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Arizona Commerce Authority says CEO forum, which faced reforms, was success at Final Four
The NCAA Men’s Final Four that came to Arizona in April helped the state’s economic development executives woo dozens of business leaders, resulting in at least one major investment announcement in Mesa. President and CEO Sandra Watson said dozens of executives attended the Arizona Commerce Authority’s CEO forum,...
Arizona secretary of state corrects errors in primary results for Green Party candidates
Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Arizona’s free newsletter here.The Arizona Secretary of State’s Office corrected errors in its finalized primary election results after realizing it incorrectly determined which Green Party candidates will move on to the November election.An office spokesperson attributed the errors, which affected seven Green Party races, to an aging electronic results reporting system that was not programmed to correctly identify the winners, and an overworked staff that did not catch the errors while proofreading the canvass.“We need more people and updated systems,...
The Republic's Elite 25: Top 2024 boys cross-country athletes
Early mornings. Hitting the canals and trails before most people have even hit the snooze button on their alarm clocks. This is the life of high school cross-country runners in Arizona as they prepare for the 2024 season in a region that recently saw 80 consecutive days of at least 100 degrees, breaking a 34-year-old record. ...
Monsoon storms move across Arizona, bringing tornado warning
Metro Phoenix could see some rain and blowing dust on Wednesday evening as a storm system pushes north from southern Arizona, officials said. The National Weather Service in Phoenix said showers and storms were expected to begin in southern Arizona on Wednesday afternoon, pushing north toward metro Phoenix in the evening. Austin Jamison, a...
Arizona trooper, canine find 51 pounds of fentanyl pills during traffic stop
More than 51 pounds of fentanyl pills were seized this month during a traffic stop as the driver was leaving the Phoenix area and apparently heading to Houston. The traffic stop occurred on the ...
The Show for Aug. 21, 2024: ASU students can now major in space architecture. This professors says the future is already here
Arizonans will get to vote on whether or not to expand abortion rights in the state on the ballot in November. The news comes after the state Supreme Court rejected arguments from abortion opponents — at a moment when the court is under pressure. Also, ASU students can take a brand new class this fall: space architecture. That and more on The Show.
Walmart Closes Drone Hubs in Arizona, Utah, Florida Amid Strategy Shift
Walmart and its partner, DroneUp, are scaling back its delivery operations in three states to concentrate efforts on the Dallas-Fort Worth area. According to Axios, DroneUp is closing 18 Walmart delivery hubs in Phoenix, Salt Lake City, and Tampa, impacting 70 employees—about 17% of DroneUp's workforce in these regions. These closures follow the 2022 launch of what was described as the first large-scale drone delivery operation in the U.S. Despite providing valuable insights into consumer demand, the smaller-scale operations were deemed unsustainable.
First Alert Action Day: Isolated to scattered storms Thursday, drier by weekend
TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - An active monsoon pattern is expected to persist through Thursday for much of southeast Arizona. Following this period, a drying trend is anticipated from Friday into the weekend, leading to isolated thunderstorms primarily east of Tucson, with high temperatures remaining near or slightly above normal throughout the forecast period.
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