The home of the Arizona Cardinals will be used as a COVID-19 vaccination site that will be open 24 hours a day, Gov. Doug Ducey announced Friday. The State Farm Stadium vaccination site in Glendale will come online next week as Maricopa County moves into the initial stage of phase 1B distribution. “As we...
Read MoreAfter three hours of discussions, the Arizona Interscholastic Association Executive Board voted 5 to 4 on Friday to cancel the high school winter sports season amid a continued surge in COVID-19 cases statewide. The board, during a special meeting held Friday morning, made the decision after a recommendation from a health advisory committee. High...
Read MoreAmerican Airlines is the second major U.S. airline company that is changing its policy on service animals. Beginning Jan. 11, the airline will no longer allow emotional support animals on its flights, American announced in a press release Tuesday. The move comes after the Department of Transportation revised their Air Carrier Access Act on...
Read MoreA stretch of eastbound Loop 101 in north Phoenix is scheduled to be closed this weekend (Jan. 8-11) for freeway widening construction, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. A section of westbound Loop 202 (Santan Freeway) in the Chandler area will be restricted on Saturday, Jan. 9. Drivers should allow extra travel time...
Read MoreThe newest line of Phoenix’s Valley Metro light rail is one stop closer to becoming reality. The public transportation network received $529.8 million in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration on Wednesday, according to a press release. The funding, which comes via the FTA’s Capital Investment Grants program, will...
Read MoreFor the second time during the coronavirus pandemic, Arizona is leading the world with the highest seven-day average of COVID-19 infections per capita. According to 91-divoc.com, a COVID-19 tracking site that uses data from John Hopkins University, Arizona currently has the highest COVID-19 per capita rate of any region in the world. The state...
Read MoreArizona’s schools chief said Monday the state’s teachers are expected to start receiving the coronavirus vaccine in about two weeks. Kathy Hoffman said that the vaccination plan is part of why she made a public plea over the weekend to keep all learning remote for a two-week period following winter break. “Once we get...
Read MoreThere may have been far fewer airplanes in the skies this past year due to COVID-19, but if you’re looking ahead to future travel, you might take interest in the latest rankings of the world’s safest airlines from AirlineRatings.com. AirlineRatings.com keeps tabs on 385 carriers from across the globe, measuring factors including the airlines’...
Read MoreAs part of a continued statewide effort to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and protect the most vulnerable, Governor Doug Ducey has issued an Executive Order deferring renewals of standard driver licenses with an expiration date between March 1, 2020, and Feb. 28, 2021, by one year from their original expiration date. Prior to...
Read MoreAs many of us did not have any houseguests this holiday season due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, some Valley residents did. Those houseguests weren’t human though – but rather rats. With the temperatures dropping, rodents are looking for food and warmer shelter. Most Arizonans are familiar with black “roof rats,” which love citrus....
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