When Taylor Swift rolls into the valley for her concert tour, she will get a warm welcome in Glendale. The city of Glendale announced this week plans to to do “something highly unusual” before Swift kicks off her The Eras Tour at State Farm Stadium. The city will temporarily change its name to honor the popular superstar, and...
Read MoreFollowing the creation of the Bipartisan Elections Task Force, on Wednesday Governor Katie Hobbs appointed the members who she feels will be representative of our state. The Governor’s Bipartisan Elections Task Force consists of experts across Arizona’s elections community who represent political and geographic backgrounds from across Arizona. “Arizona’s voters deserve an election system...
Read MoreState schools chief Tom Horne has sent the State Board of Education four proposals for changes to the handbook regarding the administration of the Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESA) program. This is with an eye toward improving service for parents and students and to comply with updates to state law. Horne said, “The mission of...
Read MoreThe Arizona poison system, part of the Center for Toxicology & Pharmacology Education and Research (CTPER) at the University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix, and Arizona Public Health and Safety Agencies are warning all Arizona healthcare providers about the risks of illicit drugs, specifically cocaine, being contaminated with high concentrations of fentanyl. There...
Read MoreThe parents of a dead 16-year-old Kingman boy are in custody after to confessing to concealing the teenager’s body in a blanket and lying to law enforcement that he was a run away. On February 25, 2023, Mohave County Sheriff’s Office Deputies were dispatched to the 2300 block of Packard Ave in Kingman, AZ,...
Read MoreResidents from the Adah’iilíní (Grand Falls) and Leupp community have decided to temporarily close Adah’iilíní (Grand Falls) to the public until further notice, citing the need to steward the land and protect the sacred site. The closure is addressed to visitors and non-residential individuals; with the exception of State and Federally Recognized Tribes for...
Read MoreA multi-agency operation have successfully removed dangerous predators from our streets. Over the weekend, Chandler Police announced the arrests of more than a dozen people for sex-related crimes in an operation targeting online predators. As part of a three-week crackdown spanning the entire Phoenix metropolitan area, 17 suspects were arrested for 43 sex-related crimes....
Read MoreThe FBI announced they are searching for four U.S. citizens who have been kidnapped in Mexico. The U.S. Embassy in Mexico City released information on Sunday that four American citizens crossed into Matamoros, in the northeastern state of Tamaulipas just south of Brownsville, Texas, in a white minivan with North Carolina plates on Friday, March...
Read MoreDuring National Consumer Protection Week (March 5-11) the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is reminding consumers about hazards associated with fuel containers, gasoline, and other liquid fuels. Vapors from these liquids are invisible and dangerous. Each year, thousands of people go to hospital emergency departments with burn injuries related to flammable liquids. Many burn...
Read MoreThe President of the Executive Board of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), Artur Andrzej Pollok, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Poland, has welcomed the appointment of Cindy Hensley McCain of the United States of America as WFP’s next Executive Director. The appointment was made by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and the...
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