Customs and Border Protection (CBP) continues to apprehend fentanyl and other lethal drugs coming across the southern border as seen over Thanksgiving weekend in El Paso. As FY 2022 comes to a close, data shows a record number of illegal immigrant encounters, record death toll for migrants and over 414 million lethal doses of fentanyl attempted to be smuggled into the U.S. in September. A Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) operation in Arizona confiscated approximately 36 million lethal doses of fentanyl and over 300 weapons in a large operation this past summer.
The Arizona Department of Transportation advises motorists to plan ahead and be prepared to merge safely while a section of southbound State Route 143 is narrowed to one lane between University Drive and Interstate 10.
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey released a statement Nov. 23 saying he met with Gov.-elect Katie Hobbs and wished her well as Hobbs takes over the governor's seat.
The Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry last week honored Ken Kendrick, the managing general partner of the Arizona Diamondbacks, and Rusty Bowers, speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives, with the chamber’s 31st Annual Heritage Award.
Arizona's death count did not exceed the upper threshold of death expectancy during the week ending Nov. 12, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has received the Excellence in Education Award from former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush after an expert panel at ExcelinEd’s National Summit on Education conference.