Next time the Arizona Cardinals score a touchdown, it will impact more than just the score of the game. With the help of the Salt River Project, the Cardinals have introduced their brand new program, ‘Touchdowns for Teachers’. For every touchdown the Cards make this season, two Arizona teachers will receive $500 each. The...
Read MoreNearly a year after Facebook began testing in Colombia, Facebook Dating launched in the US on September 5. Available to users 18 and older, the product will appear as a new tab within the Facebook mobile app. People who choose to opt in to Dating, can create a separate profile from their main Facebook...
Read MoreThis year marks the 18th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people, rocked the world and forever changed the way Americans view terrorism and our place in the world. There will be commemorations and ceremonies all over the country, including several in Arizona, and you can be part of...
Read MoreThe South Mountain Freeway’s first new interchange at 40th Street has opened on schedule, an important step forward for the state’s largest-ever freeway construction project. The interchange is ready for traffic less than four months after 40th Street closed south of Cottonwood Lane to allow construction of the new interchange. At 92 feet wide,...
Read MoreFor the fifth consecutive year, Arizona State University has been named the No. 1 Most Innovative College by the U.S. News & World Report. It was compared among over 1,500 four-year universities. “We’re very grateful for this,” ASU President, Michael Crow told KTAR News 92.3 FM’s Arizona’s Morning News on Monday. “It’s recognition of...
Read MoreEarly Monday morning, a wrong-way driver traveled 37 miles along I-17 before the driver was stopped near New River. The driver was taken into custody and booked into jail on felony DUI charges. Thankfully the driver was stopped before any collision occurred, but reports of wrong way drivers on Arizona roadways seem to be...
Read MoreAccording to a new report by Bloomberg, 200 new residents are moving to Phoenix per day. Phoenix ranked No.2 in growth only behind Dallas whose population grows by 212 each day. The report was based on net migration taking the number of residents who move in minus those who move out in the 100...
Read MoreThe University of Arizona has significantly increased its standing in yet another prestigious ranking of higher education institutions. The UA placed 136th out of 801 U.S. colleges and universities in the fourth annual Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings, released Wednesday. The ranking is an 81-position increase from last year’s list and 36...
Read MoreIt has been two years since the Grand Canyon authorized a plan to reduce the number of bison in the national park. In those two years, the number of bison roaming around the Grand Canyon has grown. The plan was foiled by bad weather conditions and a conflict over how to kill the bison...
Read MoreEegee’s, the beloved sandwich and frozen drink stop in the Tucson community has been named the best fast food chain in Arizona by FoodandWine.com. Eegee’s was locally owned for 47 years, only being sold last year to a New York Investment firm. They are best known for their grinders and frozen shaved ices with...
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