Fry’s Food Stores in Arizona will be providing access to the COVID-19 vaccine at 123 of their Arizona pharmacies. Kroger, which is the parent company of Fry’s, announced on Friday they will be partnering with the Arizona Department of Health Services and the federal government to carry the FDA-authorized COVID-19 vaccine. “At Kroger Health,...
Read MoreWith the number of COVID-19 cases rising, many destinations now require travelers to present proof of a negative COVID-19 test taken prior to travel or face a 14-day quarantine. To help passengers navigate that requirement, American Airlines said it will expand its at-home, preflight COVID-19 testing program to include passengers headed to U.S. locations...
Read MoreYou have likely seen Tovrea Castle out the car window while traveling along the Loop 202 Red Mountain Freeway either to or from downtown Phoenix. It’s the yellow, four-tiered building atop of a hill in the middle of the desert and, to some, resembles that of a wedding cake or a castle. At night,...
Read MoreStretches of Interstate 10 in the downtown Phoenix area will be closed mostly at night this weekend (Dec. 11-14) for regularly scheduled cleaning of the Deck Park Tunnel near Seventh Street, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. Drivers should allow extra travel time and consider alternate routes while the following weekend freeway restrictions...
Read MoreThe city of Phoenix reported on Monday its most expansive paving season in history, resurfacing a record-breaking 590 miles of city streets this year. The total mileage marks approximately 130 more miles than last year’s total, and makes up 12% of the city’s streets, according to a press release. “Phoenix residents chose to invest...
Read MoreThe Arizona Department of Public Safety is educating drivers about the risks of distracted driving before a new law takes effect after the first of the year. Starting Jan. 1, it will be illegal in Arizona to talk or text on a cellphone while driving unless using a hands-free device. Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey...
Read MoreAs part of FSL’s many programs that serve Arizona seniors and adults-in need, one of the most impactful ways they help is through their many food programs. With three food pantries which provided 375,000 pounds of food to needy families in Peoria and Wickenburg last year and volunteers who serve or deliver almost 800...
Read MoreChrist’s Church of the Valley in Peoria has raised more than $1 million for people needing financial assistance for mental health counseling. “Paying for professional counseling is not cheap and that’s actually one of the barriers from getting the help they need,” CCV senior pastor Ashley Wooldridge said. Wooldridge and the church launched the...
Read MoreThe South Central light rail extension in Phoenix will receive $638 million from the United States Department of Transportation to help complete the project, Arizona Democratic Senators Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly said in a press release Friday. The project will receive $530 million from the Federal Transit Administration’s Capital Investment Grants Program, representing...
Read MoreThe Arizona Department of Health Services detailed plans on Friday to roll out doses of COVID-19 vaccine across Arizona in the coming weeks. Department of Health Services Director Dr. Cara Christ announced the state is projecting to receive 383,750 doses of vaccine by the end of the year, with initial doses arriving around December...
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