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Community feedback inspires continuous lake clean-ups by Havasu’s Band of Brothers
LAKE HAVASU CITY — A community lake clean-up is scheduled for Saturday following a robust response from residents. Echo Group Band of Brothers Arizona hosted its first clean-up event on June 1 featuring group members. President Stacy Lee says June’s event accumulated generous feedback within Lake Havasu City. The organization regularly aids veterans by offering recreational programs, such as softball.
'You go quietly, so your family doesn't get tortured:' Former Bashas' baker recalls growing up during the Vietnam War
LAKE HAVASU CITY — Beti Huynh said 1963 was a miserable year. She was shot in the leg. Her sister suffered a brutal attack, and her family’s house burned to the ground. That year, the fighting between the Viet Cong and the South Vietnamese Army disrupted her village and her family who were caught in the middle. Only 13 at the time, Beti Huynh walked the mile to her seventh-grade class barefoot.
TSMC poised to boost housing market
The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company is poised to liven up the housing market in four Valley cities, according to one of Arizona’s largest associations of real estate agents. Now that the plant is ramping up hiring, “many new employees are coming from outside Greater Phoenix,” Sheryl Bowden, Phoenix Realtors...
Report: Phoenix Suns Veteran Isaiah Thomas Recently Worked Out for Eastern Conference Powerhouse in Las Vegas Amid Trade Rumors
Isaiah Thomas joined the Phoenix Suns midway through last season. Meanwhile, he is now amid speculation about his future destination as the offseason progresses. Following his brief stint with the Suns, Thomas has captured the attention of various NBA teams looking to bolster their roster. According to Shams Charania of...
Dignity Health Yavapai Regional Medical Center Opens Grant Applications for Non-Profits to Improve Community Health
Dignity Health Yavapai Regional Medical Center Announces Opportunity for Non-Profit Organizations to Apply for Grants Improving Community Health. Prescott, June 18 – Yavapai Regional (YRMC) is inviting local non-profit organizations to consider applying for grants that support the delivery of services vital to improving health and well-being, and improving health equity. The application period opens June 17 and runs through August 16, 2024. Successful applicants will be announced in December for projects conducted between March 2025 and February 2026.
DPS Remembers Fallen Trooper and Firefighter Alan Hansen
DPS is remembering fallen Trooper and firefighter, 34-year-old Alan Hansen, who was killed on this date in 1973. Hansen died of injuries sustained 2-weeks earlier when a railroad tanker loaded with butane exploded in Kingman. As Hansen pulled up to the scene, he swapped out his DPS uniform for his firefighting gear and was one of the first firefighters on scene. Alan and 10 other Kingman firefighters worked to spray the tanker with water in an attempt to prevent an explosion, but tragically, the railroad tanker exploded. In all, 13 people were killed; 11 of those were Kingman firefighters. An additional 112 people were injured.
Arizona Facebook User’s Epic Response: ‘Not All Handicaps are Visible’
We've all parked in a busy parking lot and noticed the vehicles in the disabled spot. Sometimes, a person's disabilities are clear. An elderly woman walking with a cane, for example, or a man confined to a wheelchair or a walker. But not all disabilities are that obvious. To the...
Leaders of 3 Arizona tribes sign water rights settlement agreement
PHOENIX — Arizona tribal leaders announced the completion of a landmark water rights settlement on Wednesday. The Hopi Tribe, Navajo Nation and San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe signed the agreement at the Heard Museum in Phoenix, settling decades of litigation among the parties. The Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Settlement...
Caitlin Clark Drops ‘Uncomfortable’ Admission About Olympic Break
Caitlin Clark is embarking on her first WNBA All-Star Weekend journey in Phoenix, Arizona, which began with the Orange Carpet event on Thursday and will end with the All-Star game on Saturday night. After the WNBA All-Star game, the entire league, excluding Team USA, will go through a month-long ...
Arizona transportation board OKs contract to restore limited SR88 access
The Arizona State Board of Transportation has approved a contract with Nesbitt Contracting for a project that will restore limited access to 5 miles of State Route 88 Apache Trail that was damaged by ...
Global tech outage affected these Arizona agencies and businesses. See the list
A global system outage caused major issues worldwide and in Arizona on Friday, causing police dispatch centers to handwrite messages and health care facilities to close. The problems were tied to a global outage involving Microsoft systems. On Thursday, the technology company reported problems with its cloud computing platform, which affected its customers...
AZ Briefing: Valley emergency services disrupted by global outage; Doug Emhoff to visit Arizona; WNBA All-Star Game events in the Valley
Good morning, Arizona. Here's what our reporters are working on and what you should know before you start your day. Health care providers and police agencies in metro Phoenix were scrambling after a global software outage involving Microsoft systems led to widespread disruptions. Flights at Sky Harbor Airport were also...
BRIX Holdings Enters Four-Unit Franchise Agreement in Arizona, Missouri
Dallas — Dallas-based food-and-beverage franchising company BRIX Holdings LLC has entered into an agreement with franchise owner Richard Stassi to open four new units in Arizona and Missouri. Stassi will open three Smoothie Factory + Kitchen and Red Mango co-branded shops within the next three years in metro Phoenix and Scottsdale, Arizona. The first of the units is scheduled to open in early 2025. Franchisee Gary Patel signed the fourth deal with Stassi and will open a Red Mango store in Kansas City, Missouri, in early 2025, marking the first entry into the state for the brand. BRIX also owns the chains Friendly’s and Orange Leaf and recently acquired Clean Juice.
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