Nurse Practitioner Deborah Ann Cooney, 59 years old, has been indicted on 14 criminal charges related to her Nurse Practitioner Deborah Ann Cooney alleged illegal opioid prescribing practices at a clinic she operates in Mesa, Arizona. The investigation conducted by the Phoenix Office of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) developed allegations of improper prescribing practices...
Read MoreAuthorities have named a person of interest involved in the shooting of a tribal officer near Camp Verde, Arizona on Wednesday. The FBI is looking for 39-year-old Valentin Rodriguez, who may have information about the February 9 police shooting. Rodriguez, is described as a Hispanic male, 5’9”, about 160 pounds, with black hair and brown...
Read MoreLast year, the Arizona Department of Transportation along with its maintenance contractors picked up 118,578 bags of trash along freeways in Maricopa County, which translates to approximately 811 tons. This continues an upward trend in the amount of litter accumulation along Valley freeways since 2017. During the past five years, litter has steadily increased...
Read MoreAttorney General Brnovich is leading a coalition of five states suing the Biden administration over its Contractor Minimum Wage Mandate that increases the minimum wage for federal contractors to $15 and expands overtime requirements for federal contractors. The Mandate covers one-fifth of the entire U.S. labor force and applies to industries such as law...
Read MoreTwo Korean automakers are warning car owners of a potential threat and advising those who own one of the recalled cars to park outside. Hyundai and Kia has issued a recall of nearly 485,000 vehicles in the U.S. due to risk fire and has even gone as far as to recommend park those vehicles...
Read MoreThe IRS announced it will transition away from using a third-party service for facial recognition to help authenticate people creating new online accounts. The transition will occur over the coming weeks in order to prevent larger disruptions to taxpayers during filing season. During the transition, the IRS will quickly develop and bring online an...
Read MoreFrontier Airlines’ has announced plans to buy Spirit Airlines in a $2.9 billion cash-and-stock deal. The partnering of the two airlines will allow the combined airline to be more competitive against the larger rivals. “Together, Frontier and Spirit expect to change the industry for the benefit of consumers, bringing more ultra-low fares to more...
Read MoreThe U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) recently arrested three subjects who were distributing methamphetamine and fake M30 pills suspected to contain fentanyl from BSG Auto Sales in Phoenix, Arizona. Investigators seized from the auto dealership approximately 20 pounds of methamphetamine, 4,000 M30 pills suspected to contain fentanyl, 14 firearms and two vehicles. The Maricopa...
Read MoreAn Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) trooper recently stopped the driver of a Dodge passenger van for speeding and unsafe following distance on westbound Interstate 10 at milepost 229, west of Marana. During a search of the vehicle, the trooper discovered over 50 pounds of methamphetamine and 5 pounds of fentanyl pills, in...
Read MoreRural Metro Fire has appointed its first female fire chief in the 75-year history of the privatized fire service. Chief Melissa Hilpert will assume oversight and operation of all Rural Metro Fire’s Yuma, Ariz., stations effective this month. A 22-year veteran of Rural Metro, Hilpert is among a very small number of women in...
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