Gov. Doug Ducey said Arizona has received its first group of recently evacuated Afghan refugees to be resettled in Arizona. Ducey said in a Tweet overnight that the group arrived Sunday night and more are on their way. The Republican governor noted the refugees were vetted through background checks. He said the U.S. must...
Read MoreWith more airlines and flights being offered at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, their recent report showed a second straight month of record summer traffic. Just weeks after announcing it will bring flights to Mesa Gateway from three cities in Canada, Flair shared plans that they are opening Edmonton as a new base in Canada. Flair will now serve...
Read MoreAn unthinkable story has developed out of Peoria. Peoria police recently arrested six members of a Phoenix-area family they say targeted a 20-year-old relative and attempted to kidnap her because they disapproved of her boyfriend, who isn’t of their Muslim faith. The woman, who has not been identified and 20 weeks pregnant, informed police...
Read MoreAttorney General Mark Brnovich is leading a coalition of five states asking the U.S. Court of Appeals in the D.C. Circuit to reinstate protections against lead and copper in drinking water after the Biden Administration unlawfully delayed them. In January 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions...
Read MoreAttorney General Mark Brnovich announced Monday that 90 cities and towns and all 15 counties are signed on to a framework called the One Arizona Memorandum of Understanding (One Arizona Plan) to expeditiously distribute funds from future opioid settlements across Arizona. The agreement ensures that Arizona will receive the maximum amount of money available...
Read MoreStarting Monday, Arizona residents will have another chance to win the lottery as the state announces plans to add a third weekly Powerball Monday night drawing! The new Monday drawing will join the lineup of Powerball drawings, currently held on Wednesday and Saturday, on August 23, 2021, at 7:59 p.m. MST. “Powerball is one...
Read MoreToday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine has been known as the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, and will now be marketed as Comirnaty (koe-mir’-na-tee), for the prevention of COVID-19 disease in individuals 16 years of age and older. The vaccine also continues to be available under emergency use...
Read MoreAfter a year and a half hiatus due to COVID-19 related restrictions, British Airways has announced they will resume service between Phoenix and London. U.S. travelers now once again have a nonstop option to get to the United Kingdom with the announced resumption of British Airways’ nonstop service to London Heathrow Airport. “British Airways...
Read MoreFrank Capri AKA Frank Gioia Jr. Three decades ago, Mafia enforcer Frank Capri cut a deal with federal prosecutors to get out of prison. In mob speak, he flipped. Named names. His testimony helped break the back of the New York City mob and put dozens of organized crime figures behind bars. Authorities repaid...
Read MoreLow-cost carrier Allegiant Air has launched a new nonstop route from Mesa to Pittsburgh. The flight in and out of Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport to the Pittsburgh will operate twice a week, the airline said Thursday “The Phoenix-Mesa area is a popular destination for our customers,” Drew Wells, a senior vice president for Allegiant, said in...
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