in...
Read MoreThe Arizona Cardinals have unveiled thee schedule for the 2019 regular season. The Cardinals will open the regular season at State Farm Stadium in Glendale playing the Detroit Lions on September 8. They will also the San Francisco 49ers on Halloween in Thursday Night Football game. Their season will wrap up on the road...
Read MoreAirfares may be going up this summer. As a result of issues with the Boeing 737 Max, airfare is becoming more expensive. With the grounding of the Boeing 737 Max jet, 371 planes were removed from service worldwide for an indefinite period of time. Discount airlines like Southwest in the United States and Norwegian...
Read MoreThousands of newborn babies in the country experience neonatal abstinence syndrome. This syndrome means they were exposed to drugs during the prenatal period. They have withdrawal symptoms when they are born. A Mesa couple experienced a devastating loss in their own family due to drugs. Jacob Robert Jones was three days old when Brian...
Read MoreMany people worry about the health and functionality of their brain as they age, and now there’s a test at the Banner Sun Health Research Institute to determine your brain’s health. “What you do today and how proactive you are really affects your health in the next several years,” said the director of Banner...
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