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A man from Gilbert will be on Wednesday night's episode of "Guy's Grocery Games." On the show, chefs from across the country run through the aisles in a high stakes and high skills cooking competition to prepare a dish."You line up. They say, 'hey, here's your challenge', you gotta stay tuned tonight at 6 p.m. to find out what that challenge is. Th...

Motorists who are hitting the road during the long Christmas weekend should prepare to use extra caution starting today as a winter storm delivers wet roads across Arizona and light snowfall at higher elevations. While the National Weather Service is forecasting only moderate rainfall across most of Arizona, the wet weather is expected to extend fo...

With only a couple of weeks left in 2021, the Arizona Department of Health Services is reporting more deaths from COVID-19 than what we saw in all of 2020. As of Friday, Dec. 17, 2021, the ADHS dashboard showed 10,398 COVID-related deaths in 2020, and 13,055 in 2021. With delayed reporting and death certificate matching, that number will continue t...

It'll be a once-in-a-lifetime sight in the Arizona sky early Friday morning. The longest partial lunar eclipse in nearly 600 years will be visible. The cosmic phenomenon is expected to last three and a half hours. According to NASA, the partial eclipse will begin around 12:19 a.m. Arizona time. The moon will look like a bite has been taken out of i...

The Arizona Department of Revenue cautions taxpayers to be aware and don't get haunted by past "ghost" prepared returns this Halloween season or any time of the year. A ghost preparer is someone who is paid to prepare a tax return, but does not sign it or include other necessary information to identify themselves. ADOR warns taxpayers that if a pre...

The Arizona Department of Revenue's (ADOR) Unclaimed Property program has identified approximately $65 million in unclaimed bank accounts that belongs to 5,000 Arizona residents. The agency is sending out notices to these potential property owners and their families in an attempt to return the funds. Some of the properties date back 30 years. The l...

Domestic violence advocates say people filing for an order of protection often need urgency to get away from a dangerous situation, but for decades, on average in Arizona, it would take 23 days to get one completed. New findings from the Arizona Criminal Justice department (ACJD) shows now, 70% of filings are done in just one week.The improved turn...

Federal legislation enacted on March 11, 2021 included a provision to exclude up to $10,200 of unemployment benefits from federal income tax. Arizona later conformed to the tax provisions in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, resulting in the same $10,200 of unemployment benefits being excluded from Arizona income tax. Who is impacted? Arizona t...

With school buses prowling through neighborhoods again as school resumes, drivers should expect to wait when the bus's stop sign arm is extended while children are boarding and exiting the bus. However, about 13,000 motorists each year are reported by Arizona school bus drivers for not stopping as required. A new streamlined process is allowing the...

Arizona's taxpayers now have a convenient new way to request a payment plan and manage their individual income tax liability through the Arizona Department of Revenue (ADOR) AZTaxes.gov website. Taxpayers can already make full or partial payments on AZTaxes.gov, but if unable to pay tax liability in full, an individual can request a monthly install...

Some motorists upset with road closures due to multiple fires burning in Arizona are taking their frustrations out on ADOT personnel staffing the roadblocks. . ADOT does not decide which roads to close. Closures are determined by fire incident commanders who work in conjunction with law enforcement and ADOT, and motorists may face legal penalties f...

Thinking of selling or trading in your car? After agreeing to a price, one of the most important things a seller can do is complete a "sold notice" with the Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division. Wait. What's a "sold notice" and why is it important?A "sold notice" ensures that MVD and law enforcement have a record of the vehic...

Governor Doug Ducey today announced Arizona's plan to support Arizonans getting back to work, and fill the thousands of jobs available across the state. Governor Ducey announced Arizona will no longer be taking the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation, and instead will offer one-time bonuses to returning workers, along with child care support...

Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport is happy to welcome Sun Country Airlines. Sun Country Airlines has announced new nonstop service between Gateway Airport and Minneapolis, Minnesota (MSP)! The service will begin November 24th with flights four times per week on Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday.Introductory fares are as low as $79 one-way, so get you...

A project to add five miles of travel lanes to the Phoenix area's newest freeway is advancing in the southeast Valley with some of State Route 24's concrete pavement already in place. The Arizona Department of Transportation's $77 million Gateway Freeway project, which started just four months ago, will add an interim four-lane divided roadway betw...