Local BBQ restaurants host Friendly Competition BBQ Fundraiser
The fundraiser started at 1:00pm Sunday and took place at Dirty South BBQ House, located at 5158 US-95. The fundraiser lasted until 4:00pm.
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FAA to increase oversight of United Airlines
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is increasing oversight of United Airlines following more than a half-dozen safety incidents in recent weeks.
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Power outages reported in Yuma, APS on scene
According to APS, the outage was reported at around 3:00pm in the areas of 13th and 24th Street and 8th and Maple Avenue.
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Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce event helping local businesses
The Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce hosted Datos the State of Arizona Hispanic Market Event at Arizona Western College.
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Dollar stores looking to close locations
Family Dollar will close 600 stores in the first half of this year and at least 370 more over the next several years as store leases expire.
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Sargento Foods recalls shredded cheese over listeria contamination concerns
Sargento Foods has recalled shredded cheese distributed across 15 states due to listeria contamination concerns.
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Food chains to check workers with lie detectors
The food industry is fighting germs hand over fist. It’s called the “Handscanner” and it’s basically a lie-detector at the sink.
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VHS tapes making a comeback via a video store in California
After the introduction of DVD delivery and streaming video, the number of U.S. video rental stores went from 15,000 in the mid-1980s to about 2,000 in 2017, but there is a growing number of people who are rewinding back to the VHS days.
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Wisconsin and Illinois representatives on potential TikTok ban
Representatives Mike Gallagher (R-Wisc.) and Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Illi.) spoke with Face the Nation moderator Margaret Brennan Sunday about the potential ban on social media app TikTok.
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Target stores across the country to tighten their self-checkout rules
The retail giant announced this week that changes are coming to self checkout in their stores. That includes a cap on the number of items you can have in those self checkout lanes; Target is capping that at ten.
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Somerton set to celebrate its history with Greater Days Parade & Food Festival
The City of Somerton is getting ready for a day full of festivities on Saturday, March 16th as they celebrate their 106th anniversary.
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Chile Pepper and Mr.G’s now offering new catering services
The Chile Pepper and Mr.G’s Drive-In restaurants are now offering new catering options.
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Dollar Tree to close nearly a thousand stores
The company says it will close 970 of its Family Dollar stores, 600 of those in the first half of this year. The remaining 370 will close over the next few years as their leases expire. In addition, 30 Dollar Tree stores will also close at the end of their leases.
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House passes legislation that could ban TikTok in the U.S.
The House passed legislation on Wednesday that could ban TikTok in the U.S. as Republicans and Democrats alike sound the alarm that the popular video-sharing app is a national security threat.
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Electric vehicle market cools off as automakers delay EV plans
As a result, manufacturers are shifting to a mixed offering of vehicles, with lineups of gas-powered vehicles alongside hybrids and fully electric options, delaying the rollouts of all-electric lineups.
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Airbnb to ban indoor security cameras amid customers’ privacy concerns
Cameras have never been allowed in guest bedrooms or bathrooms, but soon, they will also be prohibited in common areas like hallways and living rooms, and they will not be permitted near outdoor showers and saunas.
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Vice Chairman of IBM on inflation and 2024 election
IBM Vice Chairman Gary Cohn, who served as an economic adviser in the Trump administration, appeared on Face the Nation Sunday, speaking to moderator Margaret Brennan about inflation and 2024 election.
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Bitcoin hits record high as UK opens crypto exchange-traded products
The Financial Conduct Authority saying, in a notice, that it would not object to requests from recognized investment exchanges to create a U.K.-listed market segment for crypto-backed exchange-traded notes, or ETNs.
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FDA postpones approval for Eli Lilly’s Alzheimer’s drug
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has decided to postpone their approval decision deadline for Eli Lilly’s experimental Alzheimer’s drug.
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A Saudi business is leaving Arizona valley after it was targeted by the state over groundwater use
Arizona officials said a Saudi-owned company they targeted over its use of groundwater to grow forage crops is moving its farming operation out of a valley in the Southwestern state’s rural west.
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