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Check your lottery tickets. A ticket worth $215,000 was sold at this Arizona store
Check your Triple Twist tickets from Thursday night's draw. A winning lottery ticket worth $215,000 was drawn on Thursday, July 18. The ticket was sold at Prescott Valley Food Mart, 8470 State Route 69. ...
7 Arrested in Arizona on Hospice, Behavioral Health Fraud Charges
Seven individuals in Arizona face federal charges for their alleged roles in defrauding Medicare out of hundreds of millions of dollars in total. The charges for the most part stem from submitting Medicare claims for patients who were not eligible for hospice care, as well as fraud related to behavioral health services. The arrests were the result of a two-week nationwide federal law enforcement action that resulted in criminal charges for 193 individuals for a total of more than $2.75 billion in alleged false claims, as well as opioid abuse schemes.
Man indicted in organized retail theft bust in Arizona
(The Center Square)— A crackdown on organized retail theft in Maricopa County continues. Jeremy James Beene, 30, was indicted on June 28 on 42 counts of organized retail theft and four different counts of shoplifting. Beene allegedly stole roughly $60,000 worth of items from The Home Depot locations around the county, and the county attorney’s office said he owned up to buying and selling the stolen goods in order to obtain drugs. ...
Arizona Created a Navy to Start a Dam War with California
I'll preface this article by saying I'll do my best to steer clear of a bunch of "dam" puns --less the one in the title. My prepubescent mind will want to get the best of me, so know that I'm really trying to behave. States have been battling who gets...
Looking Back at a Year of Growth for This Leadership Organization
Last year, Valley Leadership continued to grow and expand its impact and reach. We finished the third year of our Catalyze and Explore programs, graduating another 100+ leaders and sending them out into the community equipped and ready to make meaningful impact – as individuals serving the community, but also as part of our Impact Maker. There were some big milestones for our Impact Teams that continue to bring together alumni and strategic partners to address Arizona’s most pressing issues. Keep reading for more exciting updates!
Arizona Projects 07-19-24
1. The Arizona Department of Transportation’s $70M Loop 303 Interchange project has received an award in the “Quality of Life/Community Development, Medium Project” category in a national competition among state departments of transportation. The competition was sponsored by AASHTO and was presented at the annual WASHTO meeting.
Longtime Arizona journalist, author Jana Bommersbach dies at 78
Jana Bommersbach was an award-winning investigative reporter for the Phoenix New Times, a regular columnist for Phoenix Magazine and she wrote the authoritative story of one of Arizona’s crime legends in the book "The Trunk Murderess: Winnie Ruth Judd." She died this week after a long illness. Bommersbach was...
Another Mexican gray wolf is captured, released after she strays north of I-40 in Arizona
Another Mexican gray wolf has strayed from the designated recovery area for the endangered species, according to wildlife agencies. A female wolf, known as Mexican wolf F2979, was captured by USDA-APHIS Wildlife Services last week northwest of Flagstaff. After performing a health check and giving the wolf a radio collar to track her movements, wolf managers released the animal back into the wild.
Delta Dental of Arizona contributed more $2 million in 2023
This summer, the Delta Dental Institute released its 2023 Community Impact Report highlighting the philanthropic investments that Delta Dental made last year to support the oral and overall health of communities across the country. According to the report, Delta Dental of Arizona, which is headquartered in Scottsdale, contributed $2.1 million, positively impacting 252,094 people.
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