ADOT has completed new passing lanes and pavement rehabilitation on US 60 near Show Low, improving 19 miles of roadway for safer, smoother travel.
- Arizona Department of Transportation
ADOT’s $3 million project to resurface I-10 cross streets in Phoenix, including Seventh Street and roads between Elliot Road and Chandler Boulevard, finished early.
- Arizona Department of Transportation
Arizona MVD has added digital text boxes and emergency contact fields so drivers can voluntarily share communication needs with first responders during incidents.
- Arizona Department of Transportation
ADOT advises weekend closures and lane restrictions July 31-Aug. 3 on Loop 101, Loop 202 and SR 51 in the Phoenix area; drivers should plan detours and extra time.
- Arizona Department of Transportation
Arizona DOT’s 10th Safety Message Contest invites the public to submit traffic safety sign ideas by Aug. 4, with top-voted messages displayed on highway boards.
- Sky Island Alliance
Sky Island Alliance staff and students survey scarce springs in Sierra San Diego, documenting vital microhabitats and wildlife across a multi-day expedition.
- Arizona Department of Transportation
Arizona DOT joins the multistate “Check Your Height, Know It’s Right” campaign, urging drivers to know vehicle height, heed low bridge signs and prevent strikes.
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A pickup driver suffered life-threatening injuries and was airlifted to a Tucson hospital after a collision with a tow truck at Highway 92 and Buffalo Soldier Trail.
Arizona DOT joins the multistate “Check Your Height, Know It’s Right” campaign, urging drivers to know vehicle height, heed low bridge signs and prevent strikes.
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Bradley Dever, a 17-year Sierra Vista Fire & Medical veteran, has been promoted to fire chief, succeeding retiring Chief Brian Jones after 30 years of service.
Gov. Katie Hobbs is accepting applications for a vacancy on the Arizona Game and Fish Commission Appointment Recommendation Board from qualified conservation nonprofit nominees.
Arizona DOT and partners will hold an Aug. 5 virtual meeting to share construction and design details for the I-10 Wild Horse Pass Corridor Project.
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Governor Katie Hobbs’ administration, through Arizona’s Residential Utility Consumer Office, has helped more than 3 million customers save over $321 million on utility bills.
Arizona Game and Fish has released proposed 2027 spring and fall turkey and bison hunt recommendations for public review and comment before an Aug. 7 meeting.
- Arizona Department of Transportation
ADOT advises weekend closures and lane restrictions July 24-27 on Loop 101, SR 51, Loop 303, Loop 202 and I-10 in the Phoenix area, with marked detours.
- Arizona Department of Transportation
ADOT has reopened a repaired stretch of State Route 88 between Roosevelt Dam and Fish Creek Hill after heavy monsoon rains damaged the Apache Trail corridor.
- Arizona Game and Fish Department
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service downlists the razorback sucker from endangered to threatened, reflecting decades of collaborative conservation in the Colorado River basin.
- Arizona Department of Transportation
ADOT’s I-10 Wild Horse Pass Corridor Project nears completion on its first segment, adding lanes and new bridges between Phoenix and Casa Grande by 2029.
- Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona
The Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona marks 50 years of ensuring children have reliable access to nutritious food through child nutrition programs year-round.
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- Arizona Governor's Office
Gov. Katie Hobbs and Arizona leaders criticize FEMA and the president for denying a major disaster declaration after deadly 2025 floods in Gila and Mohave counties.
- Arizona Department of Transportation
ADOT warns of July 17-20 closures on northbound SR 51 and eastbound Loop 202 in Phoenix and advises drivers on detours and real-time traffic information options.
- Arizona Game and Fish Department
Arizona Game and Fish and partners foster captive-born Mexican wolf pups into wild dens to boost genetic diversity, moving the subspecies closer to ESA downlisting.
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- City of Sierra Vista
Sierra Vista police found two deceased individuals during a July 12 welfare check on Locksley Drive; next of kin are being notified and no suspects are outstanding.
- Arizona Department of Transportation
State Route 89A has reopened between Sedona and I-17 after the Pocket Fire, with ongoing fire activity, weekday lane restrictions and a 12-foot width limit.
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- City of Sierra Vista
Sierra Vista Mayor Clea McCaa presented a Bronze-level ADEQ Environmental Stewardship Award to Public Works for the Environmental Operations Park wastewater facility.
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- Arizona Governor's Office
Gov. Katie Hobbs signs an order banning Arizona executive branch employees from using nonpublic information to profit from prediction markets or share it with others.