Beech-Nut Nutrition, a popular brand of baby food, is voluntarily recalling a lot of its rice cereal because it contained levels of arsenic above federal guidelines. In the recall notice posted on the Food & Drug Administration website this week, Beech-Nut also has announced it will no longer sell the rice cereal and says...
Read MoreEmbry Women’s Health, a valley health group, is accused of administering hundreds of expired vaccines according to the state health department. Throughout the pandemic, Embry Women’s Health has been an intricate partner within Arizona in terms of administering both COVID-19 testing and COVID-19 vaccines, but the Arizona state health department has now banned them...
Read MoreArizona State baseball appears likely to pull from its rich history for a new head coach. Willie Bloomquist, an ASU All-American in 1998 and 1999 and ASU Athletics Hall of Famer, is the leading candidate to replace Tracy Smith. His hiring could be official by the end of this week. The 43-year-old Bloomquist had...
Read MoreDid you see a strange object in the Arizona sky Tuesday night? There have been a number of reports about a strange object seen in the skies over the Valley and around the state. Residents in Flagstaff first spotted the odd object detailing it was been stationary in the sky for more than an...
Read MoreThe worldwide aluminum shortage that’s constraining production for various industries means there is a temporary interruption in the production of Arizona license plates. Arizona Correctional Industries (ACI) is a branch of the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry and has long produced license plates for the Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division....
Read MoreMonday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Aduhelm (aducanumab) for the treatment of Alzheimer’s, a debilitating disease affecting 6.2 million Americans. Aduhelm was approved using the accelerated approval pathway, which can be used for a drug for a serious or life-threatening illness that provides a meaningful therapeutic advantage over existing treatments. Accelerated approval can...
Read MoreUnited Airlines is planning to bring back supersonic travel. They announced a deal this week with a Denver-area start-up called Boom Supersonic. United announced its buying 15 new jets from a Denver startup. The jets would carry between 65 to 88 people at a speed of Mach 1.7 and it would cut flight times...
Read MoreThe Arizona Game and Fish Department has announced that fishing across all public waters in Arizona is free on Saturday, June 5. With this weekend’s high temperature expected to be around 106, this is a great opportunity to escape the Valley’s heat for a day trip up north. AZGFD says no fishing licenses are...
Read MoreThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is investigating a salmonella outbreak in six states linked to raw frozen breaded stuffed chicken. As of June 2, 17 people have reportedly gotten sick and eight people have been hospitalized. Six states including Arizona, Illinois, New York, Minnesota, Michigan, and Indiana have reported cases in...
Read MoreThe Arizona Super Bowl Hosting Committee has announced that a date has been set for Super Bowl LVII in Arizona. Save the date for February 12, 2023 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale. This is the fourth time that the state of Arizona will be hosting the Super Bowl. It’s joining South Florida, New...
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