AZ Program Speeds Up Early Literacy with Acceleration Zones
PHOENIX – Read On Arizona, the state’s program to provide students with basic literacy skills by the third grade, is looking to accelerate the process….
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Influenza cases in Arizona exceed 19,000
The Arizona Department of Health Services has published the latest statistics on influenza activity in the state. To date there have been 19,080 confirmed cases…
Governor Ducey Signs Bill Banning Texting While Driving
PHOENIX — Governor Doug Ducey today, joined by members of the Arizona Legislature, law enforcement personnel and advocates of safe driving, signed legislation to prohibit…
Man Convicted of First Degree Murder Arrested by USBP
TUCSON, Ariz. – On Tuesday, U.S. Border Patrol agents near Naco, Ariz. apprehended a man present in the country illegally, who had been previously convicted…
New online ADOT Litter Hotline website makes reporting even easier
Visit Litter.AZ.gov if you see someone littering on Arizona’s highways PHOENIX – The Arizona Department of Transportation’s Litter Hotline has a new online home that…
Gas Prices Hit $3 per Gallon in Phoenix
Phoenix-area gas stations hit a dubious mark over the weekend, as regular fuel averaged $3.00 per gallon, with experts predicting further increases. Gas prices have…
Governor Ducey Signs Blow Dry Freedom Bill
PHOENIX – Governor Doug Ducey today signed SB 1401, legislation sponsored by Senator Michelle Ugenti-Rita to remove excessive and unnecessary occupational licensing requirements to blow…
AZ Dept of Health Services hosting Must Stop Bullying Comic Contest
The Arizona Department of Health Services is hosting a ‘Must Stop Bullying’ comic contest. The contest is open to all Arizona community-based and/or school youth….
Arizona Senate Rejects Bill Allowing Loaded Guns at Schools
After passing in the Arizona House, a bill that would have allowed adults to have loaded guns in their cars on school grounds was voted…
CBP Officers Seize $724K Worth of Hard Drugs
TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations, officers at the Port of Nogales seized nearly 93 pounds of heroin, cocaine,…
