The National Civic League and the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading named the City of Phoenix as winner of the 2022 All-America City Award (AAC). This year’s theme was, “Housing as a Platform to Promote Early School Success and Equitable Learning Recovery.” The City’s commitment to improving digital equity and collaborating with Phoenix residents in...
Read MoreToday, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued a call for people around the world to “do one thing” to prevent drownings. As one of the leading causes of death globally for children and young people ages 1–24, and the third leading cause of injury-related deaths overall, drowning tragically claims more than 236 000 lives...
Read MoreThe Federal Communications Commission’s Robocall Response Team today announced that the Enforcement Bureau has ordered phone companies to stop carrying traffic regarding a known robocall scam marketing auto warranties. The calls are coming from Roy Cox, Jr., Aaron Michael Jones, their Sumco Panama companies, and international associates. Building on FCC action earlier this month,...
Read MorePhoto Credit: Arizona Cardinals The deal for Kyler Murray is complete. After offseason speculation, the Cardinals and their quarterback came to terms on a new contract on Thursday, locking him up through 2028. Financial parameters were not announced, but ESPN reported it contains $160 million guaranteed and an annual average of $46.1M. Murray had...
Read MoreAn excessive heat warning has been issued for portions of southwest Arizona starting today from 11 AM to 8 PM Friday. The dangerous heat impacting the Arizona desert will consist of temperatures climbing to a high of 113 degrees today in the Valley topping out tomorrow around to 115 degrees. Overexposure of high heat...
Read MoreSelling items on an online marketplace such as Offer Up, Craigslist or Facebook Marketplace can be an easy way to make extra money and get rid of items you no longer need. However the Better Business Bureau is sending a warning that scammers are using a clever trick to target sellers and set up a...
Read MorePhoenix Sky Harbor International Airport has added a new service to support customers who are blind or have low vision as they travel. This new service, called Aira, provides guidance through a mobile app to assist passengers with a variety of needs, including moving through crowds, avoiding obstacles, finding gates, using self-service kiosks and navigating through Transportation Security Administration checkpoints....
Read MoreArizonans now have even more choices to support their favorite charitable cause as the Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division is making available four new specialty license plates. “We know that people who choose specialty license plates for their vehicles take pride in displaying their connection to these community organizations,” MVD Director Eric...
Read MoreThe Phoenix Fire Department recently deployed drone operations through the department’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems Program. Since the historic launch, the UAS team has been busy training for and responding to different emergency incidents across the city of Phoenix. The phased-in approach has allowed the group to work through the expected and unexpected obstacles. As...
Read MoreOn July 16th, 988 officially became America’s mental health crisis hotline number. The hope with 988 is that those who are in a mental health crisis will be able to be receive fast and safe help for people experiencing mental health emergencies like suicide ideation, addiction and panic attacks. It is estimated that more...
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