Arizona Eyes Economic Growth with Phoenix’s Rise as Medical Manufacturing Hub
As the economic landscape continues to evolve, Arizona is positioning itself as a burgeoning hub for medical manufacturing. State leaders are banking on health care to boost and diversify Arizona's financial prospects, pairing it with the state's already solid semiconductor sector. Notable is the push towards...
IP Announces 4 Facility Closures, Lays Off 674 Employees
Memphis, Tennessee based International Paper announced the permanent closure of its Red River containerboard mill in Campti, Louisiana; recycling plant in Phoenix, Arizona; box plant in Hazleton, Pennsylvania; and sheet feeder facility in St. Louis, Missouri. All facilities will cease operations by the end of April...
‘It is truly a miracle:’ Phoenix man survives not one, but two cardiac arrests...
PHOENIX — A Phoenix man is defying the odds after surviving two cardiac arrests without the need for a heart transplant. Doctors at Banner Desert Medical Center in Phoenix are calling his survival a miracle. Benjamin Lorenzano, who spent three months bedridden at the hospital, exited the facility last...
Thieves targeting freight trains in California and Arizona deserts make off with $2M worth...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thieves have targeted freight trains running through the deserts of California and Arizona in a string of audacious heists resulting in the theft of more than $2 million worth of new Nike sneakers, including many that haven’t hit the retail market yet, according to officials and court documents. In...
All Joann fabric and craft stores, including 10 in metro Phoenix, are closing
PHOENIX – All Joann fabric and craft stores, including 10 in metro Phoenix, are closing pending bankruptcy court approval, the retailer announced Monday. The 80-year-old company was hoping to avoid a complete shutdown after filing for bankruptcy in January for the second time in less than a year. It...
Arizona drivers could be fined for having a dog on their lap
PHOENIX -- Sure, Fido wants to go for a ride. And he probably wants to sit on your lap while you drive. But all that will get the motorist in trouble under the terms of new legislation awaiting a Senate vote. On a 6-1 margin, the Senate Committee on Public...
Young man gets 7 years in prison for New Year’s Day crash that killed...
PHOENIX - A 20-year-old man was sentenced earlier this month to seven years in prison for causing a crash on New Year's Day 2022...
Woman and her adult son hurt following apartment stabbing; suspect arrested
PHOENIX - Phoenix Police officials say they have arrested a man in connection with a stabbing that sent the man's mother and brother to...
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey to return to Phoenix for the first time...
PHOENIX - The high-flying circus act of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey are bringing their act to the Footprint Center in Phoenix. Labeled...
Arizona Crime Files: Feb. 10-17
Our top crime stories for the week of Feb. 10: A West Valley man and his girlfriend who are arrested and accused in connection...
