On Wednesday, Apple released two reports on serious security vulnerabilities for iPhones, iPads and Macs that could potentially allow potential attackers to take complete control of these devices. Apple detailed that the vulnerability means the risk of someone gaining “full admin access” to a device in which it would allow the hacker to impersonate the device’s...
Read MoreA little more than one month after the launch of “Operation Gun Crime Crackdown,” hundreds of crime guns have been taken off the streets and out of the hands of criminals. The multi-agency, multi-faceted operation kicked off July 5, and focuses on reducing the number of violent gun crimes plaguing our city. Enforcement is...
Read MoreToday, the United States Bureau of Reclamation (“Reclamation”) declared a Tier 2a shortage for the Colorado River in 2023. While this reflects accelerating declines in Colorado River flows, Phoenix customer deliveries will not be impacted by this announcement. In June, Reclamation stated that to save the Colorado River system additional cuts across all Basin...
Read MorePhoto Credit: Phoenix.Gov The Federal Transit Administration has awarded the City of Phoenix Public Transit Department a $16.3 million grant for greener (low and no emissions) buses and supporting infrastructure. The grant is made available through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law under the Low-No Emission and Buses and Bus Facilities highly-competitive grant programs. The programs’ goal is to support...
Read MoreThe FBI, working with its state and local partners during two weeks in August, identified and located 84 minor victims of child sex trafficking and child sexual exploitation offenses and located 37 actively missing children during a nationwide enforcement campaign, dubbed “Operation Cross Country.” The FBI-led nationwide initiative focused on identifying and locating victims...
Read MoreU.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego joined a host of community members and elected officials on Thursday at the Rio Salado Audubon Center to announce that the City of Phoenix is the recipient of a $25 million Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant. City staff...
Read MoreScottsdale Airport has received more than $5.4 million in grants from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to improve the efficiency, safety and capacity at the airport. These grants will provide funding to construct an aircraft runup area, reconstruct a portion of the taxiway and taxiway connectors to current FAA safety standards, and rehabilitate a...
Read MoreOn Wednesday, Breeze Airways Chief Operating Officer Michael Wuerger announced service from Phoenix to Charleston, South Carolina and Provo, Utah beginning Nov. 2, 2022. “I welcome Breeze Airways and its innovative approach to air travel as we increase travel options and passenger volume at Sky Harbor International Airport,” said Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego. “We...
Read MoreThe Arizona Department of Public Safety’s (AZDPS) Forensic Images Unit (FIU) is housed at the Arizona Counter Terrorism Information Center (ACTIC) in Phoenix. Since 2016, the FIU has utilized Facial Recognition (FR) technology to assist federal, state, county, municipal, and tribal law enforcement agencies throughout the United States with furthering criminal investigations by developing...
Read MoreThe Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office Drug Suppression Task Force (MCDST), the RICO Asset Investigation and Disruption Section (RAIDS), HIDTA Enforcement Action Team (HEAT) and the Phoenix Drug Enforcement Bureau (DEB) worked collaboratively after receiving information of an unlicensed Marijuana Dispensary called “Korporate Smoke” located at 1612 E. Southern in Phoenix, Arizona. Over several months,...
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