The Phoenix Union High School District has announced plans to require masks indoors regardless of vaccination status when classes start next week, which will violate an executive order. The district announced Friday it would enforce its board-adopted mask mandate for all staff, students and visitors when the fall semester begins Monday. “Phoenix Union High...
Read MoreA reported missing hiker was found dead on the side of Camelback Mountain on Friday evening. It is believed she suffered from heat-related illness. The family has identified the woman as 31-year-old Angela Tramonte from Boston. Phoenix firefighters say Tramonte was visiting Phoenix for the first time and went hiking with a man on...
Read MorePhoenix’s Bluewater Grill is on the move. The seafood restaurant on Camelback Road off State Route 51, a location marked by an eye-catching blue-and-white swordfish sign overlooking the freeway, closed in June. It’s now preparing to reopen about a mile to the north, at the southwest corner of 16th Street and Bethany Home Road....
Read MoreScottsdale Water’s Conservation Office is excited to introduce the WaterSmart customer portal as well as announce the launch of the updated 2021/2022 rebate program which will help customers use water more efficiently and wisely. With prolonged drought conditions, the need to heighten efforts to be good stewards of Arizona’s water supply is even more...
Read MoreMark your calendar and purchase our tickets for a fun family annual traditional event. Salt River Fields will once again welcome families to the 10th annual Spooktacular Hot Air Balloon Festival. The annual event will return to Salt River Fields in Scottsdale this October after being cancelled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. More...
Read MoreParadise Valley Councilman Paul Dembow is being accused of stealing a cross from a memorial site back in June. Judith and Elizabeth Brown placed a cross to remember their late father Howard Brown. He died in a crash in November 2015 while he was walking his dog near Invergordon and Horse Shoe roads where...
Read MoreA new modern cocktail lounge has plans to open soon at 36th St. and Indian School below Sip Coffee and Beer Garage. Arizona natives Josh Katz and Sheldon Wiley, and partner Moe Murillo had an idea for the local speakeasy months ago. When researching ideas for the space formerly known as Undertow, which moved...
Read MoreAt a Phoenix Parks and Recreation Board on Tuesday, the union representing Phoenix firefighters addressed the issue of mountain rescues in extreme temperatures. This comes after the United Phoenix Firefighters Association requested the board to limit access to the trails that lead to the top of Camelback Mountain and Piestewa Peak when outside temperatures...
Read MoreA woman who helped a former politician Paul Petersen in an illegal adoption scheme involving women from the Marshall Islands was sentenced to two years in prison in Arizona. Lynwood Jennet was convicted of helping submit false applications for the birth mothers to receive state-funded health coverage. She had pleaded guilty to conspiracy and theft charges...
Read MoreAn undercover police operation targeting child sex trafficking and human trafficking in the Valley has led to the arrest of 40 people on various sex-related crimes. Called “Operation Behind The Mask,” the undercover operation involved multiple police agencies in the Valley, including Mesa, Phoenix, Tempe, Scottsdale, FBI, HSI, and Attorney General’s Office, according to...
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