Following a record-setting snow season, he North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park has delayed their re-opening. The canyon’s North Rim will open on Friday, June 2 at 6 a.m. to mark the official start of the 2023 season. The delayed opening is necessary to ensure the safe plowing of State Route 67 and...
Read MoreNot all heroes wear capes! Arizona Department of Transportation snowplow drivers have logged well over a million miles to clear state highways amid this winter season’s record-setting storms. The 1.2 million miles covered by ADOT’s fleet of some 200 snowplows is nearly twice as many as they drove during the 2021-22 winter season. ADOT’s...
Read MoreBrian Riggs, 51, of Jeddito, Arizona, was sentenced last week by United States District Judge Michael T. Liburdi to 30 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release. Riggs, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, was convicted of Second Degree Murder following a seven-day jury trial. On February 16, 2019, emergency...
Read MoreDuring a visit to the Imperial Dam this week, Deputy Secretary of the Interior Tommy Beaudreau, Senior Advisor to the President and White House Infrastructure Implementation Coordinator Mitch Landrieu, and Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Camille Calimlim Touton announced a nearly $585 million investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for infrastructure repairs on water...
Read MoreRyan C. Patterson, 34, of Scottsdale, Arizona, was sentenced last week to 20 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. He also was ordered to pay $436,194 in restitution to the IRS. Patterson was convicted on September 23, 2022, by a federal jury of three counts of tax evasion, after a...
Read MoreFormer San Diego Police Vice Detective Peter Griffin and three co-defendants pleaded guilty in federal court on Tuesday in connection with their operation of five illicit massage businesses in California and Arizona that profited for years by exploiting women to engage in commercial sexual services under the guise of offering therapeutic massage services. According...
Read MoreThe Department of Justice announced today that it has seized virtual currency worth an estimated $112 million linked to cryptocurrency investment scams. Seizure warrants for six virtual currency accounts were authorized by judges in the District of Arizona, the Central District of California, and the District of Idaho. According to court documents, the virtual...
Read MoreDrivers who travel Interstate 17 between Anthem Way and Sunset Point will undoubtedly notice a very different scene, as construction along this 23 miles of scenic highway is well underway. Before the road is widened and the flex lanes are added, there is significant bridge work that must take place. The New River Road...
Read MoreThe COVID-19 pandemic has made a noticeable impact on traffic volume during the past few years. Between 2019 and 2021, the number of vehicle miles traveled in the U.S. dropped by 3%, according to The Road Information Program (TRIP), a nonprofit organization that studies surface transportation issues. A recent U.S. News & World Report survey of...
Read MoreA name change has been initiated for an established valley shopping center The shopping center Outlets at Anthem has declared that the area’s growth and an increase in demand are the main reasons for the name change. According to a recent press release, Outlets at Anthem will now be known as Outlets North Phoenix....
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