Governor Doug Ducey has proclaimed November 2022 to be Adoption Awareness Month in Arizona to highlight the importance of connecting children with loving families and to raise awareness of the organizations that support children in out-of-home care. “Every child deserves a safe and loving home with a permanent family,” said Governor Ducey. “It takes...
Read MoreOn Thursday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Tzield (teplizumab-mzwv) injection to delay the onset of stage 3 type 1 diabetes in adults and pediatric patients 8 years and older who currently have stage 2 type 1 diabetes. “Today’s approval of a first-in-class therapy adds an important new treatment option for certain at-risk...
Read MoreArizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced the execution of Murray Hooper. The execution took place at 10:33 a.m. at the Arizona State Prison Complex in Florence on Wednesday, November 15. Hooper was sentenced to death in 1983 for the murder of two people. “The people of Arizona made it clear once again that those who...
Read MoreAttention skiers and snowboarders, it is time to return to the slopes! With the Flagstaff area having received 18 inches of snow, Arizona Snowbowl announced their winter season is open effective today, Thursday, November 16. Opening day will commence at 9 a.m. with the Arizona Gondola offering access to advanced and intermediate trails only....
Read MoreThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved laboratory grown meat for human consumption for the first time. The world is experiencing a food revolution and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is committed to supporting innovation in the food supply. As an example of that commitment, the agency recently announced that they...
Read MoreIt’s that time of year where the Arizona Department of Transportation is closing five state highways for the winter. In the White Mountains area, State Route 473 from SR 260 on the White Mountain Apache Reservation to Hawley Lake is scheduled to close on Friday, Nov. 18. State Route 261 from State Route 260...
Read MoreCelestine Coletta Strong, 46, of Phoenix, Arizona, was sentenced October 31, 2022, by United States District Court Judge Susan M. Brnovich to five years in prison. The court also ordered Strong to pay $327,448 in restitution and surrender her 2016 Mercedes-Benz E400 and 2018 Dodge Challenger. Strong previously pleaded guilty to one count of...
Read MoreLuis Salvador Flores, 50, of Glendale, Arizona was sentenced on October 31, 2022, by United States District Judge John C. Hinderaker to 84 months in prison, followed by 36 months of supervised release. Flores previously pleaded guilty to Possession of Firearms by a Convicted Felon. On November 17, 2020, law enforcement officers from the...
Read MoreThe U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona has ordered a Phoenix-based provider of non-medical home care services to pay 253 employees a total of $521,905 in back wages and liquidated damages after the U.S. Department of Labor determined the employer willfully denied them overtime pay. Investigators with the department’s Wage and Hour Division found that Urgent Home...
Read MoreThe National Park Service has issued a warning that could be toad-ally terrifying. Recently, the NPS sent out a message on their social media page asking residents and visitors to stop licking the Sonoran desert toad. Yes, you read that correctly. The Sonoran desert toad (Bufo alvarius), also known as the Colorado river toad,...
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