Fort Worth-based BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) announced its 2023 capital investment plan of $3.96 billion. BNSF’s capital investments play a key role in its ability to operate a safe and reliable network while supporting the anticipated needs of its customers. BNSF will move forward with two massive rail complexes, including one in the Phoenix...
Read MoreAuthorities are reporting that a Phoenix murder suspect has been apprehended in Kansas after a shootout with local police. On Sunday afternoon, Phoenix police responded to an injured person call near 51st Avenue and Warner Street. Police discovered the brutal scene of a double murder. A young, mother and father were found shot to...
Read MoreThe Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office announced that last week, MCSO detention officers seized approximately 260 pills in the jail system, suspected to be fentanyl. The seizures were a compilation of three unique incidents. In all three incidences the pills are believed to be fentanyl, but are pending lab analysis. The first involved a male...
Read MoreSouthbound State Route 143 will be closed between Loop 202 (Red Mountain Freeway) and Interstate 10 from 10 p.m. Friday. January 20, to 4 a.m. Monday, January 23. Crews with the I-10 Broadway Curve Improvement Project are completing paving and ramp reconfiguration to align with the new southbound 48th Street bridge over I-10. At the same time, the...
Read MoreThe Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced this week that its security screening officers at airports in Central Texas Area detected 154 firearms in travelers’ carry-on luggage in 2022. Every one of these firearms was discovered during the routine X-ray screening of carry-on property at the security checkpoint. Nationwide last year, TSA officers found 6,542...
Read MoreThe Phoenix Public Transit Department is rolling into Phase 2 of the Neighborhood Transit Study (NTS) and is seeking community input on the Downtown Area Shuttle Circulator (DASH) proposed routing options. Based on public feedback in Phase 1 and a technical assessment, four proposed options were developed for DASH. Each option includes an extension...
Read MorePhoenix Water is kicking off 2023 with a focus on stormwater pollution prevention for the fourth annual Stormwater Awareness Week from Jan. 23 to 29, 2023. Stormwater Awareness Week is an annual regional effort to teach simple everyday actions to reduce stormwater pollution. Stormwater in Phoenix is NOT treated like the wastewater leaving your...
Read MoreArizona is just coming off of a crazy real estate roller coaster ride and anyone in the business or a resident who was involved in Arizona real estate transactions 2021 and 2022 knows how challenging it has been. Opendoor analyzed data and released the top ZIP codes in Arizona and the strongest neighborhoods for...
Read MoreThe Internal Revenue Service today announced Monday, January 23, 2023, as the beginning of the nation’s 2023 tax season when the agency will begin accepting and processing 2022 tax year returns. More than 168 million individual tax returns are expected to be filed, with the vast majority of those coming before the April 18 tax...
Read MoreMaricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone reported that a detention officer has been arrested for attempting to bring approximately 100 pills into the Lower Buckeye Jail. Officials believe that Andres Salazar, 26, attempted to bring approximately 100 pills, including meth and fentanyl, into the jail inside a package. During a press conference on Jan. 11, Sheriff...
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