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Loop 202 Red Mountain, Santan freeway lane closures next week

The Arizona Department of Transportation advises drivers to plan ahead for weeknight travel delays on eastbound Loop 202 while alternating lane closures are in place for pavement …

COVID-19

COVID-19 vaccination rates low among young people in U.S., Arizona

President Joe Biden’s goal of having 70% of Americans vaccinated against COVID-19 by July 4 is proving to be a tall order for several states, including Arizona.

Business

Vo Signature Spa celebrates new location in Tempe

Vo Signature Spa, one of Arizona’s top minority and woman-owned medical spas, has moved and expanded from its original 100-square-foot space in Chandler to a brand-new 1,200-square-foot location in Tempe.

Grand Canyon University

Grand Canyon University Baseball wins WAC title eyes NCAA tourney run

Grand Canyon University won its first WAC conference tournament title last Saturday and looks to make noise in the NCAA Tournament as they face the No. 5 seeded Arizona Wildcats. It was not an …

News

Westbound US60 Superstition Freeway ramp to eastbound I-10 closed beginning June 4

The Arizona Department of Transportation advises drivers to plan ahead for closures on westbound U.S. Highway 60 Superstition Freeway from 9 p.m. Friday, June 4, to 9 a.m. Saturday, June 5, for …

City Hall

Tempe City Council eyes budget transfer to fund new Municipal Operations Center

Tempe City Council votes on a budget transfer that will allocate funds to the city facilities capital improvement plan project meant for the construction of the Tempe Municipal Operations …

Police

Scottsdale police join others to advise against DUI, May 28-31

The Scottsdale Police Department, with the Tempe Police Department and the Arizona Department of Public Safety, will conduct DUI Task Forces May 28 through May 31 for the Memorial Day holiday.

Subsciber Exclusive

An Independent examination of the good made possible through Fiesta Bowl Charities

Since the early 1970s, the Fiesta Bowl has been synonymous with excellence in American major university football oftentimes pitting some of the best collegiate programs in history against one …

‘This is not a crisis’: Valley cities plan education campaigns on expected water shortage, plan for future

While next year’s likely Colorado River water shortage declaration will not impact Valley cities’ water supplies, those cities are planning for a drier future, both in the short-term and …

Emerging Trends

Amid COVID-19 pandemic opioid deaths skyrocket while isolation, job loss persists

The opioid epidemic has been a widespread problem for the United States for many years and is not only not going away soon, but overdoses have been rising since the COVID-19 pandemic took hold of …

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Columbia Care Inc., one of the largest and most experienced cultivators, manufacturers and providers of medical and adult-use cannabis products in the U.S., announced the opening of its new retail brand, Cannabist, in Tempe.

Mesa health care business first to use new criminal background checking software

Arizona Biltmore, a Waldorf Astoria Resort reopens following landmark transformation

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