The 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...
Read MoreFlix North America Inc., the Dallas-based entity overseeing operations for both Greyhound and FlixBus across North America, today announced the co-integration of both brand’s booking platform enabling a shared, extended intercity bus network from which customers can more easily search, book and travel throughout North America. With spring travel season kicking off, customers can...
Read MoreBecause of the productive storms experienced this winter and the subsequent runoff, the SRP reservoirs on the Verde River are nearing full capacity. Starting today, SRP will begin a low-level release of water from Bartlett Dam on the Verde River to create additional storage capacity and provide maximum flexibility for the upcoming and continued...
Read MoreThe Coconino County Sheriff’s office is investigating the death of a person near Sunset Crater. On Feb. 24, deputies with the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office received a call regarding reports of a possible lifeless body found south of Sunset Crater National Monument, north of Flagstaff. Responding officers found a dead unidentified person and investigators are working...
Read MoreAs the state continues to work to clean up the illicit actions in the polygamous community of Colorado City that sits on the Utah-Arizona state line, the trial for a polygamous leader charged with kidnapping and evidence tampering has been postponed until 2024. In a story covered All About Arizona, the accused Arizona polygamist cult...
Read MoreA decorated, veteran Navy SEAL died Sunday after a mishap during military free-fall training in Arizona, Navy officials told USNI News. The tragic accident happened when Chief Special Warfare Operator Michael T. Ernst was participating in parachute training at an airfield in Marana, which is northwest of Tucson, according to Naval Special Warfare Chief...
Read MoreA $5 million donation from the James M. Cox Foundation will enable Banner Children’s to create a dedicated Blood and Cancer Center at Banner Desert Medical Center in Mesa. This will provide a one-stop, streamlined pediatric cancer care location in the East Valley, home to more than 325,000 children under age 18. This landmark gift will...
Read MoreLast week, a federal jury found Olegario Lares-De La Rosa, 29, of Mexico, guilty of Conspiracy to Commit Hostage Taking, Conspiracy to Transport Illegal Aliens for Profit, and two counts of Transportation of an Illegal Alien for Profit. Lares-De La Rosa previously pleaded guilty to Felon in Possession of a Firearm on June 9,...
Read MoreRepublic Services, Inc., a leader in the environmental services industry, today announced plans to significantly scale its electric truck fleet through a long-term deal with Oshkosh Corporation. It will begin operating two fully integrated electric recycling and waste truck prototypes this fall, and expects EVs to represent half of its new truck purchases in...
Read MoreAttorney General Kris Mayes announced that the Arizona Attorney General’s Office is launching an anti-trust investigation of the proposed merger between The Kroger Co., parent company of Smith’s and Fry’s Food & Drug Stores, and Albertsons Companies, which operates supermarkets under the Albertsons and Safeway brands in Arizona “Hardworking Arizonans struggle daily to put fresh,...
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